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Amtrak's network includes over 500 stations along {{convert|21,400|mi|km|sigfig=2}} of track. It directly owns approximately {{convert|623|mi|km}} of this track and operates an additional 132 miles of track; the remaining mileage is over rail lines owned by other railroad companies. While most track speeds are limited to {{convert|79|mph|abbr=on}} or less, several lines have been upgraded to support top speeds of {{convert|110|mph|abbr=on}}, and parts of the [[Northeast Corridor]] support top speeds of {{convert|160|mph|abbr=on}}. | Amtrak's network includes over 500 stations along {{convert|21,400|mi|km|sigfig=2}} of track. It directly owns approximately {{convert|623|mi|km}} of this track and operates an additional 132 miles of track; the remaining mileage is over rail lines owned by other railroad companies. While most track speeds are limited to {{convert|79|mph|abbr=on}} or less, several lines have been upgraded to support top speeds of {{convert|110|mph|abbr=on}}, and parts of the [[Northeast Corridor]] support top speeds of {{convert|160|mph|abbr=on}}. | ||
In | In fiscal year 2022, Amtrak served 22.9 million passengers and had $2.1 billion in revenue, with more than 17,100 employees as of fiscal year 2021. Nearly 87,000 passengers ride more than 300 Amtrak trains daily.<ref name="FY18 profile" /> Nearly two-thirds of passengers come from the [[Metropolitan statistical area|10 largest metropolitan areas]] and 83% of passengers travel on routes shorter than {{convert|400|miles|km|round=5}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2013/03/01%20passenger%20rail%20puentes%20tomer/passenger%20rail%20puentes%20tomer |title=A New Alignment: Strengthening America's Commitment to Passenger Rail |last1=Puentes |first1=Robert |first2=Adie |last2=Tomer |first3=Joseph |last3=Kane |date=March 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203044600/http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2013/03/01%20passenger%20rail%20puentes%20tomer/passenger%20rail%20puentes%20tomer |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |agency=The Brookings Institution}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Service on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), between Boston, and [[Washington, D.C.]], as well as between Philadelphia and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], is powered by [[overhead line]]s; for the rest of the system, diesel-fueled locomotives are used. Routes vary widely in the frequency of service, from three-days-a-week trains on the ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' to several times per hour on the Northeast Corridor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables |title=Amtrak Train Schedules, Timetables |website=Amtrak.com |access-date=November 23, 2012 |archive-date=November 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123035314/http://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables |url-status=live}}</ref> For areas not served by trains, [[Amtrak Thruway]] routes provide guaranteed connections to trains via buses, vans, ferries and other modes.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Amtrak Thruway Connecting Services Multiply Your Travel Destinations |url=https://www.amtrak.com/thruway-connecting-services-multiply-your-travel-destinations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404220008/http://www.amtrak.com/thruway-connecting-services-multiply-your-travel-destinations |archive-date=April 4, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2021 |website=Amtrak |language=en}}</ref> | Service on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), between Boston, and [[Washington, D.C.]], as well as between Philadelphia and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], is powered by [[overhead line]]s; for the rest of the system, diesel-fueled locomotives are used. Routes vary widely in the frequency of service, from three-days-a-week trains on the ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' to several times per hour on the Northeast Corridor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables |title=Amtrak Train Schedules, Timetables |website=Amtrak.com |access-date=November 23, 2012 |archive-date=November 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123035314/http://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables |url-status=live}}</ref> For areas not served by trains, [[Amtrak Thruway]] routes provide guaranteed connections to trains via buses, vans, ferries and other modes.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Amtrak Thruway Connecting Services Multiply Your Travel Destinations |url=https://www.amtrak.com/thruway-connecting-services-multiply-your-travel-destinations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404220008/http://www.amtrak.com/thruway-connecting-services-multiply-your-travel-destinations |archive-date=April 4, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2021 |website=Amtrak |language=en}}</ref> | ||
The most popular and heavily used services are those running on the NEC, including the ''Acela'' and ''[[Northeast Regional]]''. The NEC runs between Boston and Washington, D.C. via New York City and Philadelphia. Some services continue into [[Virginia]]. The NEC services accounted for 4.4 million of Amtrak's 12.2 million passengers in | The most popular and heavily used services are those running on the NEC, including the ''Acela'' and ''[[Northeast Regional]]''. The NEC runs between Boston and Washington, D.C. via New York City and Philadelphia. Some services continue into [[Virginia]]. The NEC services accounted for 4.4 million of Amtrak's 12.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2021.<ref name=":0" /> Outside the NEC the most popular services are the short-haul corridors in California, the ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'', ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'', and ''[[San Joaquin (train)|San Joaquins]]'', which are supplemented by an extensive network of connecting buses. Together the California corridor trains accounted for a combined 2.35 million passengers in fiscal year 2021.<ref name=":0" /> Other popular routes include the ''[[Empire Service]]'' between New York City and [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]], via [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], which carried 613.2 thousand passengers in fiscal year 2021, and the ''[[Keystone Service]]'' between New York City and Harrisburg via Philadelphia that carried 394.3 thousand passengers that same year.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Four of the six busiest stations by boardings are on the NEC: [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] (first), [[Washington Union Station]] (second), [[30th Street Station|Philadelphia 30th Street Station]] (third), and [[South Station|Boston South Station]] (fifth). The other two are [[Chicago Union Station]] (fourth) and [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] (sixth).<ref name="FY18 profile" /> | Four of the six busiest stations by boardings are on the NEC: [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] (first), [[Washington Union Station]] (second), [[30th Street Station|Philadelphia 30th Street Station]] (third), and [[South Station|Boston South Station]] (fifth). The other two are [[Chicago Union Station]] (fourth) and [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] (sixth).<ref name="FY18 profile" /> | ||
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===Ridership=== | ===Ridership=== | ||
[[File:Annual Amtrak Ridership Graph thru FY2012.svg|thumb|right|Annual ridership by fiscal year 1971–2023]] | [[File:Annual Amtrak Ridership Graph thru FY2012.svg|thumb|right|Annual ridership by fiscal year 1971–2023]] | ||
Amtrak carried 15.8 million<!-- 15,848,327 --> passengers in 1972, its first full year of operation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/resources/more/amtrak_ridership/ |title=Amtrak Ridership by Fiscal Year |work=[[National Association of Railroad Passengers|NARP]] |access-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405094313/http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/resources/more/amtrak_ridership/ |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ridership has increased steadily ever since, carrying a record 32 million passengers in | Amtrak carried 15.8 million<!-- 15,848,327 --> passengers in 1972, its first full year of operation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/resources/more/amtrak_ridership/ |title=Amtrak Ridership by Fiscal Year |work=[[National Association of Railroad Passengers|NARP]] |access-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405094313/http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/resources/more/amtrak_ridership/ |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ridership has increased steadily ever since, carrying a record 32 million passengers in fiscal year 2019, more than double the total in 1972. For the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2020, Amtrak reported 16.8 million passengers, with the decline resulting from effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FY19-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY19 Ridership|website=Amtrak|access-date=September 9, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528210432/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FY19-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FY20-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak Route Ridership {{!}} FY20 vs. FY19|website=Amtrak|access-date=May 2, 2021|quote=Fiscal year 2019 ridership previously reported as 32.5 millions has been decreased to 32.0 million to reflect an updated company definition of ridership|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517163829/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FY20-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Fiscal year 2021 saw ridership decrease more, with 12.2 million passengers reported.<ref name=":0" /> Fiscal year 2022 saw an increase to 22.9 million passengers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberg |first1=Harrison |title=Capacity's impact shows in Amtrak's fiscal 2022 revenue and ridership: analysis |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/capacitys-impact-shows-in-amtraks-fiscal-2022-revenue-and-ridership-analysis/ |website=Trains.com |publisher=Bob Johnston |access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref> Fiscal year 2023 saw a further increase to 28.6 million passengers, although this is still below the record-high in Fiscal year 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=2023-11-30 |title=Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023: Ridership Exceeds Expectations as Demand for Passenger Rail Soars |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2023/11/amtrak-fiscal-year-2023-ridership-exceeds-expectations-as-demand-for-passenger-rail-soars/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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