The Nation - News from April 29, 1985

Philadelphia opened its 9.4-mile Airport High Speed Line, creating the first rail link to Philadelphia International Airport. The $105-million line, which began service when a 6 a.m. train left downtown Suburban Station, is expected to carry 1,600 passengers daily from New Jersey, Center City and other stations to the airport in South Philadelphia. “It’s going to have a tremendous beneficial effect,” said William Malone, a spokesman for the airport, which handles an average of 10.2 million passengers a year.