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Michigan ridership statistics for October 2010

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  NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
                   
  SUMMARIZED FY 2011 MICHIGAN RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE RESULTS*
                   
  COMPARATIVE SUMMARY – MONTH OF OCTOBER 2010 VERSUS 2009
                   
  MONTH  ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2010 VERSUS 2009  *
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
   October   October  Increase/(Decrease)    October   October  Increase/(Decrease)
Corridor/Service 2010 2009 Amount Percentage   2010 2009 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 13,680 9,859           3,821 38.8%   $376,252 $293,860  $     82,392 28.0%
                   
Pere Marquette 7,252 6,965              287 4.1%   $209,989 $187,590         22,399 11.9%
                     
Wolverine 40,364 32,487           7,877 24.2%   $1,382,051 $1,085,606       296,445 27.3%
Total 61,296 49,311         11,985 24.3%   $1,968,292 $1,567,056  $    401,236 25.6%
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  FISCAL YEAR 2011 –  FIRST MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2010 VS. 2009
                   
                   
* Per October 2010 Ridership and Revenue Report (FY11)              
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Amtrak ridership statistics for October 2010

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October FY11
                       
    Ridership Ticket Revenue
          % change vs.         % change vs.  
NEC Spine FY11 FY10 Budget FY10 Budget FY11 FY10 Budget FY10 Budget
1 – Acela   310,616 286,313 298,887 +8.5 +3.9 $44,534,197 $38,675,831 $41,142,456 +15.1 +8.2
5 – Northeast Regional   665,158 635,613 656,983 +4.6 +1.2 $44,044,505 $38,645,470 $40,770,636 +14.0 +8.0
99 – Special Trains   1,040 2,660 2,660 -60.9 -60.9 $87,340 $184,500 $184,500 -52.7 -52.7
Subtotal   976,814 924,586 958,530 +5.6 +1.9 $88,666,042 $77,505,801 $82,097,592 +14.4 +8.0
State Supported and Other Short Distance Corridors                    
3 – Ethan Allen   3,333 3,999 4,412 -16.7 -24.5 $168,477 $186,368 $209,999 -9.6 -19.8
4 – Vermonter   7,970 7,179 7,482 +11.0 +6.5 $422,833 $370,165 $393,415 +14.2 +7.5
7 – Albany-Niagara Falls-Toronto   30,855 27,583 29,756 +11.9 +3.7 $1,643,998 $1,533,034 $1,684,470 +7.2 -2.4
9 – Downeaster   41,891 41,072 42,957 +2.0 -2.5 $582,094 $559,295 $594,374 +4.1 -2.1
12 – New Haven-Springfield   33,019 30,850 32,081 +7.0 +2.9 $937,803 $821,509 $872,177 +14.2 +7.5
14 – Keystone   111,945 107,787 112,754 +3.9 -0.7 $2,378,489 $2,150,869 $2,289,453 +10.6 +3.9
15 – Empire (NYP-ALB)   88,056 84,104 87,724 +4.7 +0.4 $3,332,460 $3,286,014 $3,491,119 +1.4 -4.5
20 – Chicago-St. Louis (Lincoln Service)   47,670 41,273 43,025 +15.5 +10.8 $953,271 $913,430 $969,880 +4.4 -1.7
21 – Hiawatha   67,900 64,623 67,517 +5.1 +0.6 $1,239,482 $1,147,101 $1,220,553 +8.1 +1.6
22 – Wolverine   40,364 32,487 39,024 +24.2 +3.4 $1,382,051 $1,085,606 $1,327,391 +27.3 +4.1
23 – Chicago-Carbondale (Illini/Saluki)   25,242 21,737 26,446 +16.1 -4.6 $747,159 $637,367 $792,805 +17.2 -5.8
24 – Chicago-Quincy (IL Zephyr/Carl Sandburg)   18,920 16,849 17,643 +12.3 +7.2 $474,327 $404,314 $430,899 +17.3 +10.1
29 – Heartland Flyer   6,216 5,297 5,559 +17.3 +11.8 $138,060 $113,722 $122,631 +21.4 +12.6
35 – Pacific Surfliner   219,284 216,238 224,291 +1.4 -2.2 $4,025,537 $3,651,377 $3,926,465 +10.2 +2.5
36 – Cascades   63,163 60,850 65,899 +3.8 -4.2 $2,155,288 $1,742,177 $1,884,320 +23.7 +14.4
37 – Capitol Corridor   141,350 137,104 142,496 +3.1 -0.8 $2,010,617 $1,874,948 $2,034,872 +7.2 -1.2
39 – San Joaquin   76,793 74,618 77,652 +2.9 -1.1 $2,524,776 $2,183,202 $2,358,089 +15.6 +7.1
40 – Adirondack   10,246 9,729 10,795 +5.3 -5.1 $514,628 $490,246 $552,588 +5.0 -6.9
41 – Blue Water   13,680 9,859 11,229 +38.8 +21.8 $376,252 $293,860 $340,376 +28.0 +10.5
46 – Washington-Lynchburg   11,981 8,585 8,744 +39.6 +37.0 $685,377 $475,070 $489,239 +44.3 +40.1
47 – Washington-Newport News   42,424 36,856 42,271 +15.1 +0.4 $2,126,564 $1,816,678 $2,151,229 +17.1 -1.1
54 – Hoosier State   2,979 2,715 3,080 +9.7 -3.3 $65,599 $62,440 $71,673 +5.1 -8.5
56 – Kansas City-St. Louis (MO River Runner)   17,895 13,895 14,471 +28.8 +23.7 $424,100 $330,391 $348,996 +28.4 +21.5
57 – Pennsylvanian   18,618 17,930 18,741 +3.8 -0.7 $696,536 $623,757 $666,645 +11.7 +4.5
65 – Pere Marquette   7,252 6,965 8,665 +4.1 -16.3 $209,989 $187,590 $236,721 +11.9 -11.3
66 – Carolinian   29,151 23,538 26,703 +23.8 +9.2 $1,376,126 $1,023,902 $1,203,053 +34.4 +14.4
67 – Piedmont   14,293 6,477 10,986 +120.7 +30.1 $245,573 $113,379 $194,121 +116.6 +26.5
74-81 – Buses   – – – – – $575,375 $618,710 $631,820 -7.0 -8.9
96 – Special Trains    12,000 10,134 10,134 +18.4 +18.4 $387,420 $721,056 $721,056 -46.3 -46.3
Subtotal   1,204,490 1,120,333 1,192,537 +7.5 +1.0 $32,800,262 $29,417,577 $32,210,429 +11.5 +1.8
Long Distance                    
16 – Silver Star   31,813 29,844 31,236 +6.6 +1.8 $2,148,317 $1,925,290 $2,061,386 +11.6 +4.2
18 – Cardinal   10,302 9,624 11,203 +7.0 -8.0 $594,105 $539,319 $646,090 +10.2 -8.0
19 – Silver Meteor   29,510 27,203 28,560 +8.5 +3.3 $2,706,577 $2,366,613 $2,547,665 +14.4 +6.2
25 – Empire Builder   39,844 39,528 41,519 +0.8 -4.0 $4,589,498 $4,015,789 $4,339,426 +14.3 +5.8
26 – Capitol Ltd.   19,210 18,669 19,587 +2.9 -1.9 $1,681,213 $1,543,916 $1,657,445 +8.9 +1.4
27 – California Zephyr   29,802 26,770 29,026 +11.3 +2.7 $3,845,991 $3,174,919 $3,523,358 +21.1 +9.2
28 – Southwest Chief   28,033 26,553 27,797 +5.6 +0.8 $3,513,922 $3,207,076 $3,447,133 +9.6 +1.9
30 – City of New Orleans   19,502 15,409 16,044 +26.6 +21.6 $1,327,507 $1,095,483 $1,164,072 +21.2 +14.0
32 – Texas Eagle   20,442 19,253 20,166 +6.2 +1.4 $1,682,623 $1,429,479 $1,534,657 +17.7 +9.6
33 – Sunset Ltd.   7,535 5,993 6,261 +25.7 +20.3 $832,644 $639,187 $682,071 +30.3 +22.1
34 – Coast Starlight   32,913 33,911 35,334 -2.9 -6.9 $2,875,798 $2,450,688 $2,620,101 +17.3 +9.8
45 – Lake Shore Ltd.   31,255 27,150 28,528 +15.1 +9.6 $2,400,699 $2,001,371 $2,155,810 +20.0 +11.4
48 – Palmetto   15,348 12,169 13,038 +26.1 +17.7 $1,133,345 $812,793 $894,241 +39.4 +26.7
52 – Crescent   25,379 21,768 22,722 +16.6 +11.7 $2,272,208 $2,029,753 $2,163,890 +11.9 +5.0
63 – Auto Train   18,978 18,947 19,687 +0.2 -3.6 $5,004,898 $4,424,904 $5,004,130 +13.1 +0.0
Subtotal   359,866 332,791 350,708 +8.1 +2.6 $36,609,344 $31,656,581 $34,441,476 +15.6 +6.3
                       
Amtrak Total   2,541,170 2,377,710 2,501,775 +6.9 +1.6 $158,075,648 $138,579,958 $148,749,496 +14.1 +6.3
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Amtrak ridership statistics for August 2010

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August FY10
                       
    Ridership Ticket Revenue
          % change vs.         % change vs.  
NEC Spine FY10 FY09 Budget FY09 Budget FY10 FY09 Budget FY09 Budget
1 – Acela   243,643 226,192 244,281 +7.7 -0.3 $31,605,205 $28,328,309 $31,863,500 +11.6 -0.8
5 – Northeast Regional   581,218 598,060 613,950 -2.8 -5.3 $35,975,773 $35,216,547 $38,828,638 +2.2 -7.3
99 – Special Trains   240 240 400 0.0 -40.0 $47,000 $49,000 $75,000 -4.1 -37.3
Subtotal   825,101 824,492 858,631 +0.1 -3.9 $67,627,979 $63,593,856 $70,767,138 +6.3 -4.4
State Supported and Other Short Distance Corridors                    
3 – Ethan Allen   5,484 5,646 6,072 -2.9 -9.7 $274,371 $278,322 $285,666 -1.4 -4.0
4 – Vermonter   8,596 7,764 8,253 +10.7 +4.2 $482,654 $409,207 $452,383 +17.9 +6.7
7 – Albany-Niagara Falls-Toronto   42,814 37,099 39,277 +15.4 +9.0 $2,407,770 $2,140,473 $2,334,071 +12.5 +3.2
9 – Downeaster   48,841 46,903 48,843 +4.1 -0.0 $727,924 $715,487 $787,151 +1.7 -7.5
12 – New Haven-Springfield   31,369 30,432 28,466 +3.1 +10.2 $899,010 $842,700 $866,139 +6.7 +3.8
14 – Keystone   104,623 100,526 107,343 +4.1 -2.5 $2,180,142 $2,072,956 $2,334,572 +5.2 -6.6
15 – Empire (NYP-ALB)   87,019 85,933 88,336 +1.3 -1.5 $3,282,449 $3,325,713 $3,420,439 -1.3 -4.0
20 – Chicago-St. Louis (Lincoln Service)   54,243 47,158 53,541 +15.0 +1.3 $1,294,445 $1,123,645 $1,380,455 +15.2 -6.2
21 – Hiawatha   76,447 72,721 76,942 +5.1 -0.6 $1,346,314 $1,301,827 $1,430,391 +3.4 -5.9
22 – Wolverine   51,129 43,439 44,441 +17.7 +15.0 $1,856,179 $1,599,170 $1,636,971 +16.1 +13.4
23 – Chicago-Carbondale (Illini/Saluki)   21,948 21,851 23,284 +0.4 -5.7 $626,822 $610,536 $659,101 +2.7 -4.9
24 – Chicago-Quincy (IL Zephyr/Carl Sandburg)   17,753 18,273 20,097 -2.8 -11.7 $428,014 $420,394 $482,114 +1.8 -11.2
29 – Heartland Flyer   7,087 6,892 8,670 +2.8 -18.3 $162,299 $151,339 $200,711 +7.2 -19.1
35 – Pacific Surfliner   261,590 263,401 282,135 -0.7 -7.3 $5,248,707 $5,016,052 $6,022,743 +4.6 -12.9
36 – Cascades   82,450 81,849 93,581 +0.7 -11.9 $2,988,558 $2,474,590 $2,803,460 +20.8 +6.6
37 – Capitol Corridor   138,789 132,225 143,476 +5.0 -3.3 $1,973,529 $1,905,533 $2,292,910 +3.6 -13.9
39 – San Joaquin   82,992 84,423 91,523 -1.7 -9.3 $2,825,790 $2,551,777 $3,129,718 +10.7 -9.7
40 – Adirondack   16,335 15,499 15,208 +5.4 +7.4 $814,430 $768,366 $759,723 +6.0 +7.2
41 – Blue Water   17,604 12,762 13,159 +37.9 +33.8 $541,839 $452,330 $466,492 +19.8 +16.2
46 – Washington-Lynchburg   13,031 – 4,775 – +172.9 $776,751 – $307,186 – +152.9
47 – Washington-Newport News   48,938 47,526 54,198 +3.0 -9.7 $2,669,781 $2,564,568 $3,129,922 +4.1 -14.7
54 – Hoosier State   3,143 2,701 3,700 +16.4 -15.1 $74,172 $60,377 $84,770 +22.8 -12.5
56 – Kansas City-St. Louis (MO River Runner)   16,471 15,635 16,988 +5.3 -3.0 $384,956 $341,188 $410,495 +12.8 -6.2
57 – Pennsylvanian   17,903 19,353 20,189 -7.5 -11.3 $750,900 $764,215 $848,351 -1.7 -11.5
65 – Pere Marquette   10,530 10,746 10,986 -2.0 -4.2 $302,305 $304,585 $312,785 -0.7 -3.4
66 – Carolinian   27,698 28,166 25,964 -1.7 +6.7 $1,741,476 $1,675,461 $1,654,927 +3.9 +5.2
67 – Piedmont   10,241 5,237 10,394 +95.6 -1.5 $166,204 $84,655 $176,244 +96.3 -5.7
74-81 – Buses   – – – – – $705,570 $567,060 $110,598 +24.4 +538.0
96 – Special Trains    1,052 403 400 +161.0 +163.0 $158,620 $252,567 $40,000 -37.2 +296.6
Subtotal   1,306,120 1,244,563 1,340,241 +4.9 -2.5 $38,091,979 $34,775,093 $38,820,488 +9.5 -1.9
Long Distance                    
16 – Silver Star   32,515 34,848 29,958 -6.7 +8.5 $2,652,200 $2,571,554 $2,466,150 +3.1 +7.5
18 – Cardinal   9,984 10,064 11,288 -0.8 -11.6 $651,970 $609,252 $722,615 +7.0 -9.8
19 – Silver Meteor   29,584 30,679 27,395 -3.6 +8.0 $3,160,300 $2,910,458 $3,038,382 +8.6 +4.0
25 – Empire Builder   52,723 56,593 52,024 -6.8 +1.3 $7,584,800 $6,922,389 $8,296,684 +9.6 -8.6
26 – Capitol Ltd.   20,728 22,050 20,899 -6.0 -0.8 $1,941,204 $1,803,088 $1,915,512 +7.7 +1.3
27 – California Zephyr   35,335 31,794 35,344 +11.1 -0.0 $4,740,103 $3,881,635 $4,700,512 +22.1 +0.8
28 – Southwest Chief   30,999 30,573 30,106 +1.4 +3.0 $4,165,478 $3,724,208 $4,141,715 +11.8 +0.6
30 – City of New Orleans   19,679 17,899 17,006 +9.9 +15.7 $1,469,758 $1,345,732 $1,360,865 +9.2 +8.0
32 – Texas Eagle   26,235 25,453 24,518 +3.1 +7.0 $2,235,884 $1,927,516 $2,117,873 +16.0 +5.6
33 – Sunset Ltd.   8,205 7,374 7,134 +11.3 +15.0 $929,256 $739,536 $829,423 +25.7 +12.0
34 – Coast Starlight   44,365 48,049 44,743 -7.7 -0.8 $4,193,783 $3,793,041 $3,933,765 +10.6 +6.6
45 – Lake Shore Ltd.   35,074 33,983 36,396 +3.2 -3.6 $3,048,022 $2,693,508 $2,870,179 +13.2 +6.2
48 – Palmetto   17,948 17,859 15,870 +0.5 +13.1 $1,689,054 $1,491,276 $1,438,125 +13.3 +17.4
52 – Crescent   24,031 25,170 24,342 -4.5 -1.3 $2,527,630 $2,353,355 $2,336,224 +7.4 +8.2
63 – Auto Train   22,533 23,780 20,855 -5.2 +8.0 $5,205,775 $4,739,721 $4,718,366 +9.8 +10.3
Subtotal   409,938 416,168 397,878 -1.5 +3.0 $46,195,218 $41,506,267 $44,886,390 +11.3 +2.9
                       
Amtrak Total   2,541,159 2,485,223 2,596,750 +2.3 -2.1 $151,915,176 $139,875,216 $154,474,016 +8.6 -1.7
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  NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
                   
  SUMMARIZED FY 2010 MICHIGAN RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE RESULTS*
                   
  COMPARATIVE SUMMARY – MONTH OF AUGUST 2010 VERSUS 2009
                   
  MONTH  ENDED AUGUST 31, 2010 VERSUS 2009  *
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
   August   August  Increase/(Decrease)    August   August  Increase/(Decrease)
Corridor/Service 2010  2009 Amount Percentage   2010 2009 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 17,604 12,762           4,842 37.9%   $541,839 $452,330  $     89,509 19.8%
                   
Pere Marquette 10,530 10,746             (216) -2.0%   $302,305 $304,585          (2,280) -0.7%
                     
Wolverine 51,129 43,439           7,690 17.7%   $1,856,179 $1,599,170       257,009 16.1%
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  ELEVENTH MONTH OF STATE FISCAL YEAR –  PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 2010
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
Corridor/Service    Year-To-Date AUGUST 31, Increase/(Decrease)      Year-To-Date AUGUST 31, Increase/(Decrease)
  2010 2009 Amount Percentage   2010 2009 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 145,546 123,852         21,694 17.5%   $4,406,450 $3,836,202  $    570,248 14.9%
                     
Pere Marquette 94,818 96,678          (1,860) -1.9%   $2,710,361 $2,638,524         71,837 2.7%
                         
Wolverine 441,701 413,315         28,386 6.9%   $15,624,233 $13,997,325     1,626,908 11.6%
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* Per August 2010 Ridership and Revenue Report (FY10)              
News, Ridership statistics

AMTRAK SETS NEW RIDERSHIP RECORD

Amtrak Press Release

WASHINGTON – Amtrak set a new annual ridership record of 28,716,857 passengers for the fiscal year ending September 30 and collected a record $1.74 billion in ticket revenue.

The strong performance is evidence that the demand for passenger rail service is rising and that more Americans are choosing Amtrak — a greener and more convenient travel mode.

“We thank every passenger for choosing Amtrak to meet their intercity travel needs,” said President and CEO Joseph Boardman. “More and more people see passenger rail as a way

to get to where they need to go, and when our front line employees put them first, it helps to bring passengers back for another trip.”

A year-over-year comparison of FY 2010 to FY 2009 shows total Amtrak ridership grew by 5.7 percent, or about 1.55 million passengers, and all Amtrak business lines experienced

growth including the Northeast Corridor (up 4.3 percent), long-distance trains (up 6.6 percent), and state-supported and other short-distance routes (up 6.5 percent.) Over the same period, ticket revenue increased 9 percent, or more than $140 million.

Boardman said Amtrak’s relationship with other customers such as states and commuter agencies are also crucial. “Just as we must earn the loyalty of the customers who ride our trains, we must work to build stronger ties to our state and commuter customers,” he added, noting that Amtrak operates in an increasingly competitive environment.

Factors that contributed to Amtrak’s success in FY 2010 include a moderately improved economic environment allowing some recovery of business travel along the Northeast Corridor, the increased appeal and popularity of rail travel, effective marketing campaigns, the introduction of Wi-Fi on the high-speed Acela Express trains and sustained high gasoline prices.

In addition, continued difficulties with air travel and consumer dissatisfaction with air service are moving passengers from planes to trains particularly along the Northeast Corridor,

where Amtrak now enjoys a 65 percent share of the air-rail market between Washington and New York and a 52 percent share of the air-rail market between New York and Boston.

Since FY 2000, Amtrak ridership is up nearly 37 percent. To continue this long-term trend, Amtrak is pursuing several initiatives including partnering with states to expand existing services and establish new routes, buying 130 new single-level long-distance passenger cars to modernize its equipment fleet, and beginning the process to expand capacity along the Northeast Corridor to support growing demand.  Amtrak is also promoting its vision for a world class next generation high-speed rail service capable of achieving 220 mph (354 kph).

Furthermore, as required under the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, Amtrak recently completed the first of several comprehensive reviews of its long-distance trains exploring every aspect of operations from on-time performance to on-board services to identify opportunities for improvement.  The initial group of reports analyzed the Texas Eagle, California Zephyr, Cardinal Amtrak’s Acela Express trains and sustained high gasoline prices.Sunset Limited,and Capitol Limited. The reports are available on the Amtrak website.
See complete statistics at: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249215885709&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-disposition&blobheadervalue1=attachment;filename=Amtrak_ATK-10-134_Amtrak_Sets_Ridership_&_Revenue_Records_in_FY_2010_(10-11-10).pdf