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Newark Light Rail
Lyrics to Send in the Clowns, part of the tribute to Sarah Vaughan built into
every station along this line initially known as MOS-1 of the Newark-Elizabeth
Rail Link, later called the Broad Street Extension, the second segment of the
Newark Light Rail (from which the name Newark Light Rail actually derives) is
one mile long and connects Newark Penn Station to Broad Street Station. A
section of the extension, from Newark Penn Station to Center Street, runs
underground, using a junction that originally led to the still-abandoned Cedar
Street Subway tunnel. The remaining section runs above-ground. One stop serves
the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, while another serves the Bears and Eagles
Riverfront Stadium. The extension opened on July 17, 2006, with the first
revenue service train departing Newark Penn Station at 1 PM EDT.
Construction began in 2002 with an estimated cost of $207.7 million, or about
$40,000 per foot of track; it was completed within budget. It is expected to
have 4,000 average weekday boardings after one year, growing to about 7,000 in
2010.
The art work at the new stations has a common theme, titled "Riding with Sarah
and Wayne." It is intended as a tribute to Newark's native daughter Sarah
Vaughan and includes the lyrics to her signature song, Send in the Clowns.
Another link connecting downtown Newark with Newark Liberty International
Airport was announced as in the planning stages as part of the Newark Rail Link
(formerly the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link). However, NJ Transit has since removed
this from its list of candidate projects.
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