PASSENGER RAIL RIDERSHIP,,
"Amtrak Ridership (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)",,
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"Amtrak officially began service in May 1971.  Amtrak offers services in 46 states throughout a 22,000 mile route system.   Ridership data are highly seasonal, with July and August being very high seasonal months.  In 2000, Amtrak introduced a high-speed rail service in the northeast U.S., which helped increase ridership.  ",,
Amtrak Ridership,Jun-01,Jun-02
Ridership,"2,072,913","1,994,267"
Ridership percent change from same month previous year,3.14,-3.79
NOTE:  The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.,,
"SOURCE:  National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, Personal Communication. ",,