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Roads, train tracks reopen near site of Mansfield train derailment as clean-up continues

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Roads, train tracks reopen near site of Mansfield train derailment as clean-up continues
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The roads and train tracks near where 10 Union Pacific train cars derailed in Mansfield have reopened, but cleanup of the accident could take up to two weeks.Mansfield train derailmentUnion Pacific has taken over the investigation into why 10 of its train cars derailed on Thursday near South Holland Road and Seeton Road in Mansfield.Crews were seen working to clean up the wreckage on Friday.South Holland Road reopened on Friday after being closed following the derailment, which happened around 2:30 p.m. on August 20.Trains were also seen running on the tracks where the derailment occurred.The Arlington Fire Department put out a grass fire that broke out shortly after the cars derailed on Thursday. No product spill or injuries were reported from the incident.A cause of the derailment has still not been released by the investigating agency."It was a big mess""Then I saw the train, and it was a wreck."Aaron Reed, who lives near where the cars derailed, rode his bike to the site after hear

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