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originaltrident t1_iww4a9v wrote

Shame NYC doesnt have a non-transfer train that goes directly into the airport like SF or Chicago

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Rhino_Thunder t1_iww4qwf wrote

Even Atlanta’s pathetic train goes to the airport

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kummybears t1_iwzybkb wrote

Dallas Texas has a direct train that goes from downtown to the airport.

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SoulfulYam t1_iwz21g8 wrote

We could have had one, but Robert Moses said: "Fuck you, get in a car."

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cguess t1_iwza8qz wrote

It’s because we used federal dollars to build the trains and until like… last year, metros with federal funding had to terminate at airports or not stop at them at all. Why? Who the fuck knows, but you’ll see the same thing at DCA in DC. The blue line in Chicago terminates at ORD so they could get away with it. This is why the subway to LGA sucked for so long, always needed an airtrain in addition to extending the subway.

This law got dropped a year or two ago finally so maybe in 20 years we’ll get a train direct to LGA but no way they’re going to rebuild JFK and EWR.

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Mysterious_Option727 t1_iwzo94o wrote

You can get on the airtrain if you take one of the buses to the last stop but a lot of people don't know that. I've been doing it for years when leaving out of jfk.

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Consistent-Height-79 t1_iwxe7pw wrote

Hey, but at least we get 24-hour transportation to all 3 airports.

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Tsuko17 t1_iwxp0fn wrote

To Newark is not 24 hour, you'd be lucky if you make it on time to the other two with all the delays and hiccups MTA is known for

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