• Amtrak Ridership 2025: 34.5 million (old record)

  • Amtrak Ridership 2026: 37 million (New record)

  • Mardi Gras projected ridership: 70k

  • Actual ridership: 145k (First full year of service!)

https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/monthlyperformancereports/2026/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-September-2026.pdf

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[–] 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

A line from Bakersfield to Barstow (both in California) would seem handy.

Newton to Oklahoma City and then Hastings as well!

La Junta to Denver also (both in Colorado), so if a line has issues, it's possible to travel by another.

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