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Old Posted Oct 20, 2011, 5:03 AM
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Plus, tons of people would love to avoid the nightmare that is Bow Trail west. In a bus, you are just as much stuck in traffic as everyone else. In the train, you fly by as others sit stuck in traffic.
Additionally, there still is a huge stigma among some people about riding the bus. The train they have no problem with, but the bus is just ... lame. And this goes beyond the practical traffic issues (which are huge, admittedly).

I saw this with the expansion to Crowfoot. Plenty of people who refused to take the express bus out of Royal Oak, but instantly hopped on the train. Trains have a certain cachet about them.
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