Monday, August 2, 2010

North Carolina-funded trains see 200% growth

A 200 percent increase!! Gee, I'm sorry to hear state-supported trains with top speeds of only 79 mph don't attract riders...

Train ridership up in NC thanks to new train
Associated Press - August 2, 2010 3:35 PM ET

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The addition of a midday train between North Carolina's two largest cities has increased ridership on the state-sponsored passenger rail service.

The state Department of Transportation announced on Monday that the Piedmont midday service between Raleigh and Charlotte helped increase ridership by nearly 200% over last June from 5,258 to 15,426.

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