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11/15/2010 Ridership
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Amtrak's Illinois ridership spikes in FY10
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Amtrak has set yet another annual ridership record in Illinois. In fiscal-year 2010, the railroad carried nearly 2 million people on routes operated in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, up 7 percent compared with FY2009. Since 2005, Amtrak ridership in the Midwest has spiked 55 percent.
For the year ended Sept. 30, ridership between Chicago and St. Louis totaled 642,413, up 11 percent year over year. Ridership rose 5 percent between Chicago and Carbondale to 304,255, and 3 percent between Chicago and Quincy to 239,365.
Meanwhile, Amtrak’s Hiawatha route between Chicago and Milwaukee registered 783,060 passengers, up 6 percent compared with FY2009.
For the year ended Sept. 30, ridership between Chicago and St. Louis totaled 642,413, up 11 percent year over year. Ridership rose 5 percent between Chicago and Carbondale to 304,255, and 3 percent between Chicago and Quincy to 239,365.
Meanwhile, Amtrak’s Hiawatha route between Chicago and Milwaukee registered 783,060 passengers, up 6 percent compared with FY2009.
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