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NJ Transit Restores Montclair-Boonton Service After Train Collision

Federal investigators are on site following a night of disruptions that left 17 people with non-life-threatening injuries.

Overview

  • NJ Transit reports two trains made contact west of Bay Street in Montclair at about 6:47 p.m. Friday, leading to a minor derailment.
  • Seventeen people were injured without life-threatening conditions, and photos show significant damage to the front of one train.
  • Service was suspended overnight and resumed Saturday morning, with the agency noting the line terminates at Bay Street on weekends.
  • NTSB teams arrived to begin a federal investigation alongside the NJ Transit Police Department, and the trains have not yet been moved.
  • Officials have not identified a cause for the collision, and NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri and senior staff were on scene Friday night.