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

[Edward H. Lybarger]

We've certainly used enough bandwidth to complain about two or three bucks,
haven't we?

If there's a service out there that benefits me, I pay the price and don't
squawk too loud.  I don't think it's exorbitant to pay $5.50 to SEPTA for
the train ride from the airport, for example...it's worth every penny to me
because I don't have to sit in traffic in a stinky cab with a driver who
used garlic perfume.

By the same token, that cab ride in London is all about convenience, isn't
it?  And I don't mind, at my age, paying for some of that.

There's a difference between price and value, after all.  And you don't have
to be cheap to avoid being stupid.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:56 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: Re: pat__service__cuts__2007.01.23-changed to
2/1/07


I'M GOING TO APPEND THIS TO JOHN'S RATHER THAN WRITE ONE MORE MESSAGE
TO A PITTSBURGH WEB SITE ON THE DAMN NEWARK AIRPORT.   DON'T FORGET
THAT THOSE OF US WHO ARE SENIORS CAN PAY NJT'S SENIOR FARE WHICH IS
HALF THE REGULAR FARE ... THAT MAKES THE AMTRAK NY-EWR FARE $28, THE
NJT FARE $14 AND THE SENIOR FARE $7 ...

On Feb 7, 2007, at 12:44 PM, John Swindler wrote:

>
>
> 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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