Jane B. Siegel, 61, of Morristown, was struck on Kahn Road between Convent Station and Morristown by Morris & Essex Line train 6602 around 4:40 a.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Mariluz Garcia-Diaz said.
There were no injuries reported to the approximately 30 customers or the crew on board the train at the time.
The train left Dover at 4:16 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Statin New York at 5:44 a.m., she said.
Morris & Essex Line train service was briefly suspended between Summit and Dover but has since resumed. New Jersey Transit Police were on scene leading the investigation.
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