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New station at New Buffalo

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New station

Amtrak’s Blue Water (train 365) arrives to the new Amtrak station in New Buffalo, Michigan, Oct. 26, 2009 while being greeted by media, passengers, and area residents. The station, located along Amtrak’s high-speed Michigan District line in downtown New Buffalo, opened officially Oct. 26 and replaces the former Amtrak station south of town on CSX served by Amtrak’s Pere Marquette. Amtrak’s Blue Water (trains 364 and 365) and Wolverine trains 354 and 355 now serve New Buffalo. Amtrak’s Pere Marquette (trains 370 and 371) no longer serve New Buffalo as of Oct. 26.   (Photo by J.R. Valderas)

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Meetings

Member meeting is in Bangor on Nov. 14, 2009

Michigan Association of Railroad Passenger Monthly Meeting
When: November 14th 2009
Where: Amtrak Station Bangor, MI (BAM)
541 Railroad Street
Bangor, MI 49013

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Shuttling to Bangor:
Shuttle(s) will depart KAL after the arrival of 351(timetable states 9:50 AM) unless we have member’s taking 365 (timetable states 10:23 AM) then shuttle(s) will depart KAL after the arrival of 365. Travel time is between 35 & 40 minutes.

Shuttles will depart BAM for KAL no later than 2:45 PM. Sooner if that’s the will of the shuttle(s) riders. RSVP John Langdon 616.218.9009 john-langdon@sbcglobal.net for Shuttling.

Time: Upon arrival of Shuttle(s).

Speaker/Program:
The History of Bangor “Train Town USA” Bob Emmert from the Bangor Historical Society

Read the proposed agenda by clicking here.

Lunch arrangements: No Host @ Railroad Cafe 555 Railroad Street, Bangor, Michigan 49013 (269) 427 – 1605

Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers

Meetings

Member meeting is in Ann Arbor October 10, 2009

Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers
Member Meeting
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Ann Arbor Amtrak Station
325 Depot Street
Ann Arbor MI 48104

Please plan to join us at 10:00 am at the Ann Arbor Amtrak Station where we will be given an overview of WALLY: The Washtenaw-Livingston Commuter Train and be updated on progress toward the start of service between Howell and Ann Arbor. Michael Benham, Commuter Rail Coordinator for Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, will be the presenter.

Following the presentation, we will move across the street to Casey’s Tavern (304 Depot Street, phone 734-665-6775) for the MARP business meeting. Clark Charnetski will share information on the proposed new Amtrak station for Ann Arbor. Further discussion and socializing will take place over our usual no-host lunch.

Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers

Ridership statistics

Michigan Services stats for September 2009

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  NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
                   
  SUMMARIZED FY 2009 MICHIGAN RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE RESULTS*
                   
  COMPARATIVE SUMMARY – MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2009 VERSUS 2008
                   
  MONTH  ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 VERSUS 2008  *
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
   September   September  Increase/(Decrease)    September   September  Increase/(Decrease)
Corridor/Service  2009   2008 Amount Percentage    2009   2008 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 8,999 10,316          (1,317) -12.8%   $275,173 $301,245  $    (26,072) -8.7%
                   
Pere Marquette 6,568 7,960          (1,392) -17.5%   $179,770 $214,702        (34,932) -16.3%
                     
Wolverine 30,812 33,364          (2,552) -7.6%   $1,044,594 $1,111,688        (67,094) -6.0%
Total 46,379 51,640          (5,261) -10.2%   $1,499,537 $1,627,635  $   (128,098) -7.9%
                     
                   
  FISCAL YEAR-END 2009 –  TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 VS. 2008
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
Corridor/Service    Year-To-Date SEPTEMBER 30, Increase/(Decrease)      Year-To-Date SEPTEMBER 30, Increase/(Decrease)
   2009  2008 Amount Percentage    2009  2008 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 132,851 136,538          (3,687) -2.7%   $4,111,375 $4,158,742  $    (47,367) -1.1%
                         
Pere Marquette 103,246 111,716          (8,470) -7.6%   $2,818,294 $2,975,391      (157,097) -5.3%
                           
Wolverine 444,127 472,393        (28,266) -6.0%   $15,041,919 $16,243,510    (1,201,591) -7.4%
Total 680,224 720,647 (40,423) -5.6%   $21,971,588 $23,377,643  $(1,406,055) -6.0%
                   
                   
                   
                   
* Per September 2009 Ridership and Revenue Report (FY09)              
Ridership statistics

Amtrak ridership stats for September 2009

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September FY09
                       
    Ridership Ticket Revenue
          % change vs.         % change vs.  
NEC Spine FY09 FY08 Budget FY08 Budget FY09 FY08 Budget FY08 Budget
1 – Acela   248,855 294,061 297,422 -15.4 -16.3 $33,109,494 $40,649,122 $42,334,070 -18.5 -21.8
5 – Northeast Regional   568,541 590,756 606,817 -3.8 -6.3 $33,569,156 $38,613,914 $39,952,993 -13.1 -16.0
99 – Special Trains   510 760 750 -32.9 -32.0 $104,500 $155,200 $175,000 -32.7 -40.3
Subtotal   817,906 885,577 904,989 -7.6 -9.6 $66,783,150 $79,418,236 $82,462,063 -15.9 -19.0
State Supported and Other Short Distance Corridors                    
3 – Ethan Allen   3,361 3,289 3,229 +2.2 +4.1 $164,713 $160,116 $179,201 +2.9 -8.1
4 – Vermonter   5,094 5,185 5,086 -1.8 +0.2 $262,246 $284,922 $275,770 -8.0 -4.9
7 – Albany-Niagara Falls-Toronto   26,046 27,608 27,054 -5.7 -3.7 $1,433,833 $1,635,250 $1,821,227 -12.3 -21.3
9 – Downeaster   38,086 43,955 42,045 -13.4 -9.4 $527,269 $592,862 $593,299 -11.1 -11.1
12 – New Haven-Springfield   26,451 26,968 27,926 -1.9 -5.3 $671,266 $760,971 $790,624 -11.8 -15.1
14 – Keystone   98,532 102,150 99,100 -3.5 -0.6 $1,956,031 $2,049,914 $2,194,929 -4.6 -10.9
15 – Empire (NYP-ALB)   75,735 79,902 80,369 -5.2 -5.8 $2,924,223 $3,180,606 $3,541,162 -8.1 -17.4
20 – Chicago-St. Louis (Lincoln Service)   38,478 36,849 43,487 +4.4 -11.5 $852,977 $815,343 $979,535 +4.6 -12.9
21 – Hiawatha   60,914 63,987 58,513 -4.8 +4.1 $1,090,500 $1,172,468 $1,042,644 -7.0 +4.6
22 – Wolverine   30,812 33,364 38,123 -7.6 -19.2 $1,044,594 $1,111,688 $1,237,744 -6.0 -15.6
23 – Chicago-Carbondale (Illini/Saluki)   20,078 22,569 23,949 -11.0 -16.2 $581,320 $653,431 $692,688 -11.0 -16.1
24 – Chicago-Quincy (IL Zephyr/Carl Sandburg)   15,667 17,145 17,463 -8.6 -10.3 $371,403 $403,676 $446,882 -8.0 -16.9
29 – Heartland Flyer   4,568 4,943 5,498 -7.6 -16.9 $100,165 $109,720 $101,326 -8.7 -1.1
35 – Pacific Surfliner   206,675 215,497 240,994 -4.1 -14.2 $3,675,639 $3,681,986 $4,520,674 -0.2 -18.7
36 – Cascades   66,608 65,257 67,664 +2.1 -1.6 $2,021,078 $1,863,487 $1,852,473 +8.5 +9.1
37 – Capitol Corridor   126,692 144,797 134,615 -12.5 -5.9 $1,765,886 $1,953,836 $2,057,276 -9.6 -14.2
39 – San Joaquin   69,959 75,844 81,730 -7.8 -14.4 $2,077,846 $2,401,298 $2,056,217 -13.5 +1.1
40 – Adirondack   8,557 8,941 9,247 -4.3 -7.5 $437,527 $464,233 $478,621 -5.8 -8.6
41 – Blue Water   8,999 10,316 10,303 -12.8 -12.7 $275,173 $301,245 $277,643 -8.7 -0.9
47 – Washington-Newport News   34,906 32,892 37,188 +6.1 -6.1 $1,707,825 $1,806,181 $2,091,462 -5.4 -18.3
54 – Hoosier State   2,164 2,634 2,875 -17.8 -24.7 $49,048 $54,829 $55,229 -10.5 -11.2
56 – Kansas City-St. Louis (MO River Runner)   10,639 11,215 11,546 -5.1 -7.9 $245,949 $254,519 $257,564 -3.4 -4.5
57 – Pennsylvanian   15,074 16,364 16,921 -7.9 -10.9 $558,952 $618,257 $641,354 -9.6 -12.8
65 – Pere Marquette   6,568 7,960 9,005 -17.5 -27.1 $179,770 $214,702 $217,211 -16.3 -17.2
66 – Carolinian   20,023 17,448 22,911 +14.8 -12.6 $1,002,245 $895,078 $1,406,328 +12.0 -28.7
67 – Piedmont   5,334 5,642 5,606 -5.5 -4.9 $90,529 $93,090 $94,649 -2.8 -4.4
74-81 – Buses   – – – – – $445,176 $837,243 $395,177 -46.8 +12.7
96 – Special Trains    743 3,500 3,800 -78.8 -80.4 $306,308 $482,178 $400,000 -36.5 -23.4
Subtotal   1,026,763 1,086,221 1,126,247 -5.5 -8.8 $26,819,492 $28,853,131 $30,698,908 -7.0 -12.6
Long Distance                    
16 – Silver Star   26,270 28,083 24,135 -6.5 +8.8 $1,701,222 $1,839,852 $1,722,216 -7.5 -1.2
18 – Cardinal   8,356 8,647 9,102 -3.4 -8.2 $483,673 $529,770 $527,424 -8.7 -8.3
19 – Silver Meteor   24,436 23,757 22,170 +2.9 +10.2 $2,130,658 $2,176,210 $1,924,311 -2.1 +10.7
25 – Empire Builder   42,870 51,178 45,649 -16.2 -6.1 $5,057,538 $6,091,550 $5,604,189 -17.0 -9.8
26 – Capitol Ltd.   16,899 19,127 18,433 -11.6 -8.3 $1,361,526 $1,664,065 $1,522,035 -18.2 -10.5
27 – California Zephyr   27,130 32,014 32,664 -15.3 -16.9 $3,469,502 $4,284,927 $4,025,299 -19.0 -13.8
28 – Southwest Chief   24,874 28,548 26,374 -12.9 -5.7 $3,027,759 $3,799,494 $3,511,707 -20.3 -13.8
30 – City of New Orleans   14,474 10,715 15,515 +35.1 -6.7 $1,025,765 $768,086 $1,079,054 +33.5 -4.9
32 – Texas Eagle   18,612 17,805 15,371 +4.5 +21.1 $1,354,879 $1,409,043 $1,265,224 -3.8 +7.1
33 – Sunset Ltd.   5,641 4,711 4,364 +19.7 +29.3 $545,391 $482,401 $504,456 +13.1 +8.1
34 – Coast Starlight   35,820 35,778 32,906 +0.1 +8.9 $2,834,996 $3,299,045 $3,075,090 -14.1 -7.8
45 – Lake Shore Ltd.   26,637 29,437 30,287 -9.5 -12.1 $2,042,535 $2,224,351 $2,193,832 -8.2 -6.9
48 – Palmetto   12,010 9,091 12,929 +32.1 -7.1 $856,705 $654,015 $860,827 +31.0 -0.5
52 – Crescent   20,904 21,241 21,809 -1.6 -4.1 $1,931,819 $2,052,066 $2,024,431 -5.9 -4.6
63 – Auto Train   14,150 13,391 13,233 +5.7 +6.9 $3,051,596 $3,204,726 $3,223,802 -4.8 -5.3
Subtotal   319,083 333,523 324,941 -4.3 -1.8 $30,875,565 $34,479,599 $33,063,897 -10.5 -6.6
                       
Amtrak Total   2,163,752 2,305,321 2,356,177 -6.1 -8.2 $124,478,207 $142,750,966 $146,224,868 -12.8 -14.9