So what you are saying; A train could pull into these stations, get off the train, and go straight to the airline ticket counter? Bob BOB FLETCHER US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 PH. (916) 557-7235 -----Original Message----- From: damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:43 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Airport Architecture Publication Easy question to answer if you use google.com. Here's a few of the results I found using the terms railroad, station, airport Dusseldorf MacArthur Airport, Long Island, NY (actually, 1.5 miles from airport) Rhein-Main Airport, Frankfurt (FRA) Miami Zurich Narita Airport, Tokyo (NRT) MUC is Munich, AMS is Amsterdam David R > Ho, Ho, Ho, yer funy !!! Only for a very short time back in the early > 50s. I don't count that in my military career. Ouch ! > I do not know FRA,MUC, or AMS. I am sure these are codes for airports > around the world. I was thinking of a series of RR tracks out side of an > major airport, not only the USA but in Europe. > I know some airports have a light rail going to them as compared to a major > RR having an airport and a major stopping place or station in its system. It > would be like the train station, "Back Bay ,South Boston" station using the > Airport all in one. Combining the two in one facility. Got It? I wonder > if other aril fans and flying fans can let us know what they have seen. > Thanks for the reply, Bob > BOB FLETCHER > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 > PH. (916) 557-7235 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bahadir Acuner [mailto:bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:18 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Airport Architecture Publication > > > Bob, > I thought you were being a drill sergent :) Hahaha... > > Europe has many of these. The ones that I have been to and used > conveniently are FRA,MUC, AMS. > > In US there is EWR. You get on the sky train to get on Amtrak, > but there is a Newark Airport station. I used it once earlier > this year when US/UA wanted $600 for a 21 days advance, Sat. night > stay fare from Philly. I took the train to EWR, flew out of there > for $330.. :) > > BAHA > Fan of being cheap > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Bob Fletcher > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 2:05 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Airport Architecture Publication > > > I am going to add a question to this post; ARE THERE ANY AIRPORTS THAT HAVE > A REGULAR TRAIN STATION ATTACHED? No, I was not shouting, Just wanted to > get everyone's attention. This question includes any train > stations/airports in Europe. Thanks, Bob > > BOB FLETCHER > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 > PH. (916) 557-7235 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kees de Lezenne Coulander [mailto:listbox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:06 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Airport Architecture Publication > > > "Michael A. Burris" <yul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >My thanks to everyone for responding to this thread. I've investigated > >Amazon.com and will beging today or tomorrow with ICAO. I was looking > >for a publication similiar to Architectural Record, which is a monthly > >publication on the architectural industry covering renovation and new > >design on large projects worldwide. I fear however, that airports > >themselves, might not be large enough for a publication to devote a > >full color periodical on the subject. > > Well, there is Airports International. It is published more or less > monthly by Key Publishing in the U.K. (better known as publishers of Air > International and Airliner World). It is free for qualified trade > subscribers, just go to http://www.airportsint.com. > > The magazine covers the aiport industry in the widest sense. Whenever a > new terminal is opened at a major airport, it will devote two or three > pages with photographs and a write-up. But then the next issue might focus > on tow tractors, luggage carousels, or security. > > Kees de Lezenne Coulander > > > -- > C.M. de Lezenne Coulander > Aircraft Development and Systems Engineering > Hoofddorp, the Netherlands