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Use of Passenger Rail: Revenue Passenger Miles
Amtrak Revenue Passenger Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
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Amtrak
officially began service in May 1971.
Amtrak offers services in 46 states on a network of over 22,000 track
miles. Ridership data are highly
seasonal, with July and August being very high season months. In 2000, Amtrak introduced a high-speed
rail service in the northeast U.S., which helped increase ridership.
| Amtrak revenue passenger
miles (thousands) |
457,533 |
492,429 |
| Percent change from same
month previous year |
-0.31 |
7.63 |
NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same
period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety
Analysis, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/, as of
August 2007.
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