Local Amtrak Ridership Up

September 5, 2008 at 8:25 am
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Cascades up 12% from last year, the Seattle-to-Portland leg up 26 percent.

Thanks to tipper Gordon Werner.

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One Response to Local Amtrak Ridership Up

Ben W. says:
September 5, 2008 at 4:53 pm


For more, see the state transportation organization’s “gray notebook” quarterly update.

One of the great things coming out of the ridership is we’re finally seeing the ridership numbers translate into revenue numbers:

During the first seven months of FFY 2008 (Oct. 2007-Apr.
2008), total revenues for state-supported Amtrak Cascades
trains were up 16% when compared to the same period in 2007.
Revenue growth was particularly strong in March which was
up 33%. This is likely due to higher fuel costs driving many
people away from automobile travel and towards alternatives
such as trains.