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21-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In North Jersey (UPDATE) 21-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In North Jersey (UPDATE)
21-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In North Jersey (Update) Officials have identified the victim of a fatal NJ Transit train strike as a 21-year-old man. Zain Bhatti, of Flanders, was struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6635 just after 3:30 p.m., just west of the Madison station (Morris County) on Tuesday, Nov. 7, NJ Transit officials said. The train had departed Penn Station New York at 2:32 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 4:05 p.m.  There were no injuries to the 60 customers or the crew on board. Currently, Morris & Essex Line rail service is subject to up to 60-minute delays in both directions. New Jersey Transit P…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Delays Reported Person Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Delays Reported
Person Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Delays Reported A person was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train on Friday, Oct. 13. At approximately 8:05 a.m. North Jersey Coast Line train 3326 struck and fatally injured a pedestrian in the vicinity of Cliffwood Ave., Aberdeen, just past Aberdeen-Matawan station, a NJ Transit spokesman said. The train departed Bay Head at 6:53 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 9:03 a.m. No injuries were reported to the approximately 200 customers or the crew on board.  North Jersey Coast Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between South Amboy and …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Crash With NJ Transit Coast Line Train Suspends Service, No One Hurt Crash With NJ Transit Coast Line Train Suspends Service, No One Hurt
Crash With NJ Transit Coast Line Train Suspends Service, No One Hurt North Jersey Coast Line rail service has resumed in both directions between Bay Head and Long Branch after an earlier collision with a vehicle, authorities said. At approximately 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, North Jersey Coast Line train 3312 struck the unoccupied vehicle at Cedar Avenue crossing in Long Branch, according to a NJ Transit spokesman. The train had departed Bay Head at 5:17 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 7:24 a.m.  Service had resumed by about 9 a.m., the spokesman said. No injuries were reported to the 50 customers or the crew on board at the t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By Train In Morris County Hospitalized Woman Struck By Train In Morris County Hospitalized
Woman Struck By Train In Morris County Hospitalized A woman was hospitalized after being struck by an NJ Transit train Saturday, March 4 in Morris County, officials said. The woman was struck at Convent Station in Morris Township around 2:30 p.m. by Morris & Essex Line train 6926, NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. The train was set to arrive at Penn Station New York at 3:39 p.m. There were no injuries reported to the approximately 150 customers or the crew on board at the time. Train 6926 was cancelled at Convent Station with customers accommodated by the following train.  The woman was hospitalized in unknown conditio…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County
Update: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County A man was killed after being struck by a train in Morris County Monday morning, authorities said. The man was struck by the Morris and Essex Line Train #6611 near the NJ Route 124 bridge in Madison around 8:45 a.m.., an NJ Transit spokesperson told Daily Voice. The train had departed the Penn Station New York terminal at 7:49 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 9:17 a.m., authorities said. The man was taken to Morristown Medical Center and pronounced dead, authorities said. The approximately 35 passengers and crew members onboard the train was uninjured. The Morris and Essex Lin…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Morristown Authorities ID Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Morristown
Authorities ID Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Morristown Authorities have identified the woman struck and killed by a train early Monday in Morris County. 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 bet…

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by Valerie Musson
News
UPDATE: Service On NJ Transit Trains Restored, But With Lingering Delays UPDATE: Service On NJ Transit Trains Restored, But With Lingering Delays
Update: Service On NJ Transit Trains Restored, But With Lingering Delays Trains were stopped Wednesday morning between North Philadelphia and Penn Station New York due to a problem with overhead power lines, Amtrak said in a statement.  The outage affected Amtrak trains as well as NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line and Midtown Direct rail service in both directions. Power was restored by about 11 a.m. but NJ Transit said that as of noon service on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines would be suspended, except for trains already en route to their destinations.  By about 1 p.m., the agency said service had been restored but w…

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by Paul Milo