The RVL train 5515, which left Newark Penn Station just before 9:40 a.m., struck the pedestrian around 9:50 a.m. on Galloping Hill Road near the Roselle Park station, NJT officials said.
Service was suspended between Cranford and Newark Penn Station as of 11:40 a.m.
The train was scheduled to arrive in Raritan at 10:42 a.m. There were no injuries reported to the 40 customers or the crew on board.
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