NORA, Ill. — Progress is being made in the cleanup of a train derailment in Nora .

On Friday morning at 6 a.m., Nora residents were allowed to return to their homes after being temporarily evacuated. They were moved to the Warren Community Building in Warren after 17 cars of an 82-car Canadian National (CN) train derailed and spilled ethanol on Thursday.

CN crews have been doing work to clear damaged railcars and dangerous materials. Environmental effects are being monitored and hazardous materials from the cars are being removed.

As of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, the crossing is still closed to traffic until further notice. The train tracks are back open, and trains are allowed to travel them with a 10 miles per hour speed limit.

Work on the rail crossing will continue for the next week.

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