The train stayed on the tracks while the 22 cars behind it fell to the side in a massive heap of twisted metal. Thankfully, the cars were not carrying any hazardous materials.



"Right now, preliminary cause looks to be there is a bridge that washed out causing the tracks to wash out," said Opelika Police Captain Shane Healey.



Capt. Healey says the tracks are being evaluated at other locations, to make sure this will not happen again.