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 Message 2601 
 conklin to Peter Schleifer 
 Re: Old railway stations 
 27 Apr 14 09:35:50 
 
From: nilknocgeo@earthlink.net

"Peter Schleifer"  wrote in message
news:dkvpl9ts17nv1r2o2h5eie6k2bnk18o1sb@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:42:29 -0500, Stephen Sprunk
>  wrote:
>
>>On 26-Apr-14 09:56, conklin wrote:
>>> "Peter Schleifer"  wrote in message
>>> news:dgbnl95qq3lsab56hrmbc30vtla9g95kka@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 07:40:26 -0400, "conklin"
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>> Oh well, maybe you live near an "enchanced station."  Most don't.
>>>>> Never did.
>>>>
>>>> Select bus service rollout is going much more slowly than it
>>>> should, but the local bus stops serving most of the busier areas do
>>>> have shelters.  These are paid for by advertising.
>>>
>>> Are you suggesting that railroad stations also be paid for 100% by
>>> advertising.
>>
>>I don't see where he said anything resembling that.
>
> Correct, I said no such thing.  I was talking only of fixtures for
> local transit buses.  Here are some photos from the company that has
> the franchise for NYC bus shelters:
> http://www.cemusany.com/cemusany/images/bus-shelters/index.html
>

How nice. Bus transport is vastly cheaper than railroad transport for moving
people.  You just showed one reason why.

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