Great idea, Ed! If the Fest wud coordinate, I am happy to do a train to hotel run. 73s Mano
Seeking signals across the world... > On Feb 15, 2017, at 17:39, Ed Cummings <bern...@panix.com> wrote: > > Rich, thanks for making that useful airport shuttle update to the SWLfest.com > website. > > The Tropiano airport shuttle to the hotel costs $29 (one-way) plus mandatory > gratuity. You have to call them well in advance at (215) 616-5370. > > I you enjoy traveling by train, a cheaper and more interesting option is to > take the SEPTA airport line from PHL airport to Philly's Jefferson Station > (formerly Market East) and then transfer to the Manayunk-Norristown Line to > the Norristown Transportation Center (which is a 15-min cab drive from the > hotel.) The train fare for the full trip is $9.00 and you can buy your > ticket from a machine on the PHL airport train platform (or for a bit more on > the train.) At Jefferson Station, tell the train conductor that you're > deboarding at the Norristown Transportation Center. Here's the URL for > SEPTA's "transportation planner" which can create a train itinerary for you: > http://www.septa.org/m/maps/trip.html > > From the Norristown Transportation Center you can take Uber or Lyft for about > $15 (or a taxicab for a bit more) to the hotel. (Or if you have a friend at > the hotel with a car, they might be willing to make the short trip to pick > you up ;-) > > If you're coming from Philadelphia's 30th Street Station from anywhere, for > only $7.00 (pay on the train) you can take the Manayunk-Norristown Line to > the Norristown Transportation Center, and then take Uber or Lyft for about > $15 (or a taxicab for a bit more) to the hotel. (Or if you have a friend at > the hotel with a car, they might be willing to make the short trip to pick > you up ;-) > > I hope folks find this transportation info useful. Maybe it can also be > added to the SWLfest.com website. > > Best, > > -Ed Cummings > > > > At 04:49 PM 2/15/2017, Richard Cuff wrote: > >> Hi folks! >> >> Ed Cummings pointed out that the link posted on the best website for >> Tropiano Transportation had changed and we hadn't updated it. >> >> That oversight has now been corrected, and if you are looking for >> transportation from the Philadelphia Airport, or 30th Street Amtrak, and are >> not renting a car, then Tropiano Transportation may be an option for you. >> >> See http://swlfest.com for more details. >> >> See you in about 2 weeks! >> >> RC >> _______________________________________________ >> Swlfest mailing list >> Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest >> >> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >> swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown >> above. >> >> For more information on the Fest, visit: >> >> http://www.swlfest.com >> http://swlfest.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com
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