Decatur railroad bridge repairs underway, disrupting freight service
Jan. 18—Rail service on the north-south Norfolk Southern and CSX lines through Decatur is disrupted today after a vessel apparently struck the railroad bridge, necessitating repairs.
According to a Norfolk Southern freight advisory issued Tuesday, something struck the single-track lift bridge and caused damage that will leave the bridge out of service until Saturday.
The advisory warned that freight going from the Southeast U.S. or Northeast U.S. to Memphis would be delayed, as would freight moving between Chattanooga and Sheffield. CSX also uses the bridge.
No information was available on what struck the bridge, and Norfolk Southern representatives did not return calls.
— eric@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2435. Twitter @DD_Fleischauer.
