From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   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.   
      
   > Had this been the case, those huge and expensive stations built by the   
   > railroads for advertising and showmanship would have made passenger   
   > traffic more cost-efficient.   
      
   Those "huge and expensive" stations were partly to handle the huge   
   volume of passengers at the time and partly to advertise the railroad   
   itself.   
      
   > And bus shelters do not have to be staffed 24/7.   
      
   Neither do rail stations; most have no staff at all.   
      
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