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What are the rising gas prices doing to ridership?
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<p>[quote user="blue streak 1"]</p> <p>My question is: Have any posters seen an uptick in traffic both AMTRAK and the various commuter rail lines? [/quote]</p> <p>Amtrak says that the number of riders on its trains increased 4.6% in January 2011 compared to January 2010. It attributes the increase to an improved economy, sustained high gasoline, prices, greater appeal of train travel, effective marketing campaigns, and the introduction of Wi-Fi on the Acela trains. Moreover, the number of riders has increased during the first quarter of FY11, with increases across the system.</p> <p>Capital Metro reports a slight increase in the number of its riders during January 2011 over January 2010. It attributes the increase to higher gasoline prices, improve bus schedules, and all day operation of its commuter rail line coupled with a reduction in rail commuter fares. </p>
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