Sunday August 17th, 2025 6:42PM

Railroad worker dies in trail derailment

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SHELLMAN - An employee of Georgia Southwest Railroad was killed and another was injured Thursday when a train derailed. <br> <br> Two engines and at least four cars went off the tracks about 2:30 a.m. near Shellman in Randolph County northwest of Albany, said Lauren Peduzzi, a spokeswoman with the National Transportation Safety Board. <br> <br> Initial reports indicated that a collapsing trestle may have caused the derailment of the 20-car train, she said. <br> <br> The identities of the two employees were not released. County coroner Ben Lunsford said the injured man was taken to Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert.
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