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16
Increasing Mobility Through Intermodal Connections
Airport Connections
Amtrak intercity trains provide direct connections to several airports in the United
States. Along the densely populated Northeast Corridor, Amtrak serves the BWI
Thurgood Marshall Airport Station (serving Baltimore and Washington, D.C.) and the
Newark Liberty International Airport Station (serving the New York metropolitan area).
Both airport stations are also served by frequent commuter train services.
Amtrak has a “codeshare” agreement with Continental Airlines that allows airline
passengers at Newark to connect with Amtrak trains between Newark and
Philadelphia (approximately 80 miles apart), reducing the need for short-haul feeder
flights.
Outside the Northeast, Amtrak has airport stations in Milwaukee and in Burbank, CA.
Many other airports in the United States have local rail connections without intercity
train service. Travelers can sometimes make a connection from the Amtrak station to
the airport via mass transportation or local rail lines. Given that several Amtrak routes
pass through rural areas with very few transportation options, the connectivity
provided by the intercity train to a metropolitan airport via a mass transit connection is
often the only public transportation route to an airport for a significant portion of the
population.