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Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County
Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County NJ Transit officials have identified the 36-year-old woman struck and killed by a train in River Edge over the weekend. Kim N. Almonte, of River Edge, was struck near the New Bridge Landing station by Pascack Valley Line train 2118 around 4:45 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba tells Daily Voice. The train had left Spring Valley, NY at 4:05 p.m.and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:20 p.m., Mulumba said. No injuries were reported to the 120 customers or the crew on board. Pascack Valley Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Multiple NJ Transit Lines Suspended Due To Signal Issues At NY Penn Station Multiple NJ Transit Lines Suspended Due To Signal Issues At NY Penn Station
Multiple NJ Transit Lines Suspended Due To Signal Issues At NY Penn Station An Amtrak signal issue at New York Penn Station has suspended NJ Transit service on Friday, Jan. 12, officials said. All rail service  on the Northeast Corridor, Raritan Valley Line and North Jersey Coast Line is suspended due to Amtrak signal issues, Kyalo Mulumba, a senior public information officer for NJ Transit said.  Bay Head shuttles will continue to operate and Midtown Direct service is being diverted to Hoboken, Mulumba said.  NJ Transit rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd St-NY and NJ TRANSIT bus…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Ramsey Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Ramsey
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Ramsey Authorities confirmed a Wednesday morning commuter train fatality in Ramsey. The man was struck and killed by a Rockland County-bound NJ TRANSIT Main Line Train #1109 about 300 yards south of the Main Street crossing and the Ramsey train station around 9:40 a.m. Nov. 15. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. "There were no injuries reported to the approximately 20 customers or crew on board," NJ Transit Senior Public Information Officer Kyalo Mulumba said. The train left Hoboken at 8:35 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Suffern at 9:49 a.m., Mulumba said.  Service…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Fatal Train Victim In Fair Lawn Was Teenager UPDATE: Fatal Train Victim In Fair Lawn Was Teenager
Update: Fatal Train Victim In Fair Lawn Was Teenager UPDATE: The victim of a fatal commuter train strike in Fair Lawn on Thursday was a township teenager, sources with direct knowledge of the incident said. The 16-year-old boy, who was in the 11th grade, was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The 66 train on the Port Jervis Line struck the victim between the Broadway station and Morlot Avenue shortly after 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, said Kyalo Mulumba, the transportation agency's senior public information officer. The train had left Middletown, NY, at 3:20 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:13 p.m., Mulumba said. There were no i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Train Fatal Confirmed In Fair Lawn Train Fatal Confirmed In Fair Lawn
Train Fatal Confirmed In Fair Lawn UPDATE: The victim of a fatal commuter train strike in Fair Lawn on Thursday was a township teenager, sources with direct knowledge of the incident said. The 16-year-old boy, who was in the 11th grade, was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The 66 train on the Port Jervis Line struck the victim between the Broadway station and Morlot Avenue shortly after 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, said Kyalo Mulumba, the transportation agency's senior public information officer. The train had left Middletown, NY, at 3:20 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:13 p.m., Mulumba said. There were…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 'Running' Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Fair Lawn UPDATE: 'Running' Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Fair Lawn
Update: 'Running' Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Fair Lawn A 66-year-old man was struck and killed by a commuter train Thursday night in Fair Lawn. The man was struck by an NJ Transit train just off Fair Lawn Avenue across from the Radburn station platform shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. Witnesses said it appeared he ran in front of the express train, which didn't have a stop there. It wasn't immediately clear whether he was trying to get to the other side or not, they said. Fair Lawn Avenue remained closed temporarily as NJ Transit police began their investigation. The man was struck by an NJ Transit train just off Fair Lawn Avenue …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Civilian Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Fair Lawn Civilian Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Fair Lawn
Civilian Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Fair Lawn A 66-year-old man was struck and killed by a commuter train Thursday night in Fair Lawn. The man was struck by an NJ Transit train just off Fair Lawn Avenue across from the Radburn station platform shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. Witnesses said it appeared he ran in front of the express train, which didn't have a stop there. It wasn't immediately clear whether he was trying to get to the other side or not, they said. NJ Transit police were investigating.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Fair Lawn Avenue remained closed temporarily as NJ Transit police began their investigation. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Local Man Struck By Train In Lyndhurst Local Man Struck By Train In Lyndhurst
Local Man Struck By Train In Lyndhurst A 60-year-old Lyndhurst man suffered severe injuries when he was hit by a train Friday night. The westbound NJ TRANSIT Main Line train struck the man just before the Kingsland Station shortly before 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in what responders said wasn't an accident. The man was alert and conscious despite head trauma and severe injuries to his lower extremities. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 500 or so passengers walked to the station from there. The Main Line No. 1221 train left Hoboken at 5:13 p.m. and was due to arrive in Waldwick at 6:11 p.m., said NJ TRANSIT Seni…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trespassing Pair Get Summonses After Stopping Rush-Hour Commuter Train In Fair Lawn Trespassing Pair Get Summonses After Stopping Rush-Hour Commuter Train In Fair Lawn
Trespassing Pair Get Summonses After Stopping Rush-Hour Commuter Train In Fair Lawn Two trespassers loitering on the railroad tracks in Fair Lawn forced a commuter train to stop during rush hour when it hit a backpack that one of them was carrying, authorities said. "They're lucky they only got away with summonses," an official source said following the incident at the Fair Lawn Avenue crossing near the Radburn station shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, June 16. No one was injured. However, 175 passengers and crew on the Suffern-bound 1167 train out of Hoboken were inconvenienced by the stop, which also blocked the railroad crossing to vehicular and pedestrian traffic while F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train At Jersey Shore Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train At Jersey Shore
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train At Jersey Shore A male was fatally struck by a train over the weekend at the Jersey Shore, NJ Transit officials confirmed. The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was struck by a North Jersey Coast Line train just before stopping in Spring Lake around 3 a.m. Sunday, June 4, NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba said. None of the eight people on board train No. 4795 were injured. The train had departed Long Branch at 2:42 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Bay Head at 3:22 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine