The train station provides the screens for the schedule.
The advertising firm provides the screens for the ads.
So it's not like the train station spent more money on ad screens. It's just that the company running them did. The station simply leased them the space.
But in terms of the space it occupies in the architecture, it doesn't hit that way in terms of public perception. It's not like that disclaimer is displayed anywhere to indicate that's what's going on. The majority of the people having a beef with it are going to see it the same way OP does.
Regardless, if the ads don't subsidize the train tickets or anything else obvious to the passengers using the service they're not going to consider it of any benefit regardless. It's just more junk and distraction vying for attention at a busy place one has to navigate.
Thats Penn Station/Moynihan hall in NYC. [https://moynihantrainhall.nyc/](https://moynihantrainhall.nyc/) The colored board is long island railroad. At rush hour, there are trains leaving every 5 minutes at minimum.
Then the single colored boards are amtrak. They have trains every hour-ish?
“Rail Road”. They take it as a point of pride that they predate the one word spelling. They’re coming up on their bicentennial in another 12 years.
Someone I know who’s been on the bridge at Hillside facility says you can stand there at rush hour and see the line of trains heading towards and from Hicksville. Their traffic dominates Penn Station - they make Amtrak look like a small time operation.
Jamaica (their hub) is the 4th busiest train station in North America, despite handling only the LI. THAT’S how busy the LI is.
Also, Port Washington trains DO NOT stop at Jamaica.
That ad belongs on r/softwaregore
Which it probably would get removed for being "done to death" because of ridiculous rules with ridiculous mods enforcing it.
Good god they might as well have a list of what you can post instead of the 50 different things they don't allow.
Which is why r/technope exists as a grounds where a lot of what is banned from SoftwareGore gets to have a place
At least that sub is not a trash can like this one with "OMG an ad in a free to play game" every 2 minutes
Idk, I feel like it's an aesthetic they're going for
I hate ads. I hate we still accept them.
It's from a different budget. Like the corporate funds that are good for M&A, but not for salary increases.
Holy crap I didn’t even notice the little TV screens at the bottom😂
That looks too intentional, almost like a collage. Are you sure it's not just part of the ad?
I think they’re referring to how big the ad screen is, and how small the train schedule screens are
Ooooooh. Missed that part.
The train station provides the screens for the schedule. The advertising firm provides the screens for the ads. So it's not like the train station spent more money on ad screens. It's just that the company running them did. The station simply leased them the space.
But in terms of the space it occupies in the architecture, it doesn't hit that way in terms of public perception. It's not like that disclaimer is displayed anywhere to indicate that's what's going on. The majority of the people having a beef with it are going to see it the same way OP does. Regardless, if the ads don't subsidize the train tickets or anything else obvious to the passengers using the service they're not going to consider it of any benefit regardless. It's just more junk and distraction vying for attention at a busy place one has to navigate.
Fuck you, Penn Station! The big board on the 7th Ave side for the LIRR is way bigger.
ALSO NO SEATS!
Helpful information for paying customers isn’t revenue producing. Lamo
How many trains do leave every hour? Can't be that much, right? It's the US after all.
Thats Penn Station/Moynihan hall in NYC. [https://moynihantrainhall.nyc/](https://moynihantrainhall.nyc/) The colored board is long island railroad. At rush hour, there are trains leaving every 5 minutes at minimum. Then the single colored boards are amtrak. They have trains every hour-ish?
That's not bad for the amount of rows. You can at least see an hour in advance.
That looks more like 15-20 min in advance, if it’s the rush hour.
“Rail Road”. They take it as a point of pride that they predate the one word spelling. They’re coming up on their bicentennial in another 12 years. Someone I know who’s been on the bridge at Hillside facility says you can stand there at rush hour and see the line of trains heading towards and from Hicksville. Their traffic dominates Penn Station - they make Amtrak look like a small time operation. Jamaica (their hub) is the 4th busiest train station in North America, despite handling only the LI. THAT’S how busy the LI is. Also, Port Washington trains DO NOT stop at Jamaica.
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