No one wants to ride trains in the Midwest? So while Ohio debates.....
Amtrak's Illinois ridership spikes in FY10
Amtrak has set yet another annual ridership record in Illinois. In fiscal-year 2010, the railroad carried nearly 2 million people on routes operated in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, up 7 percent compared with FY2009. Since 2005, Amtrak ridership in the Midwest has spiked 55 percent.
Full story at:http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article/Amtraks-Illinois-ridership-spikes-in-FY10--25063
Amtrak's Illinois ridership spikes in FY10
Amtrak has set yet another annual ridership record in Illinois. In fiscal-year 2010, the railroad carried nearly 2 million people on routes operated in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, up 7 percent compared with FY2009. Since 2005, Amtrak ridership in the Midwest has spiked 55 percent.
Full story at:http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article/Amtraks-Illinois-ridership-spikes-in-FY10--25063
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
