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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:03, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

An AirTrain vehicle

• ... that before New York City's AirTrain JFK airport rail link was approved in 1995, there had been 21 unsuccessful proposals for direct rail links to New York-area airports? Source: NY Times 1997 "The 8.4-mile project is about a quarter the price of a proposed 22-mile railway linking Manhattan, Kennedy and La Guardia airports that was deemed too costly in 1995, one of 21 proposals that have stalled over the years."
  • ALT A:... that before the 1995 approval of AirTrain JFK, an airport rail link in New York City, there had been 21 unsuccessful proposals for direct rail links to New York-area airports? Source: Same as the main proposed hook
  • ALT1:... that AirTrain JFK, an airport rail link entirely within the New York City borough of Queens, was based on a canceled plan for a one-seat ride to Manhattan? Source: NY Times 1995. "Plans for a rail system linking the two Queens airports and Manhattan have been dead since May. Now, as the Port Authority presses forward with plans for a 7.5 mile monorail connecting the terminals at Kennedy International Airport to the Howard Beach station on the A subway line, community leaders are rethinking their positions."
    Also NY Times 1997: "After nearly 30 years of bickering, false starts and failed attempts to build a rail system linking New York City and its airports, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Gov. George E. Pataki have agreed on a scaled-down connection to Kennedy International Airport from the train station in Jamaica, Queens, both officials announced yesterday."
  • ALT2:... that AirTrain JFK, an airport rail link in New York City, took almost 30 years to plan? Source: NY Times 1997. "After nearly 30 years of bickering..." and "The 8.4-mile project is about a quarter the price of a proposed 22-mile railway linking Manhattan, Kennedy and La Guardia airports that was deemed too costly in 1995, one of 21 proposals that have stalled over the years."

• Reviewed: Jeremy (snail)

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 21:46, 9 October 2017 (UTC).

Substantial, well-researched Good article, no copyvio obvious. Just qpq missing, and biblio 8 and 9 are not used. The image is licensed and would draw more attention to a fine article. I like ALT2 best, short and sweet ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:56, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you for the review and sorry for the lack of response. I prefer ALT2 as well. I will do a QPQ within the next few days. epicgenius (talk) 22:22, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: I've done my QPQ now. epicgenius (talk) 15:58, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! - The two refs are still not used, intentionally? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:38, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

I'll find a use for these two sources soon. But no, they are not used. You can feel free to put them into further reading if this is an issue, since I don't know if I should keep them in the Bibliography section. (They are part of a 3-volume report; Volume 1 is used, while Volume 2 and 3 aren't). epicgenius (talk) 20:19, 22 October 2017 (UTC)