A pedestrian was hit and killed by an NJ Transit train in Middletown on Wednesday morning. The man was hit at 7:25 a.m. in the area of the Normandy Road bridge, just south of the Middletown station, NJ Transit said.

NJ Transit and Amtrak are returning to normal service after a day of delays, cancellations, and reroutes between Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The service disruptions on Monday were caused by downed overhead wires near Newark,

Amtrak said Monday afternoon it was only seeing "minimal delays" along the Northeast Corridor after overhead wire damage halted service between New York City and Philadelphia earlier in the day. But NJ Transit, which also uses the Northeast Corridor rails, was still warning most of its lines were subject to cancellations and delays.

While an NJ Transit train was involved in Monday's wire issues that stopped morning rail service and resulted in delayed and cancelled trains in the evening, the exact cause is still being investigated.

NJ Transit and Amtrak services resume after a disruption caused by downed wires near Newark, affecting numerous commutes.

Amtrak overhead wire problems on the Northeast Corridor that started Monday morning are continuing to plague rail commuters ride home.

Commuters were moving again Monday after a major disruption on Amtrak and NJ Transit. Service between New York City and Philadelphia was fully restored by the late afternoon, with only minor delays. Amtrak cited overhead wire damage for the initial suspension earlier in the morning.