On Mar 21, 6:53*pm, Neil Williams wrote:
On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:03:08 -0700 (PDT), 77002
wrote:

That ought to be permanent IMHO.

I hope not. *It is far more civilised to board at a terminus.

However, many folks have travelled to the terminus by subway.
Ascending escalators, waiting for a train, and accessing one's
platform all add to the journey time.