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Work continues on Mansfield derailed train cleanup
Workers continued cleaning up the 10 derailed train cars in Mansfield on Thursday, and the work could take up to two weeks to complete. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more.
MANSFIELD, Texas - 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 derailment
What we know:
Union 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.
What we don't know:
A cause of the derailment has still not been released by the investigating agency.
"It was a big mess"
What they're saying:
"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 hearing the commotion.
"I heard the rumbling, then all of a sudden it stopped," Reed tells FOX 4's Peyton Yager. "So I jumped on my bike and rode around there, and I saw all the police cars, the fire trucks, everything."
Aaron Reed
Reed says he didn't see the grass fire caused by the derailment.
What's next:
Union Pacific says repairs on the railroad tracks where the derailment occurred will take one to two weeks to finish.
The Source: Information in this story comes from Union Pacific, the Mansfield Fire Department, and FOX 4 reporting.