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Train stuck on tracks causes road closure in Massachusetts town

A mechanical failure caused a train to stop as it was traveling through the railroad crossing on Prospect Street, near the intersection of Coolidge Street, in Sherborn, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2023.
Sherborn Police Dept.
A mechanical failure caused a train to stop as it was traveling through the railroad crossing on Prospect Street, near the intersection of Coolidge Street, in Sherborn, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2023.
SOURCE: Sherborn Police Dept.
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Train stuck on tracks causes road closure in Massachusetts town
Sherborn police say a road in the Massachusetts town was closed for hours because of a broken-down train. According to police, a train traveling through the railroad crossing on Prospect Street near the intersection of Coolidge Street had a mechanical failure and got stuck on the tracks Saturday afternoon.Police tweeted shortly before 1:45 p.m. that Prospect Street would remain open to residents on that roadway but noted that it was closed to through traffic.Shortly before 7:15 p.m., Sherborn police tweeted that Prospect Street had reopened.

Sherborn police say a road in the Massachusetts town was closed for hours because of a broken-down train.

According to police, a train traveling through the railroad crossing on Prospect Street near the intersection of Coolidge Street had a mechanical failure and got stuck on the tracks Saturday afternoon.

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Police tweeted shortly before 1:45 p.m. that Prospect Street would remain open to residents on that roadway but noted that it was closed to through traffic.

Shortly before 7:15 p.m., Sherborn police tweeted that Prospect Street had reopened.

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