Skylune wrote:
this is true. all rail service in US receives operating subsidies.

truckers don't: ask an independent or a truck company how much they pay
in taxes, tolls, etc. It is mucho dinero. They pay their own way,
unlike GA (and Amtrak).

They apparently pay a lot in federal taxes. That covers federal
highways.
But state and local non-highway roads get paid by lots of other taxes,
and the trucks roll along on those. I'm not sure how much, etc. But
local roads are not supported by the wheels that roll on them. They
are paid by property and other taxes, such that those who ride bicycles
pay the same local road support as the guys in SUVs.