Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor
Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
| Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor | Aug-14 | Aug-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Amtrak revenue passenger-miles (millions) | 633.5 | 611.8 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | - 1.8% | - 3.4% |
| Passenger load factor (percent) | 55.2 | 54.5 |
| Difference from same month previous year | - 0.5% | - 0.7% |
NOTE: Amtrak revenue passenger-miles measure the movement of a passenger for a distance of one mile. Amtrak load factors measure Amtrak passenger capacity and are calculated by dividing total passenger miles by seat miles. The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCES: Revenue Passenger-Miles — U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, Operational Data Tables, Table 1.02, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/ as of Decenber 2015. Load Factor — National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), Monthly Performance Reports, available at http://www.amtrak.com/ as of December 2015.