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Amtrak ridership increases during winter weather 2014?

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Posted by schlimm on Thursday, January 9, 2014 6:16 PM

Disruptions in service because of winter weather seem to last longer on Amtrak now than in the past, and for more days than flight interruptions.

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Posted by ejjski on Thursday, January 9, 2014 5:44 PM
anyone else?
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Posted by schlimm on Monday, January 6, 2014 4:36 PM

Ridership may be up on trains that run, but some trains are cancelled.  It may be a wash.

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Amtrak ridership increases during winter weather 2014?
Posted by ejjski on Monday, January 6, 2014 3:04 PM
With all of the travel disruptions in the air and on the roads, has Amtrak ridership increased or will increase because of these series of winter storms? I know some Amtrak service is limited due to the storm but perhaps passengers from other modes of transportation have or will ride Amtrak because their flights are disrupted.

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