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Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock A man was struck and killed by a commuter train before dawn Friday in Glen Rock, authorities said. NJ Transit and Glen Rock police responded about a half-mile south of the Main Line train station shortly before 2:30 a.m., borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They found the victim in a wooded area near the Route 208 overpass, he said. Official identification was pending of the man, believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s, who was pronounced dead at the scene. No injuries to the crew or 10 riders aboard the train were reported, NJ Transit said.  The No. 1101 Main Line train l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Struck Dead By NJ Transit Train: Officials Man Struck Dead By NJ Transit Train: Officials
Man Struck Dead By NJ Transit Train: Officials A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in Union County Thursday, June 2, officials said. The unidentified pedestrian was hit by Gladstone Branch Train No. 419 around 1:40 p.m. near the Valley Avenue Bridge in Berkeley Heights, the agency said in a release. The train had left Hoboken and was heading toward Gladstone. None of the 10 passengers were injured, and service to the Gladstone Branch was suspended near the Berkeley Heights Station. New Jersey Transit Police were leading the investigation. Editor's note: NJ Transit officials initially reported that a woman was injur…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Secaucus Man Struck, Killed By Train In Secaucus
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Secaucus A man was struck and killed by a train Sunday, April 10 in Secaucus. Pascack Valley Line train 2129 struck the male just west of the Secaucus station at 9:38 p.m., NJ Transit's Jim Smith said. The train left Hoboken at 9:21 p.m., and was set to arrive in Spring Valley, NY at 10:34 p.m. No injuries to the 50 customers or crew members were reported. NJ Transit police were investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Train In Montclair Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Train In Montclair
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Train In Montclair A man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a train Monday, April 4 in Montclair, officials said. The unidentified bicyclist was struck by Montclair Boonton Line Train 1087 just before Watchung Avenue Station around 9:40 p.m., NJ Transit Spokesman Jim Smith said. The train had left Hoboken at 8:58 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hackettstown at 11:07 p.m., Smith said. None of the seven customers nor crew members were injured. Rail service was suspended between Walnut Street and Upper Montclair. NJ Transit police were investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Was Sports Editor, 'Family Man' Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Was Sports Editor, 'Family Man'
Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Was Sports Editor, 'Family Man' A man struck and killed by a train over the weekend in Somerset County worked as a sports editor for years, according to his social media pages. Stanislaw "Stan" Chrapowicki, 53, of Bernardsville, was struck by NJ Transit's Morris & Essex line train on  Saturday, Feb. 26, NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. Chrapowicki was struck on the Gladstone Branch by train 732 around 1:45 p.m. in Basking Ridge, Merrill said. According to his LinkedIn page, Chrapowicki was a deputy editor at Yardbarker.com, a sports news website.  He previously spent time working at CBS Sports…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Train In Somerset County Man Killed By Train In Somerset County
Man Killed By Train In Somerset County A man was struck and killed by a a train in Somerset County, suspending service to NJ Transit's Morris & Essex line Saturday, Feb. 26, authorities said. The man was struck on the Gladstone Branch by train 732 around 1:45 p.m. in Basking Ridge, NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. The train had left Summit at 12:14 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Gladstone at 2:08 p.m. Gladstone Branch rail service is suspended in both directions between Stirling and Bernardsville due to a pedestrian fatality near Basking Ridge. — Morris & Essex Line (@NJTRANSIT_ME) February 26, 2022 The one…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County A man was killed after being struck by a train in Morris County Thursday night, authorities said. The man was fatally struck by the Morris and Essex Line Train #674 near Morristown Station around 8:45 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson told DailyVoice.com. The train had left Dover at 8:26 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 9:46 p.m., authorities said. The victim’s identity was not released. The two passengers and crew members on board the train were uninjured. The Morris and Essex Line was temporarily suspended between Madison and Dover b…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Northwest Bergen County Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Northwest Bergen County
Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Northwest Bergen County A man was struck and killed by a freight train in Midland Park late Wednesday, multiple sources confirmed. The 19-year-old Wyckoff man was struck by a New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway train along the Newtown Road portion of the tracks near the Wyckoff border at 11:08 p.m., a railroad spokesperson at the company's Cooperstown, NY headquarters said. He was later pronounced dead at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, responders said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a train in Morris County Sunday night, authorities said. The man was struck by the Morris & Essex train 6933 at the Martin Luther King Avenue Bridge in Morristown around 6:40 p.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Jim Smith told DailyVoice.com. The train had departed New York Penn Station at 5:11 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 6:56 p.m., Smith said. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The approximately 50 customers and crew members on the train were uninjured…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County
Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after the vehicle was struck by a train in Morris County Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. Morris & Essex Line train 851 hit the trailer at the crossing at the Stanhope Waterloo Valley Road in Mount Olive around 11:20 a.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Mariluz Garcia-Diaz told DailyVoice.com. The train departed Hoboken terminal at 9:13 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hackettstown at 11:28 a.m., Garcia-Diaz said. The tractor-trailer driver was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Struck By Train In Glen Rock Man Struck By Train In Glen Rock
Man Struck By Train In Glen Rock Service was suspended to New Jersey Transit's Main Line after a man was struck by a train Thursday morning. The incident occurred in Glen Rock at 176 Rock Road, suspending service between Ridgewood and Paterson around 8 a.m., local police and NJ Transit officials said. The victim was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson. There were no reported injuries to the 15 commuters or crew on board of the train, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackerman said. This is a developing story. Check back for more. At the sceneBoyd A. Loving

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Asbury Park Man Struck, Killed By Train In Asbury Park
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Asbury Park A man was struck and killed by a train Sunday night in Asbury Park, authorities said. The man was struck along the North Jersey Coast Line tracks near First Avenue around 9:55 p.m., New Jersey Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. New Jersey Transit police are investigating what train may have been involved.  North Jersey Coast Line rail service was suspended in both directions between Long Branch and Bay Head.  New Jersey Transit police were on scene leading the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine