diff --git a/src/rail_cmd.cpp b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/rail_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
@@ -770,6 +770,9 @@ static CommandCost CmdRailTrackHelper(Ti
 				if (HasBit(p2, 8)) return last_error;
 				break;
 			}
+
+			/* Ownership errors are more important. */
+			if (last_error.GetErrorMessage() == STR_ERROR_OWNED_BY && remove) break;
 		} else {
 			had_success = true;
 			total_cost.AddCost(ret);