Lift Bridge - Newark

by James Aiken

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Lift Bridge - Newark

Artist

James Aiken

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Photograph - Digital Image

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The lift bridge for the commuter rail trains into the historic Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey is silhouetted by the stunning sunrise.

Designed by the renowned architectural firm McKim, Mead and White, the station is a mixture of Art Deco and Neo-Classical. The interior of the main waiting room has medallions illustrating the history of transportation, from wagons to steamships to cars and airplanes, the eventual doom of the railroad age. The current building was dedicated on March 23, 1935; the first regular train to use it was a New York�Philadelphia express at 10:17 on March 24. The new station was built alongside (northwest of) the old station, which was then demolished and replaced by the southeast half of the present station, completed in 1937. Except for the separate, underground Newark Light Rail station, tracks are elevated above street level. (information obtained from Wikipedia)

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September 27th, 2013

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