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[KevinKorell]

Newark, NJ Star-Ledger, 8/19/14:

Lynda Conwell was making dinner in her Pine Street kitchen near the railroad tracks this evening when she heard a grinding sound like she’d never heard before.

Here is the story.

[KevinKorell]

The Republic, 8/20/14:

Montclair-Boonton trains face delays during derailment repairs

Workers continue making repairs after a New Jersey Transit train derailed on the Montclair-Boonton line.

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[KevinKorell]

The derailment did do damage to one of the tracks, and now there will be some cancellations and schedule adjustments until around September 8th. From NJT website:

Montclair-Boonton Line: Single Tracking between Bay Street & MSU Stations due to Emergency Track Work - Effective Immediately and Continuing through Monday, September 8, 2014

Effective immediately, Montclair-Boonton Line rail service is subject to 10-20-minute delays and some trains cancelled until Monday, September 8th due to emergency track repairs and single tracking between Bay Street and MSU stations.

Continue reading and see temporary schedule.

[KevinKorell]

NJ TRANSIT website:

REGULAR SERVICE RESTORED ON MONTCLAIR-BOONTON LINE STARTING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

August 29, 2014
NJT-14-045

NEWARK, NJ — NJ TRANSIT today announced that regular rail service will be restored on the Montclair-Boonton Line starting with the first scheduled trains on Tuesday, September 2, approximately a week earlier than anticipated, following emergency track repairs and single tracking between Bay Street and Montclair State University stations.

Montclair-Boonton Line service was disrupted on Tuesday, August 19, due to a slow-speed derailment between Bay Street and Walnut Street stations in Montclair that caused damage to the track.

To accommodate the repairs, all Montclair-Boonton Line trains have operated on a single track on a portion of the line. During this time, service has operated on a special weekday schedule, subject to delays of up to 20 minutes and some train cancellations.

NJ TRANSIT thanks customers for their patience throughout the emergency track work. Customers are reminded to visit http://njtransit.com/ for the latest service information.

About NJ TRANSIT

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 895,000 weekday trips on 262 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 165 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.

[CNJRoss]

Why did a relatively minor derailment result in days of emergency track work? Here's the answer:


The Star-Ledger, 9/1:

Concrete ties blamed for train derailment on Montclair-Boonton line

MONTCLAIR — Regular rail service will resume Tuesday on the Montclair-Boonton Line, NJ Transit said, after the failure of two concrete railroad ties caused a low-speed derailment last month.

“We believe it was two concrete ties that buckled or cracked,” said NJ Transit spokesman William Smith.

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NJ Transit replaced 1,100 concrete ties over a half-mile stretch in the area of the crossing, “out of an abundance of caution,” said Smith.

Read more here.