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  • AMTRAK Ridership UP 45%

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Fri Jun 14 04:54:00 2024
    Amtrak passengers grew 45% from 2003 to 2019 to 32.3million.

    Amtrak set to break passenger records

    WASHINGTON - Amtrak said on Wednesday it expects ridership to top
    pre-COVID-19 levels this year for the first time and reach a record high
    even though it has less capacity.

    Ridership on the passenger railroad was 20% higher in the first seven
    months of Amtrak's budget year that began Oct.1, and ticket revenue was
    up 10%, versus the same period in 2023, according to written testimony
    by Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner presented at a hearing of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Wednesday.

    "We are on target to set a new all-time ridership record by exceeding
    the 32.3million passengers" in 2019, Gardner said in the written
    testimony.

    Yes, This was cut from a news article and pasted here.

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