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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Mar 5 08:03:59 2008, in response to Re: Diagrams Re: Air Train question, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Wed Mar 5 00:35:32 2008. The money they were recieving to use for it could only be used for an AIRPORT system, there was some stipulation than non-airport people couldn't benefit from the entire AirTrain system, and that had something to do with the funding for it. That's also why no station could be built along the Jamaica line, as if there was, someone could use it for "non-airport" use. Technically, as it is, someone living in let's say Far Rockaway "could" use it as a commuter line if they buy ya monthly pass, get on in "Arverne", take the A to howard beach, use their unlimited (which is about a $1 or less if you use it every workday roud trip), travel to Jamaica from Howard beach, and then go to work in Jamaica, or take the subway to "Kew Gardens" to their job or wherever.But aside from the rare few where that commuter may benefit, most of it can only be used by people using the airport, so that did make it's design a bit limited, and that unfortunately was because of the funding stipulations on what kind of system it could be, and who it could serve. However, thankfully, it was built to railroad standards to what I have heard, so feasibly, in the future, if there was a need, or a loophole could be found, it "could" be connected to the subway or LIRR without much structural changes, but the likelihood of that ever happening is slim. So no, hypothetically it "wouldn't have to be torn down" in order to use it as a subway or LIRR extension. |
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