Yes there is a point, trains move over 40% of the nations freight, more than any other type of transportation. You are more dependent on trains than you know. Trains ship the coal we need for electricity, lumber, imports in containers from Asia, automobiles, electronics, ethanol, chemicals, fertilizers, grains, heck almost anything. Trains are a more efficient than trucks. One rail car equals about three semi trucks. Trains can move the same amount freight, using less fuel, and at a cheaper price than trucks. Roadways are being destroyed by trucks, if anything we need more trains for this reason. Since I am a Civil Engineering major at UW-Platteville I can tell you engineers do not design highways for your car, they design them for trucks.