The Conrail train went off the tracks just before 7 a.m. near Union Station on Green Lane in Union. About 20 freight cars were impacted. NJ Transit service between Cranford and Newark Penn Station ...

A freight train derailment in Union County disrupted service for riders on the Raritan Valley Line on Tuesday.

The train was traveling about 30 mph, Conrail said in a statement. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

While media reports identify the incident as a Conrail derailment, the train involved is actually a Norfolk Southern intermodal train operating on Conrail Shared Assets Operations trackage also used ...