Yes, you're not a legitimate passenger if you haven't paid the fare. It's immaterial though. They could instead face increased cost in taxes, decreased investm

Yes, you're not a legitimate passenger if you haven't paid the fare. It's immaterial though. They could instead face increased cost in taxes, decreased investment elsewhere, or good-old eminent domain for infrastructure expansion. The downstream effects of an infinite number of backup lines to guarantee service following an infinite number of track trespassers are not good for passenger satisfaction.