Analise:
I think your complaint about escalators is
not with the AirTrain:
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AirTrain stations are fully enclosed, heated
in winter, air conditioned in summer; they're
ADA compliant, with wide escalators and
glass-enclosed elevators. At the airport,
convenient moving walkways take you and your
luggage to any one of nine connecting airline
terminals. Some airlines will check you in
and take your luggage at Jamaica Station
before you board AirTrain.
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http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/airtrain.htm
There are elevators on most or all LIRR
platforms that can take you up to the bridge
to AirTrain.
[This message has been edited by squid (edited Dec 24, 2003).]