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Failure of the impacted states to cooperate in the support of a regional rail system is not a logical argument for hoisting it on the backs of people who cannot use it, which is what happens when federal taxpayers are required to support a regional only solution. The NEC covers its operating costs and contributes something to the fixed costs.  It relies on the federal government subsidies to cover the bulk of the fixed costs.  There is no reason to believe that the New England and Middle Atlantic states would not support the NEC.  If it is as valuable as its proponents claim, the citizens in the area will demand it, and they will pay the taxes to make it happen.     The Interstate Highway system is a true national system.  Practically everyone can use it.  The same is true for the postal system, airway system, federal courts, etc. People in North Carolina should not be required to fund a regional railway system in Texas anymore than they should have been required to support Southwest Airlines when it was an intrastate carrier. Since the beginning of the republic people who could not find financing for their regional projects have attempted to garner federal support for them.  They claim that it will benefit everyone, although they usually lack any hard data to support it.  Maybe this is one of the reasons the U.S. has a large national debt.   To be fair, Amtrak accounts for a tiny portion of the national debt and annual deficit.  Although it requires a large per passenger subsidy, the amount of red ink that it spills is a drop in the federal bucket.
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