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U.S. 377 closed in Roanoke as crews clean up train derailment
ROANOKE -- U.S. 377 between Roanoke and Flower Mound remained closed Monday as crews worked to clear damage from a Union Pacific train derailment along the two-lane highway.
Officials planned to open the road from 6 to 9 a.m. Tuesday for morning commuters, close it down and then re-open it at 3 p.m. Tuesday, said Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff.
The derailment happened at about 6 p.m. Sunday in a rural part of Roanoke, sending 26 rail cars off the tracks, including five into Denton Creek.
By 1 p.m. Monday, crews had cleared and hauled away 22 of the cars, DeGraff said.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article97182337.html
