Actually, the CEO is the person who controls the lever, and the railway is a closed circle, but if he stops the train, he just earns a 300% profit.

You misspelled "if he speeds up the train, he just earns a 300% profit". Literally how they work. Parasites.

That extra 6% is worth every life

That look on Thomas the Tank Engines face in the last panel

No no, you see, he only gets 300% profit for stopping it, but would get more by allowing it to continue.

And then they go and put another human being on the tracks.

The Greater Good

Nah, if he speeds up the train, he gets 1000% profit. He just refuses to stop the train because he would only get a 300% profit, which is less growth than last year's 500%, so shareholders would be unhappy.

Any luck with them swans, then?

I know right?? It's messed up.

Obligatory: https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/

Well that was a time sink

Why don't they just wiggle out of the way? They're not tied to anything.

Or the train could do a little jump...

Too bad he's on the other side of them or Thomas could just hit the brakes right after him.