Gregory Brantley, 31, was hit by a Morris & Essex line train just east or the Highland Avenue station in Orange around 11 p.m., according to a New Jersey Transit spokesperson.
The New York Penn Station-bound train had left from Dover at 10:05 p.m., and was carrying 28 passengers and crew members.
Service was suspended for about 45 minutes.
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