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Ridership statistics

Michigan Services stats for November 2009

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  NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
                   
  SUMMARIZED FY 2010 MICHIGAN RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE RESULTS*
                   
  COMPARATIVE SUMMARY – MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2009 VERSUS 2008
                   
  MONTH  ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2009 VERSUS 2008  *
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
   November   November  Increase/(Decrease)    November   November  Increase/(Decrease)
Corridor/Service  2009   2008 Amount Percentage    2009   2008 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 12,129 12,273             (144) -1.2%   $410,516 $396,599  $     13,917 3.5%
                   
Pere Marquette 7,557 8,599          (1,042) -12.1%   $228,711 $243,677        (14,966) -6.1%
                     
Wolverine 36,103 40,247          (4,144) -10.3%   $1,379,557 $1,447,008        (67,451) -4.7%
Totals 55,789 61,119          (5,330) -8.7%   $2,018,784 $2,087,284  $    (68,500) -3.3%
                     
                   
  FISCAL YEAR-TO-DATE 2019 –  TWO MONTHS ENDED NOVENBER 30, 2009 VS. 2008 
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
Corridor/Service    Year-To-Date NOVEMBER 30, Increase/(Decrease)      Year-To-Date NOVEMBER 30, Increase/(Decrease)
   2009  2008 Amount Percentage    2009  2008 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 21,988 23,228          (1,240) -5.3%   $704,375 $720,585  $    (16,210) -2.2%
                     
Pere Marquette 14,522 17,266          (2,744) -15.9%   $416,301 $474,186        (57,885) -12.2%
                       
Wolverine 68,590 77,565          (8,975) -11.6%   $2,465,163 $2,692,835      (227,672) -8.5%
Totals 105,100 118,059 (12,959) -11.0%   $3,585,839 $3,887,606  $   (301,767) -7.8%
                   
                   
                   
                   
* Per November 2009 Ridership and Revenue Report (FY10)              
Ridership statistics

Amtrak ridership stats for November 2009

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November FY10
                       
    Ridership Ticket Revenue
          % change vs.         % change vs.  
NEC Spine FY10 FY09 Budget FY09 Budget FY10 FY09 Budget FY09 Budget
1 – Acela   268,841 260,187 257,580 +3.3 +4.4 $37,155,788 $37,158,080 $36,658,352 -0.0 +1.4
5 – Northeast Regional   644,064 603,733 578,581 +6.7 +11.3 $41,919,680 $41,435,842 $39,945,096 +1.2 +4.9
99 – Special Trains   680 280 300 +142.9 +126.7 $94,900 $55,400 $60,000 +71.3 +58.2
Subtotal   913,585 864,200 836,461 +5.7 +9.2 $79,170,368 $78,649,322 $76,663,448 +0.7 +3.3
State Supported and Other Short Distance Corridors                    
3 – Ethan Allen   3,711 3,817 3,754 -2.8 -1.1 $181,442 $199,289 $196,222 -9.0 -7.5
4 – Vermonter   6,872 5,998 5,970 +14.6 +15.1 $378,787 $357,688 $361,465 +5.9 +4.8
7 – Albany-Niagara Falls-Toronto   28,954 27,435 26,895 +5.5 +7.7 $1,649,472 $1,673,485 $1,650,738 -1.4 -0.1
9 – Downeaster   37,379 39,818 38,842 -6.1 -3.8 $511,823 $553,527 $552,033 -7.5 -7.3
12 – New Haven-Springfield   32,175 27,765 26,714 +15.9 +20.4 $937,433 $895,751 $873,036 +4.7 +7.4
14 – Keystone   110,376 102,003 99,723 +8.2 +10.7 $2,502,703 $2,415,923 $2,382,668 +3.6 +5.0
15 – Empire (NYP-ALB)   83,918 78,802 75,698 +6.5 +10.9 $3,329,093 $3,459,803 $3,342,605 -3.8 -0.4
20 – Chicago-St. Louis (Lincoln Service)   44,215 41,723 41,769 +6.0 +5.9 $1,107,908 $1,040,429 $1,047,381 +6.5 +5.8
21 – Hiawatha   63,864 62,724 61,752 +1.8 +3.4 $1,155,922 $1,172,040 $1,155,152 -1.4 +0.1
22 – Wolverine   36,103 40,247 39,866 -10.3 -9.4 $1,379,557 $1,447,008 $1,437,518 -4.7 -4.0
23 – Chicago-Carbondale (Illini/Saluki)   23,009 24,441 24,167 -5.9 -4.8 $768,901 $738,174 $735,187 +4.2 +4.6
24 – Chicago-Quincy (IL Zephyr/Carl Sandburg)   18,207 18,259 18,065 -0.3 +0.8 $468,315 $457,763 $455,125 +2.3 +2.9
29 – Heartland Flyer   5,558 5,985 5,962 -7.1 -6.8 $121,761 $133,634 $133,393 -8.9 -8.7
35 – Pacific Surfliner   206,032 228,224 222,383 -9.7 -7.4 $4,115,711 $4,147,517 $4,347,144 -0.8 -5.3
36 – Cascades   66,702 60,078 64,091 +11.0 +4.1 $2,067,939 $1,808,088 $1,966,485 +14.4 +5.2
37 – Capitol Corridor   129,294 140,288 136,024 -7.8 -4.9 $1,986,087 $2,031,930 $2,140,595 -2.3 -7.2
39 – San Joaquin   84,301 81,550 80,669 +3.4 +4.5 $2,771,169 $2,473,246 $2,773,175 +12.0 -0.1
40 – Adirondack   7,084 6,161 6,010 +15.0 +17.9 $374,686 $322,194 $315,909 +16.3 +18.6
41 – Blue Water   12,129 12,273 12,162 -1.2 -0.3 $410,516 $396,599 $393,177 +3.5 +4.4
46 – Washington-Lynchburg   9,915 – 3,735 – +165.5 $638,946 – $245,516 – +160.2
47 – Washington-Newport News   39,005 35,932 35,354 +8.6 +10.3 $2,251,701 $2,152,363 $2,140,400 +4.6 +5.2
54 – Hoosier State   2,712 2,719 2,667 -0.3 +1.7 $67,042 $59,756 $59,301 +12.2 +13.1
56 – Kansas City-St. Louis (MO River Runner)   12,568 11,571 11,501 +8.6 +9.3 $307,389 $263,885 $262,815 +16.5 +17.0
57 – Pennsylvanian   17,886 16,890 16,854 +5.9 +6.1 $755,360 $717,787 $724,331 +5.2 +4.3
65 – Pere Marquette   7,557 8,599 8,487 -12.1 -11.0 $228,711 $243,677 $242,234 -6.1 -5.6
66 – Carolinian   25,081 24,369 24,090 +2.9 +4.1 $1,351,799 $1,312,134 $1,339,861 +3.0 +0.9
67 – Piedmont   6,179 6,916 10,479 -10.7 -41.0 $102,860 $116,326 $180,374 -11.6 -43.0
74-81 – Buses   – – – – – $353,978 $460,434 $518,218 -23.1 -31.7
96 – Special Trains    5,200 4,000 5,200 +30.0 0.0 $267,184 $77,000 $261,652 +247.0 +2.1
Subtotal   1,125,986 1,118,587 1,108,883 +0.7 +1.5 $32,544,194 $31,127,451 $32,233,711 +4.6 +1.0
Long Distance                    
16 – Silver Star   34,392 31,141 30,803 +10.4 +11.7 $2,413,400 $2,267,127 $2,343,962 +6.5 +3.0
18 – Cardinal   7,969 9,137 8,875 -12.8 -10.2 $482,203 $551,493 $557,379 -12.6 -13.5
19 – Silver Meteor   29,834 27,277 27,013 +9.4 +10.4 $2,787,657 $2,683,050 $2,752,979 +3.9 +1.3
25 – Empire Builder   40,935 43,779 43,655 -6.5 -6.2 $3,447,207 $3,992,884 $4,193,745 -13.7 -17.8
26 – Capitol Ltd.   16,317 18,016 17,669 -9.4 -7.7 $1,300,970 $1,415,781 $1,456,485 -8.1 -10.7
27 – California Zephyr   27,610 27,566 27,449 +0.2 +0.6 $2,765,944 $2,863,587 $2,871,094 -3.4 -3.7
28 – Southwest Chief   25,702 26,118 25,939 -1.6 -0.9 $2,675,028 $3,020,856 $3,016,015 -11.4 -11.3
30 – City of New Orleans   17,561 15,529 15,564 +13.1 +12.8 $1,288,583 $1,201,909 $1,210,824 +7.2 +6.4
32 – Texas Eagle   22,796 22,230 22,287 +2.5 +2.3 $1,611,945 $1,686,190 $1,693,515 -4.4 -4.8
33 – Sunset Ltd.   6,791 6,543 6,491 +3.8 +4.6 $670,672 $702,443 $697,672 -4.5 -3.9
34 – Coast Starlight   36,332 35,122 35,058 +3.4 +3.6 $2,650,777 $2,674,405 $2,701,800 -0.9 -1.9
45 – Lake Shore Ltd.   26,212 28,271 29,123 -7.3 -10.0 $1,995,716 $2,032,446 $2,305,897 -1.8 -13.5
48 – Palmetto   15,434 13,090 13,149 +17.9 +17.4 $1,181,005 $1,016,613 $1,069,017 +16.2 +10.5
52 – Crescent   23,382 23,622 22,873 -1.0 +2.2 $2,231,579 $2,281,175 $2,257,280 -2.2 -1.1
63 – Auto Train   19,003 15,560 15,460 +22.1 +22.9 $4,164,329 $3,872,620 $3,876,184 +7.5 +7.4
Subtotal   350,270 343,001 341,408 +2.1 +2.6 $31,667,015 $32,262,577 $33,003,845 -1.8 -4.1
                       
Amtrak Total   2,389,841 2,325,788 2,286,752 +2.8 +4.5 $143,381,577 $142,039,349 $141,901,004 +0.9 +1.0
News, Ridership statistics

Amtrak reports ridership record for Thanksgiving week

From the USA Today/Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Did you travel on Amtrak the week of Thanksgiving? If so, you helped set a record.Amtrak says it has set a new record for numbers of passengers it carried the week of Thanksgiving. The nation’s intercity rail operator said Tuesday it carried 685,876 passengers between Nov. 24 and 30 and 127,577 on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

 The total number of passengers is 4% higher than last year and surpasses a previous record of 666,716 riders set in 2007. Amtrak added extra trains to accommodate more riders.

 http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-12-08-amtrak-thanksgiving-ridership-record_N.htm

Ridership statistics

Michigan services stats for October 2009

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  NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
                   
  SUMMARIZED FY 2010 MICHIGAN RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE RESULTS*
                   
  COMPARATIVE SUMMARY – MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009 VERSUS 2008
                   
  MONTH  ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 VERSUS 2008  *
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
   October   October  Increase/(Decrease)    October   October  Increase/(Decrease)
Corridor/Service  2009   2008 Amount Percentage    2009   2008 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 9,859 10,955          (1,096) -10.0%   $293,860 $323,986  $    (30,126) -9.3%
                   
Pere Marquette 6,965 8,667          (1,702) -19.6%   $187,590 $230,510        (42,920) -18.6%
                     
Wolverine 32,487 37,318          (4,831) -12.9%   $1,085,606 $1,245,827      (160,221) -12.9%
Total 49,311 56,940          (7,629) -13.4%   $1,567,056 $1,800,323  $   (233,267) -13.0%
                     
                   
  FIRST MONTH OF STATE FISCAL YEAR –  PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
Corridor/Service    Year-To-Date OCTOBER 31, Increase/(Decrease)      Year-To-Date OCTOBER 31, Increase/(Decrease)
   2009  2008 Amount Percentage    2009  2008 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 9,859 10,955          (1,096) -10.0%   $293,860 $323,986  $    (30,126) -9.3%
                     
Pere Marquette 6,965 8,667          (1,702) -19.6%   $187,590 $230,510        (42,920) -18.6%
                       
Wolverine 32,487 37,318          (4,831) -12.9%   $1,085,606 $1,245,827      (160,221) -12.9%
Total 49,311 56,940 (7,629) -13.4%   $1,567,056 $1,800,323  $   (233,267) -13.0%
                   
                   
                   
                   
* Per October 2009 Ridership and Revenue Report (FY09)              
Ridership statistics

Amtrak ridership stats for October 2009

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October FY10
                       
    Ridership Ticket Revenue
          % change vs.         % change vs.  
NEC Spine FY10 FY09 Budget FY09 Budget FY10 FY09 Budget FY09 Budget
1 – Acela   286,313 304,577 279,220 -6.0 +2.5 $38,675,831 $42,407,935 $38,767,456 -8.8 -0.2
5 – Northeast Regional   635,613 621,694 583,177 +2.2 +9.0 $38,645,470 $40,304,867 $37,810,336 -4.1 +2.2
99 – Special Trains   2,660 1,060 1,000 +150.9 +166.0 $184,500 $152,438 $90,000 +21.0 +105.0
Subtotal   924,586 927,331 863,397 -0.3 +7.1 $77,505,801 $82,865,240 $76,667,792 -6.5 +1.1
State Supported and Other Short Distance Corridors                    
3 – Ethan Allen   3,999 3,870 3,663 +3.3 +9.2 $186,368 $187,469 $176,239 -0.6 +5.7
4 – Vermonter   7,179 7,042 6,696 +1.9 +7.2 $370,165 $372,436 $353,376 -0.6 +4.8
7 – Albany-Niagara Falls-Toronto   27,583 29,955 28,504 -7.9 -3.2 $1,533,034 $1,695,647 $1,605,024 -9.6 -4.5
9 – Downeaster   41,072 44,429 42,407 -7.6 -3.1 $559,295 $562,227 $546,595 -0.5 +2.3
12 – New Haven-Springfield   30,850 29,213 27,533 +5.6 +12.0 $821,509 $854,910 $806,740 -3.9 +1.8
14 – Keystone   107,787 115,688 111,210 -6.8 -3.1 $2,150,869 $2,250,692 $2,153,643 -4.4 -0.1
15 – Empire (NYP-ALB)   84,104 85,228 80,711 -1.3 +4.2 $3,286,014 $3,367,887 $3,170,488 -2.4 +3.6
20 – Chicago-St. Louis (Lincoln Service)   41,273 40,348 39,006 +2.3 +5.8 $913,430 $896,730 $867,217 +1.9 +5.3
21 – Hiawatha   64,623 67,264 64,602 -3.9 +0.0 $1,147,101 $1,192,284 $1,145,324 -3.8 +0.2
22 – Wolverine   32,487 37,318 35,629 -12.9 -8.8 $1,085,606 $1,245,827 $1,193,577 -12.9 -9.0
23 – Chicago-Carbondale (Illini/Saluki)   21,737 22,621 21,648 -3.9 +0.4 $637,367 $677,852 $649,112 -6.0 -1.8
24 – Chicago-Quincy (IL Zephyr/Carl Sandburg)   16,849 18,321 17,624 -8.0 -4.4 $404,314 $433,049 $415,289 -6.6 -2.6
29 – Heartland Flyer   5,297 6,113 5,847 -13.3 -9.4 $113,722 $132,607 $127,437 -14.2 -10.8
35 – Pacific Surfliner   216,238 211,768 200,566 +2.1 +7.8 $3,651,377 $3,677,653 $3,637,786 -0.7 +0.4
36 – Cascades   60,850 57,850 59,400 +5.2 +2.4 $1,742,177 $1,576,506 $1,647,759 +10.5 +5.7
37 – Capitol Corridor   137,104 157,353 149,872 -12.9 -8.5 $1,874,948 $1,980,779 $1,962,170 -5.3 -4.4
39 – San Joaquin   74,618 79,223 75,792 -5.8 -1.5 $2,183,202 $2,239,224 $2,215,942 -2.5 -1.5
40 – Adirondack   9,729 8,692 8,224 +11.9 +18.3 $490,246 $430,239 $406,014 +13.9 +20.7
41 – Blue Water   9,859 10,955 10,505 -10.0 -6.1 $293,860 $323,986 $311,876 -9.3 -5.8
46 – Washington-Lynchburg   8,585 – 3,444 – +149.3 $475,070 – $207,916 – +128.5
47 – Washington-Newport News   36,856 35,814 33,281 +2.9 +10.7 $1,816,678 $1,944,071 $1,797,567 -6.6 +1.1
54 – Hoosier State   2,715 2,830 2,711 -4.1 +0.1 $62,440 $58,760 $56,250 +6.3 +11.0
56 – Kansas City-St. Louis (MO River Runner)   13,895 13,389 12,856 +3.8 +8.1 $330,391 $320,069 $308,519 +3.2 +7.1
57 – Pennsylvanian   17,930 18,859 18,041 -4.9 -0.6 $623,757 $700,394 $672,212 -10.9 -7.2
65 – Pere Marquette   6,965 8,667 8,282 -19.6 -15.9 $187,590 $230,510 $221,130 -18.6 -15.2
66 – Carolinian   23,538 26,680 25,542 -11.8 -7.8 $1,023,902 $1,214,766 $1,161,376 -15.7 -11.8
67 – Piedmont   6,477 7,874 7,565 -17.7 -14.4 $113,379 $134,710 $129,640 -15.8 -12.5
74-81 – Buses   – – – – – $618,710 $877,432 $847,992 -29.5 -27.0
96 – Special Trains    10,134 7,044 14,000 +43.9 -27.6 $721,056 $266,149 $520,000 +170.9 +38.7
Subtotal   1,120,333 1,154,408 1,115,161 -3.0 +0.5 $29,417,577 $29,844,865 $29,314,210 -1.4 +0.4
Long Distance                    
16 – Silver Star   29,844 31,416 30,130 -5.0 -0.9 $1,925,290 $2,044,146 $2,015,169 -5.8 -4.5
18 – Cardinal   9,624 10,428 9,904 -7.7 -2.8 $539,319 $588,202 $581,040 -8.3 -7.2
19 – Silver Meteor   27,203 27,693 26,571 -1.8 +2.4 $2,366,613 $2,536,811 $2,505,817 -6.7 -5.6
25 – Empire Builder   39,528 46,764 44,956 -15.5 -12.1 $4,015,789 $5,060,696 $5,088,099 -20.6 -21.1
26 – Capitol Ltd.   18,669 19,967 18,983 -6.5 -1.7 $1,543,916 $1,665,149 $1,641,665 -7.3 -6.0
27 – California Zephyr   26,770 30,086 28,889 -11.0 -7.3 $3,174,919 $3,725,210 $3,586,000 -14.8 -11.5
28 – Southwest Chief   26,553 29,144 27,909 -8.9 -4.9 $3,207,076 $3,956,273 $3,804,383 -18.9 -15.7
30 – City of New Orleans   15,409 15,754 15,114 -2.2 +2.0 $1,095,483 $1,166,966 $1,121,786 -6.1 -2.3
32 – Texas Eagle   19,253 21,165 20,433 -9.0 -5.8 $1,429,479 $1,678,754 $1,619,854 -14.8 -11.8
33 – Sunset Ltd.   5,993 6,199 6,033 -3.3 -0.7 $639,187 $699,196 $680,311 -8.6 -6.0
34 – Coast Starlight   33,911 32,738 31,529 +3.6 +7.6 $2,450,688 $2,760,324 $2,656,403 -11.2 -7.7
45 – Lake Shore Ltd.   27,150 31,987 31,052 -15.1 -12.6 $2,001,371 $2,291,640 $2,453,494 -12.7 -18.4
48 – Palmetto   12,169 11,865 11,217 +2.6 +8.5 $812,793 $812,029 $796,534 +0.1 +2.0
52 – Crescent   21,768 23,913 22,589 -9.0 -3.6 $2,029,753 $2,249,494 $2,144,837 -9.8 -5.4
63 – Auto Train   18,947 18,668 17,973 +1.5 +5.4 $4,424,904 $5,024,924 $4,846,634 -11.9 -8.7
Subtotal   332,791 357,787 343,282 -7.0 -3.1 $31,656,581 $36,259,815 $35,542,027 -12.7 -10.9
                       
Amtrak Total   2,377,710 2,439,526 2,321,840 -2.5 +2.4 $138,579,958 $148,969,920 $141,524,029 -7.0 -2.1