Trains down at ATL Sunday AM
Oct 2, 2011, 9:20 am
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Oct 2, 2011, 9:24 am
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Oct 2, 2011, 9:33 am
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Oct 2, 2011, 10:56 am
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According to this:
http://www.atlanta-airport.com/HJN/2007/01/dev2.htm
each terminal is separated by about 900 to 1000 feet.
Elsewhere, I have read that each terminal is about 1/2 mile long.
So, having to use the moving walkways between two adjacent terminals would not seem to be too great a hardship for the otherwise ambulatory.
However, the PAX that is going from E to T and who let DL.dumb sell him a 35 minute connection (vs DL's internal 55 minute MCT) will likely be sweating it.
http://www.atlanta-airport.com/HJN/2007/01/dev2.htm
each terminal is separated by about 900 to 1000 feet.
Elsewhere, I have read that each terminal is about 1/2 mile long.
So, having to use the moving walkways between two adjacent terminals would not seem to be too great a hardship for the otherwise ambulatory.
However, the PAX that is going from E to T and who let DL.dumb sell him a 35 minute connection (vs DL's internal 55 minute MCT) will likely be sweating it.
Oct 2, 2011, 11:03 am
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Oct 2, 2011, 11:12 am
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It is a power outage, according to this Tammy Joyner item in the ATL fishwrap:
Oct 2, 2011, 3:13 pm
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I had to make the hike from Term D to Term A this AM (with only 40 minute layover), but I made it! FWIW, the Mrs. was on a later flight than me, and when she got to ATL around 2 EST the trains were working again. She was happy because she was going from Term A to Term E.
Oct 2, 2011, 4:19 pm
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Power outage? Welcome to Atlanta 
(jk, but I have experienced quite my share of outages when I lived there). Surprising that it's sunny there, no thunderstorms that often cause it.
That said, I enjoy the walk between the terminals, although I can see it getting annoying trying to go to D or E. My flights are usually out of A, so I don't mind the walk past the Zimbabwean art, so long as the moving walkways are on.
Nor do I mind a walk to B to catch a Sweetwater Blue or Café Intermezzo drink if I'm fancying one.
(jk, but I have experienced quite my share of outages when I lived there). Surprising that it's sunny there, no thunderstorms that often cause it.That said, I enjoy the walk between the terminals, although I can see it getting annoying trying to go to D or E. My flights are usually out of A, so I don't mind the walk past the Zimbabwean art, so long as the moving walkways are on.
Nor do I mind a walk to B to catch a Sweetwater Blue or Café Intermezzo drink if I'm fancying one.
Oct 2, 2011, 4:45 pm
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Even the guy with the 90 minute connection is going to be sweating it if he has to walk from T-E. (Still sweating even if he runs, I guess...
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Oct 2, 2011, 5:09 pm
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Only invoked when the escalators and elevators are shut down at the same time.
Oct 2, 2011, 5:15 pm
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I heard you have to reserve a car further away from the escalators if you want it at the low-level and can't make any changes within 72 hours, even if there is an empty car that is much more escalator-accessible and will help the train's load factors.