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Most government activities, e.g. defense, police, fire, public education, etc. are non- commercial.  Society decided that it is more practicable for the government to provide these services then to have them provided through free market players, although there are some exceptions, e.g. private schools, water companies, utilities, etc. The government invested in highway, airway, waterway, railway, etc. infrastructure because it believed that it could recoup the investment costs through user fees.  For the most part it has, although in some instances the user fees flow back to the government indirectly and, therefore, are difficult to trace.  It should continue to invest in projects, including rail projects, that serve the body politic as a whole, have a reasonable probability of covering the cost through user fees and ticket revenues, and is the best alternative for the situation. Passenger rail, especially high speed rail, has not demonstrated that it can come even close to covering the cost of its investment through user fees and ticket sales.  This means the taxpayer has to pick-up the tab.  For a nation with a governmental debt burden (federal, state, and local) of more than $13 trillion, this warrants major consideration.
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