Amtrak San Joaquin Corridor At Near-Record Ridership And Revenue Levels

[marmar]

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — One Bay Area Amtrak rail corridor nearly set a record for ridership and revenue in November, despite lower gas prices, Amtrak officials have announced.

November data for the San Joaquin line to Bakersfield from both Sacramento and San Francisco show that November ridership and revenue was at its second highest level in more than a decade.

The San Joaquin is the fifth busiest corridor in the Amtrak nationwide system, according to the company.

“Intercity passenger rail is an important component of a sustainable, multimodal transportation system for today and the future,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/28/amtrak-san-joaquin-corridor-nears-ridership-revenue-record/

[Turbineguy]

1. Hmmm.....

Is Dagney Taggart running this operation?

[gwheezie]

2. I love Amtrak

I'm on the east coast. I never drive when going from city to city. I live rural in the woods. It's a great day for me to take Amtrak to DC and ride the DC metro. If I lived in a city I would pick one with an Amtrak station. You can go all over the country.

[lunasun]

3. I use Amtrak to near by metro areas re work and took the family crisscross around the U.S.

This is good news that so many see it as an acceptable form of transport in CA