mgcsinc

There's no public vehicular entrance, but they can run shuttles to it, no? Haven't they done that before?

I find it genuinely puzzling that that was the belief at some point. It's like the hyperloop -- ORLY people, you think that building these ridiculous monorail tracks and/or an enormous tube will somehow be cheaper than building rail?

joshwex90

Are there shuttles that will run connections between the terminals? (Yes, there's the A-C shuttle airside, but not so helpful if landslide or need non-UA/*A as applicable.)

milepig

In an odd way, they do that now. When I went online and ask for routes from EWR to points west (let's just say Princeton Junction) every suggested route had me going into Newark Penn Station and then changing to a train the STOPPED at EWR on its way back west.

joshwex90

Monorails are definitely not the transportation system of the future, but they do have their benefits. For example, when building subways are prohibitively expensive, monorails are great cost-effective solutions, especially in urban areas. They're also good in "sight-seeing" areas, such as Vegas by allowing above-ground trains that are much cheaper to build and operate. They shouldn't replace true high-speed trains, etc. But they can compliment in *certain* situations.

In the case of an airport link, I definitely believe a monorail makes more sense than building a full rail for such a short route.

transportprof

It is possible to walk between the terminals at the arrivals (lower) level. That's what I'd do this summer, unless I had a boatload of luggage.

Now if it were only possible to walk to the rental car pick up area.....

walkerci

Shuttle busses maybe?

transportprof

The cost of the EWR monorail, plus the EWR station on the Northeast corridor, could have paid for a PATH train extension in the 1990s, which would have served both interterminal transfers and intercity connections a lot better than the current schmozzle.

milepig

These two statements seem to be in conflict, no access other than NJ Transit or Air Train - vs. buses run from the EWR stop when the Air Train isn't functioning. Which is correct?

buckeyefanflyer

You can walk between terminals, they even have a covered walkway between B and C.
They will have to have a rental car shuttle bus it is far especially from C.

gary_nj

In the past, I have taken a bus shuttle from the terminals to the AirTrain station on the Northeast Corridor. It was a PITA, but it was possible. I don't remember how we accessed the station, and it may have required staffers at emergency exits or something. But it was done. And I remember it because the bus driver got lost on the way to the train station and had to circle all around Route 9 south.

LASUA1K

LGA it is, hopefully they will restore mainline and take away some of the hourly ORD-EWR in favor of putting more mainline.

SFO_Runner

I hear those things are awfully loud.

Hopefully they'll let you just drop the ZFV segment, while still letting you book it

Xyzzy

The station does have an access road that could be used fr bus service. The road is normally closed, though.

Xyzzy

A PATH extension to the EWR rail station is supposedly coming -- at a cst of about $2billion.

fjfv19

They are not mutually exclusive statements. In my case, the Air Train wasn't working, so they had a special bus service run from EWR NJ Transit Station to EWR. On a normal day, there would be no scheduled bus service between the two (as dino is referencing) so the only option is the Air Train.

What others have suggested is to do as they have done in my situation, and run the bus from EWR NJ Transit Station and EWR which seems to makes perfect sense.

I can guarantee:
1) Cost overruns. Can't justify the project by stating the true cost! Better to start, blow through the $2 bn and then say "we can't stop now!" and submit a massive change order.
2) A timetable which is minimal 1.5x as long as originally forecast.

Anyone want to bet against me?