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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dgwicks NYC has about 8 million but I doubt many of them ride Amtrak. A lot ride the subway, Metro North, and NJT. MN has an annual ridership of approx. 62 million. And that is trips. So obviously there aren't a lot of New Yorkers riding Amtrak in comparison to Metro North. NEC ridership is about 11 million. serving, or being available doesn't mean people will ride it. New York City proves that. A population of 8 million, more if you incude everything on the Bos-Wash corridor, and only 11 million riders in a year? [/quote] So what? Amtrak doesn't have a big market share in the commuting market of New York? AMTRAK DOESN'T SERVE NYC COMMUTERS. Therefore, few, as you point out, ride Amtrak. Last I looked, Amtrak's next stop out of NY was some ways out. There's no way Amtrak would compete against the subways or MN. So you doubt many ride Amtrak? Have you had your head buried in the sand? How can Amtrak command the leading market share of travel from Washington to NYC? It was around 50% last I heard and cause Delta to grumble about Amtrak "muscling in" on its subsidized market. Where do you think the bulk of Amtrak's Florida service passengers come from? I forget. No one from New York rides Amtrak. Man, the knowledge on this board is impressive. Another case of "railfans" citing false information to denegrate Amtrak.
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