UA already has train/plane coordinated travel for vacations and similar. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Fuoco" <jfuoco@lynx.dac.neu.edu> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 01:11 > Its funny..just the other day, I was thinking that something like this > would be announced soon, although, I expected it to be United, in an > effort to boost its East Coast presence. > > Jim > > > On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Roger & Amanda La France wrote: > > > Continental Air in code-share pact with Amtrak > > Thursday January 17, 10:51 AM EST > > > > NEWARK, N.J., Jan 17 (Reuters) - Continental Airlines (CAL) on Thursday said > > it had signed a code-sharing deal with Amtrak that allows the rail operator > > and the airline to share passengers and revenue at its Newark International > > Airport hub. > > > > Continental, the No. 5 U.S. airline, said Amtrak will provide connections > > for its passengers from the airport to the rail operator's Northeast rail > > service. > > > > The code share is scheduled to launch in mid-March and will allow travelers > > to make one reservation for both air and rail services. > > > > Under the deal, Continental will place its code on Amtrak's Acela Regional > > and Keystone trains for service to Philadelphia, Wilmington, Delaware; > > Stanford, Connecticut; and New Haven, Connecticut. Newark airport opened a > > rail terminal last year that also transports passengers to terminals on a > > monorail system. > >