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Jan 23, 2026, 10:16 PM

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The crash happened on Dec. 19 just before 7 p.m. on New Jersey Transit’s Montclair-Boonton Line.

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The report states that one train collided with a stopped train going 17 mph. This collision caused some of the cars to derail. The NTSB says the crash happened on a sharp right-hand curve on a downhill angle. Three crew members were hurt but are expected to be OK.

The crash caused about $180,000 in damage.