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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 9:51 am
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tazi
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Originally Posted by blueDC
Maybe they should extend the Light Rail from BWI to the Amtrak/MARC station? ... Having never been to BWI, is the distance from the Amtrak station to BWI airport prohibitively far for this option to make money at $5 per journey (which is how much the AirTrain charges)?
Not necessary. There is already a shuttle that runs frequently enough and it only takes about 5 minutes. Not only that but it would be rather difficult to find the space as the light rail ends right at the end of the international terminal ... just no way to really extend it.
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