Consider also the <i>energy</i> it takes to do those maneuvers. And that the station needs to be maintained; even though it doesn&#x27;t seem to be staffed, the cost of keeping it in shape over many years was likely nonzero. I am not a train expert, but I suppose that stations require additional infrastructure - like lights and semaphores - which also needs to be maintained and regularly tested. Then you can start pricing in the opportunity cost of the land that could be sold or put to different use. And the organizational overhead of adjusting schedules to match the girl&#x27;s lesson plan. It adds up to some considerable costs, of which the company management was surely aware...<p>...and yet they chose to ignore it. That is indeed just beautiful.