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The Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be completed by the Federal Railroad Administration.Its purpose is to evaluate the restoration and addition of discontinued and new long-distance passenger services, as well as the upgrading of tri-weekly long-distance services to daily operation.
Amtrak's 2023 host report card gives Canadian Pacific Kansas City an A, CSX and Canadian National a B+, BNSF a B, Norfolk Southern a B-, and Union Pacific a C-. [118] Amtrak's median on-time performance between 2018 and 2023 was 74.5%, reaching a high of 80% in 2020. It was highest on the Northeast Corridor (81.3%).
Amtrak reported an adjusted operating loss of $705 million for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, down 9% over 2023. Amtrak's prior record was 32.3 million passengers in 2019, which was up 45% from ...
Amtrak has announced it hit an all-time ridership record in its 2024 fiscal year, with 32.8 million passengers taking trips. That’s a 15% increase over the 2023 figures. That many riders also ...
The report is known as the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study and must be delivered to Congress within two years. [42] In June 2023, Amtrak submitted an application for a federal grant to increase Sunset Limited service to operate daily. [43]
Amtrak announced the new Amtrak Cascades brand in the fall 1998 timetable; the new equipment began operation in December. [22] [23] The full Cascades brand was rolled out on January 12, 1999, following a six-week delay due to an issue with the seat designs on the Talgo trainsets. [24] [25] Amtrak extended a second train to Eugene in late 2000.
The investments have already improved Amtrak’s commercial performance. In the last three months of 2023, Amtrak’s ridership was 15% above pre-pandemic levels, according to Gardner. The ...
The resulting congestion led to rampant delays for the Empire Builder, with the train running on time 44.5% in November 2013, the worst on-time performance of any Amtrak route and well below congressional standards. In some cases, the delays resulted in an imbalance of crew and equipment, forcing Amtrak to cancel runs of the Empire Builder. [55]