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Edison, NJ
News
Limited NJ Transit Service Resumes On Northeast Line Disrupted By Downed Wires
A motor vehicle crash in Edison caused a power outage that knocked out New Jersey Transit service between Rahway and Trenton, authorities said. UPDATE: Northeast Corridor rail service resumed limited service on Monday afternoon, May 2, in both directions between Rahway and Trenton. Eastbound trains will bypass New Brunswick, Edison and Metuchen. Customers should transfer at Metropark for westbound service to these stations, NJ Transit announced. The crash occurred about 5 a.m. on Talmadge Road, closing the road from Route 27 to Carter Drive, Edison police said. All four Northeast Co…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Authorities ID Man Killed By Train In Asbury Park As Barnegat Resident, 34
Authorities have identified a man struck and killed by a train in Asbury Park. James Kessock, 34, Barnegat, was hit about 9:55 p.m. Sunday, according to Jim Smith, a New Jersey Transit spokesman Kessock was struck along the North Jersey Coast Line tracks near First Avenue around 9:55 p.m., Smith said. North Jersey Coast Line rail service was suspended in both directions between Long Branch and Bay Head. New Jersey Transit police investigated.
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
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.
Middletown, NJ
News
Woman, 73, Struck, Killed By Train At NJ Crossing
New Jersey Transit authorities have identified the person struck and killed by a train at a Jersey Shore crossing. Cynthia E. Sussman, 73, of Belmar was struck at 9:19 a.m. Sunday in Spring Lake by a North Jersey Coast line train, according to a NJ Transit spokesman. The train was traveling from Long Branch to Bay Head. There were 25 passengers on board. None of them were hurt.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Elizabeth
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train Friday in Elizabeth. Northeast corridor train 3838 struck the pedestrian at the Elizabeth station around 11:45 a.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Lisa Torbic said. The train had left Trenton Transit Center at 10:41 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 12:17 p.m. None of the approximately 350 customers and crew on board were injured. Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line eastbound rail service will bypass Elizabeth and North Elizabeth due to the incident. Eastbound customers are advised to transfer at Newar…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Authorities ID Man Struck, Killed By Train In Elizabeth
Authorities have identified the man struck and killed by a train last week in Elizabeth as a 37-year-old city resident. Northeast Corridor train 3891 struck Husain Williams near W. Grand Street station around 10:45 p.m. on May 27, NJ Transit officials said. The train had left New York Penn Station at 10:11 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Trenton at 11:42 p.m. There were no injuries to the approximately 300 customers or crew on board the train. Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Linden and Newark Penn Stati…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Elizabeth
A man was struck and killed by a train Thursday night in Elizabeth, responders said. Northeast Corridor train 3891 struck the man near W. Grand Street station around 10:45 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. The train had left New York Penn Station at 10:11 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Trenton at 11:42 p.m. There were no injuries to the approximately 300 customers or crew on board the train. Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Linden and Newark Penn Station but has since resumed. …
Middletown, NJ
News
Rockland County Man Struck, Killed By Train Along Jersey Shore
A 54-year-old Rockland County man was struck and killed by a train along the Jersey Shore Monday, rail officials said. The North Jersey Coast Line train struck Stephen B. Mangold, of Bardonia, near 11th Avenue and Main Street in Neptune around 11:50 a.m., NJ.com said citing an NJ Transit spokeswoman. There were 60 passengers aboard the train at the time of the incident, and service was suspended between Bay Head and Long Branch for approximately one hour.
Jersey City, NJ
News
NJ Transit Investigating After Man Falls Out Of Train In Secaucus
A spokeswoman for NJ Transit blamed "human error" for a frightening incident Monday evening, when the doors opened on the wrong side of a train at the Secaucus Junction station, sending a man spilling out. The man was not seriously injured and declined medical attention. The incident occurred aboard a North Jersey Coast Line shortly before 6 p.m. The train was stopped at the station when the doors opened, sending the man tumbling onto the tracks. The incident is under investigation, the spokeswoman said.
Newark, NJ
News
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…
Newark, NJ
News
Officials Hosting Public Meeting In Montclair On Summer Train Changes
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11) and NJ Transit are holding an information session Wednesday in Montclair to discuss changes to train service as a result of track work at New York Penn Station. The work begins next month and is expected to take all summer. The session will be held 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Buzz Aldrin Middle School, 173 Bellevue Ave. Members of the public will have the chance to speak directly to NJ Transit management. The agency announced service changes on weekdays between Monday, June 17 and Friday, Sept. 6. NJ Transit will be temporarily diverting select Midtown Direct ra…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Fanwood Resident, 65, Threatened Train Conductor With Scissors: Police
A Fanwood man has been charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and weapons offenses for allegedly threatening a train conductor with a pair of scissors Friday, NJ Transit said. Prudencio Cruz, 65, allegedly threatened the conductor of a North Jersey Coast Line train as it was pulling into Perth Amboy. Cruz fled when the train stopped. The conductor was unhurt. Cruz was arrested Sunday after the conductor shared an image on social media, which was seen by an NJ Transit employee in Hoboken. That employee then notified NJ Transit police, who arrested Cruz.…
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