That doesn’t seem like a fair comparison. A rail line is single use, single destination. commuter and cargo cannot mix (one goes high speed and one goes super

That doesn’t seem like a fair comparison. A rail line is single use, single destination. commuter and cargo cannot mix (one goes high speed and one goes super slow) if they do mix it shuts the entire segment of the track down until it’s off that track. Roads are multi use , multi location. It seems unfair to compare the cost based on road maintenance vs track maintenance. I would expect something to account for the sheer difference in volume each does