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    The Central Railroad passes through Suburbantown at 2:30pm but does not stop, preventing residents from traveling into Gotham City for afternoon shopping. A petition is started by Suburbanites to request that the 2:30pm train stop in Suburbantown. The petition gains over 250 signatures. However, the Central Railroad denies the request after observing no passengers waiting at the station on three afternoons, concluding there is no demand for a stop at that time.

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    The Railroad Paradox

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    The Central Railroad passes through Suburbantown at 2:30pm but does not stop, preventing residents from traveling into Gotham City for afternoon shopping. A petition is started by Suburbanites to request that the 2:30pm train stop in Suburbantown. The petition gains over 250 signatures. However, the Central Railroad denies the request after observing no passengers waiting at the station on three afternoons, concluding there is no demand for a stop at that time.

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    The Central Railroad passes through Suburbantown at 2:30pm but does not stop, preventing residents from traveling into Gotham City for afternoon shopping. A petition is started by Suburbanites to request that the 2:30pm train stop in Suburbantown. The petition gains over 250 signatures. However, the Central Railroad denies the request after observing no passengers waiting at the station on three afternoons, concluding there is no demand for a stop at that time.

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    The Central Railroad passes through Suburbantown at 2:30pm but does not stop, preventing residents from traveling into Gotham City for afternoon shopping. A petition is started by Suburbanites to request that the 2:30pm train stop in Suburbantown. The petition gains over 250 signatures. However, the Central Railroad denies the request after observing no passengers waiting at the station on three afternoons, concluding there is no demand for a stop at that time.

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    The Railroad Paradox

    About thirty miles from Gotham City lay the community of


    Suburbantown. Each morning, thousands of Suburbanites took the
    Central Railroad to work in Gotham City. Each evening, Central Railroad
    returned them to their waiting spouses, children and dogs.
    Suburbantown was a wealthy suburb, and many of the spouses liked to
    leave the children and dogs and spend an evening in Gotham City with
    their mates. They preferred to precede their evening of dinner and
    theater with browsing among Gotham City's lush markets. But, there was
    a problem. To allow time for proper shopping, a Suburbanite would have
    to depart for Gotham City at 2:30 or 3:00 in the afternoon. At that hour,
    no Central Railroad train stopped in Suburbantown.
    Some Suburbanites noted that a Central train did pass through their
    station at 2:30, but did not stop. They decided to petition the railroad
    asking that the train be scheduled to stop at Suburbantown. They readily
    found supporters in their door-to-door canvass. When the petition was
    mailed, it contained 253 signatures. About three weeks later, the petition
    committee received the following letter from the Central Railroad.

    Dear Committee:
    Thank you for your continuing interest in Central
    Railroad operations. We take seriously our
    commitment to providing responsive service to
    all the people living along our routes, and
    greatly appreciate feedback on all aspects of
    our business.
    In response to your petition, our customer
    service representative visited the Suburbantown
    station on three separate days, each time at
    2:30 in the afternoon. Although he observed
    with great care, on none of the three occasions
    were there any passengers waiting for a
    southbound train.
    We can only conclude that there is no demand
    for a southbound stop at 2:30, and must

    therefore regretfully decline your petition.


    Yours Sincerely,
    Customer Service Agent
    Central Railroad

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