(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 5.)
HAMILTON, N.J. — Commuters faced delays and overcrowded trains on NJ Transit’s busiest rail line after a train struck and killed a person on the tracks Wednesday.
It happened just before 6:30 a.m. when Train 3916 hit the person near Hamilton Station on its run from Trenton to New York City, spokesman Dan Stessel said.
Service was suspended for about an hour while police investigated.
By 7:30 a.m., officials reopened 3 of the 4 tracks in that area and trains started running from Trenton.
There was limited service from Hamilton and Princeton Junction, with cars overcrowded and running 30 to 60 minutes behind schedule, Stessel said.
About 50,000 NJ Transit passengers ride the Northeast Corridor on a typical weekday, Stessel said.
The name of the person killed on the tracks was not immediately available.