>>1636120>wouldn't be easier to bend the tracks around the trees?They'll only go around obstacles if they determine that the cost, time, and legal maneuvering to bulldoze/raze the obstacle is so high and untenable that it's just not worth it. Cost engineering goes into everything so they can determine it'll cost X amount of dollars in legal fees and protester removal to burn this forest down versus Y amount of dollars and Z impact on train speed to go around the forest.
