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   Stephen Sprunk to hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com   
   Re: Old railway stations   
   10 May 14 09:44:26   
   
   From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 05-May-14 09:18, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:39:06 PM UTC-4, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   >> Remember that capital costs get amortized over many years.  As   
   >> long as savings in operating expenses (or new revenues generated)   
   >> exceed that capital expense, it's a good investment.   
   >   
   > Yes, but SEPTA's NPT save money after the costs are amortized?  I   
   > can't find anything that says it will.   
      
   Maybe, maybe not.  If they don't publish the numbers, there is no way of   
   knowing unless you work there.  Maybe you should file a FOIA request?   
      
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