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AMTRAK, LONG-DISTANCE TRAINS, AND CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING

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A flight from Atlanta to Lancaster on September 11th would cost $230.69 one way according to the listings on Travelocity.  A flight from Atlanta to Harrisburg, PA would cost $136.30.  From there one could take a short train ride to Lancaster for $6.50 or rent a car and drive there quickly. When I was in Middleton a couple of years ago, walking from the Harrisburg airport, which is in Middleton, to the Amtrak station in Middleton was not recommended.  Google maps shows that the walk would be doable; it is 1.8 miles, but it would be along a Blvd. that does not appear to have sidewalks.  If I remember correctly, there is a shuttle vehicle that will take a passenger to the Amtrak station. BART goes right into SFO International. However, from the BART stop in Oakland, it is necessary to catch a connecting bus to the Oakland Airport.  Or at least it was last November when I took BART to Oakland and flew to Portland, Oregon. Next year it will be possible to take a DART Orange line light rail train into DFW International Airport. In the meantime, one can take the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) from Fort Worth or Dallas to CentrePort and catch a connecting bus to DFW. It is convenient; I have done it many times. One of the arguments for routing the Texas Eagle over the TRE between Dallas and Fort Worth is that it could stop at Centreport for passenger desiring to connect with a flight.  It would make it possible for people in Mineola, Longview, etc., to take the train to the DFW Metroplex and transfer to a flight for the longer leg of their journey.  But with only one train a day the convenience factor is not there.
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