Short Hills Woman, 62, Killed on Train Tracks

Updated 5:10 p.m.

NJ Transit and Millburn police are investigating the death of a 62-year-old woman early Tuesday morning on the tracks just west of the Short Hills train station.

According to a NJ Transit spokesman, Barbara Ann Sweeney of Short Hills was fatally struck by a Morris-Essex train while standing on the tracks at approximately 5 a.m. NJ Transit is continuing its investigation.

"She did not attempt to move as the train approached," said NJ Transit spokeswoman Courtney Carroll.

The train, the 4:16 from Dover, was due to arrive in New York City at 5:43 a.m. and was carrying 70 passengers, who transferred to another train. No injuries to passengers or train crew were reported, Carroll said.

The cause of death and whether the incident is a suicide will be made by the medical examiner’s office, Carroll said.

Morning trains were delayed up to an hour, but as of 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Carroll said trains were running close to schedule.