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"And that girl, she will have one hell of a story to tell to her future friends." - No, she would be too embarrassed to mention it. "They ran a train twice a da
by aaronchall 11y ago
"And that girl, she will have one hell of a story to tell to her future friends." - No, she would be too embarrassed to mention it. "They ran a train twice a day just for me, I was the only rider, it was my personal limo-train."
"Random acts of kindness like that are happening every day around us." - It's not a random act of kindness, it's an example of the agency cost of bureaucracies who are more focused on image than the needs of all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, taxpayers, employees, and riders on other lines who are subsidizing the operation of the disused line.
It probably costs in the millions to keep that line running.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoConfused: wasn't it just keeping a stop on the schedule, and not actually running a line for one person? Total cost would then be in time spent stopping/restarting.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoIt's 'aaronchall that is confused. They were supposed to decommission a particular station on the train route, but they decided to wait a few years for that lone girl to finish her school. They reduced the amount of times the train stops at that station to twice a day, and adjusted them to the girl's schedule. The line itself is working normally, carrying many passengers between other stations. The issue was only with a single stop on the train's route. So, as you say, the total cost (or rather, the amount they didn't save by decommissioning the station earlier) is just the train stopping and starting twice a day + whatever maintenance costs are required to keep the station in proper shape.
- aaronchall 11y agoI misunderstood, apparently. If that's the total cost, I'll allow it.
- srean 11y agoI applaud your measured, reasonable and well-read response. If only there were more like these.