[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Re: pat__service__cuts__2007.01.23-changed to 2/1/07

[John Swindler]

Again forgot to check first.

Heading towards Trenton, looks like a fixed $5.50 surcharge for going to 
airport.  And off-peak fares not available.

Newark-Trenton  $8.50
Airport-Trenton  $14

Going to New York City - it is proportional (under the soaking of anyone 
going to NYC)

Airport-Newark $7.50
Elizabeth-Newark $2

Airport-NYC  $14
Elizabeth-NYC $5


As for going to NYC:  airport-NYC is $14
airport-Newark $7.50 + Newark-NYC $3.75 or $11.25 total with two tickets

Is it worth the trouble saving $2.75?  probably not; but it's just the 
principal.


And it looks like NJ transit is in the collection business for the $5.50 
surcharge at the airport train station.



AirTrain Newark

Free inside the airport!
All AirTrain rides within the airport are free, so if you only use AirTrain 
to connect between the airline terminals, parking, hotel shuttle and rental 
car facilities, no ticket is required.
How to buy a ticket?
Buy a NJ TRANSIT® or Amtrak® ticket to or from Newark Liberty International 
Airport Train Station, and that ticket covers both the NJ TRANSIT or Amtrak 
portion of your ride as well as the AirTrain portion. You must use the 
ticket twice -- regardless of which direction you're traveling. You'll need 
to show the ticket to the conductor on the NJ TRANSIT or Amtrak train, and 
you'll need the ticket to pass through the fareline at Newark Liberty 
International Airport Train Station. So don't forget to take the ticket with 
you.
If you already have a NJ TRANSIT or Amtrak ticket, including a commuter 
weekly or monthly ticket, to a destination past the Newark Liberty 
International Airport Train Station, you may use it to get to or from the 
Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station. However, you will also 
need to purchase a separate $5.50 NJ TRANSIT ticket at the Newark Liberty 
International Airport Train Station from ticket machines located within the 
station.
Where to purchase NJ Transit tickets:
Ticket machines located at the entrance to AirTrain stations in each airline 
terminal.
Ticket machines located at Newark Liberty International Airport Train 
Station.
NJ Transit ticket agents or ticket machines located at most NJ Transit 
stations.




>From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Fwd: Re: pat__service__cuts__2007.01.23-changed to 2/1/07
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:06:17 -0500
>
>Here are Jack May's comments on the Newark Airport service.
>
>Begin forwarded message:
>
> > I don't know what the taxi rules are, but there is no question in
> > my mind
> > that parking and taxi revenues are being protected by having such a
> > high
> > fare.
> >
> > As far as the information from the "co-worker," he is correct about
> > the lack
> > of off-peak tickets and conceptually correct in saying that there are
> > faregates that require a ticket.  He is wrong about the charge being
> > proportional to the distance.  It is only higher for those buying
> > New York
> > tickets.  However, you can buy a $5.00 magnetic ticket at a vending
> > machine
> > alongside the fare gates.  So, if you buy an Elizabeth ticket from
> > New York,
> > Newark, a vending machine or a conductor, you can pay the $5.00
> > monorail
> > charge at the airport station and then reach the terminals.  I
> > explained
> > that in an earlier email.
> >
> > Jack
>
>

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