US Crime NewsResidents Return to Town After Chemical Train CrashSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintA chlorine tanker car, part a Norfolk Southern freight train, rolls through Luray, Virginia Feb., 18, 2012. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty ImagesChris JasurekWriter1/14/2019|Updated: 1/14/2019Residents of Bartow, Georgia, are returning to their homes, which they fled after a train derailment released toxic chemicals.Some 500 homes had to be evacuated after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near Bartow shortly after 8 p.m. on the night of Jan.6.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.