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Chattanooga fire captain Amanda Horner walks out of a walk-through tanker railcar during Norfolk Southern's Rail Safety & Emergency Preparedness Training session for first responders held behind the Hamilton County 911 Center on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The company is holding six classes for area first responders which includes training for responding to hazmat, bridge and tunnel, and other emergency situations involving rail cars or engines. Chattanooga fire captain Amanda Horner walks out of a walk-through tanker railcar during Norfolk Southern's Rail Safety & Emergency Preparedness Training session for first responders held behind the Hamilton County 911 Center on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The company is holding six classes for area first responders which includes training for responding to hazmat, bridge and tunnel, and other emergency situations involving rail cars or engines.

By Staff Report, Doug Strickland April 18, 2018 1 min read

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Rail Safety & Emergency Preparedness Training

Whitfield County firefighter Todd Hegwood, left, and Chattanooga firefighter Xavier Marshall stand at the front of a train engine during Norfolk Southern's Rail Safety & Emergency Preparedness Training session for first responders held behind the Hamilton County 911 Center on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The company is holding six classes for area first responders which includes training for responding to hazmat, bridge and tunnel, and other emergency situations involving rail cars or engines.

Firefighters Hartman, right, and Lamphier, center, listen as Norfolk Southern hazmat compliance officer Glenn Rudner talks about a train engine during Norfolk Southern's Rail Safety & Emergency Preparedness Training session for first responders held behind the Hamilton County 911 Center on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The company is holding six classes for area first responders which includes training for responding to hazmat, bridge and tunnel, and other emergency situations involving rail cars or engines.

The control panel of a train engine is seen during Norfolk Southern's Rail Safety & Emergency Preparedness Training session for first responders held behind the Hamilton County 911 Center on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The company is holding six classes for area first responders which includes training for responding to hazmat, bridge and tunnel, and other emergency situations involving rail cars or engines.

Norfolk Southern held its Rail Safety & Emergency Preparedness Training session for first responders behind the Hamilton County 911 Center on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The company is holding six classes for area first responders which includes training for responding to hazmat, bridge and tunnel, and other emergency situations involving rail cars or engines.