Here is the ridership for all east-west long distance western trains 2008-2009-2010-2011-2012. I'm sure that it will lose much of its structure in the posting, but hopefully you can still understand the data. The salient point here is that anyone who thinks that more population along the North Coast Hiawatha route would equate to more ridership than along the Empire Builder route is being illogical. The Empire Builder serves the least-populous area of any Amtrak route, but carries the most passengers. Therefore, Minot, ND shouldn't be creating more ridership than Omaha, a city about 10 times its size, or Lincoln, Nebraska with a metro area about 100 times the size of Shelby, Montana really should have more ridership than Shelby, but that's not the case.
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Station-by-station ridership by fiscal year:
Empire Builder
Station 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Chicago, IL* 3,104,151 3,080,564 3,288,054 3,393,695 3,483,313
Glenview, IL* 65,769 66,962 66,629 70,494 71,827
Milwaukee, WI* 565,009 553,475 588,617 617,800 632,078
Columbus, WI 18,617 17,338 18,025 15,473 16,259
Portage, WI 7,453 6,965 7,483 6,115 6,747
Wisconsin Dells, WI 13,288 13,549 13,609 14,265 13,543
Tomah, WI 10,147 10,225 10,892 9,715 10,775
La Crosse, WI 31,221 30,569 31,666 28,414 28,872
Winona, MN 26,351 24,886 27,124 23,928 24,458
Red Wing, MN 10,584 10,642 10,691 8,956 10,289
St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN 147,791 133,674 128,658 116,785 120,515
St. Cloud, MN 14,206 11,952 12,459 10,614 13,740
Staples, MN 8,606 6,269 5,157 5,961 7,931
Detroit Lakes, MN 4,659 4,522 4,792 3,917 4,602
Fargo, ND 24,142 21,514 21,286 16,968 20,304
Grand Forks, ND 22,842 17,928 19,751 17,201 20,271
Devils Lake, ND 6,860 5,740 6,148 4,569 5,505
Rugby, ND 7,048 5,906 6,409 6,106 7,057
Minot, ND 42,801 39,136 40,360 29,179 37,169
Stanley, ND 3,694 3,921 4,549 6,146 10,234
Williston, ND 23,619 21,793 24,586 29,920 54,324
Wolf Point, MT 8,280 7,457 6,970 6,059 8,023
Glasgow, MT 6,351 5,749 6,075 4,370 5,563
Malta, MT 4,095 3,611 3,372 2,934 3,466
Havre, MT 17,759 16,928 16,077 14,007 14,198
Shelby, MT 18,881 15,972 16,534 13,358 15,501
Cut Bank, MT 3,455 2,931 3,363 2,985 3,236
Browning, MT (seasonal) 2,269 1,975 1,884 1,834 2,171
East Glacier Park, MT (seasonal) 15,759 13,146 17,652 11,950 14,886
Essex, MT 4,941 4,280 4,746 3,568 3,354
West Glacier Park, MT 7,396 6,644 7,895 5,018 6,175
Whitefish, MT 72,207 62,492 66,813 57,823 66,614
Libby, MT 6,062 5,393 5,342 5,072 6,626
Sandpoint, ID 6,181 5,675 5,606 5,296 8,815
Spokane, WA 53,196 47,891 50,279 46,798 62,773
Ephrata, WA 4,178 3,941 3,543 3,063 3,874
Wenatchee, WA 19,275 17,519 16,912 13,664 15,895
Leavenworth, WA (effective 09/25/09) 80 9,574 8,028 12,751
Everett, WA* 44,514 42,982 45,449 42,288 44,756
Edmonds, WA* 30,876 31,225 32,668 30,472 32,896
Seattle, WA* 617,067 615,735 677,953 672,485 672,351
Pasco, WA 26,517 25,006 25,891 22,598 25,535
Wishram, WA 1,865 1,400 1,580 2,128 1,567
Bingen-White Salmon, WA 2,908 2,825 3,245 2,420 3,147
Vancouver, WA* 97,026 99,086 100,979 99,901 99,363
Portland, OR* 598,633 618,131 672,608 665,677 668,823
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak train (more than one train per day in each direction).
No service at Minot from October 1, 2011 to mid-November, 2011.
Source: Great American Stations website.
Charted, excluding the seven largest stations:
California Zephyr
Station 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Chicago, IL* 3,104,151 3,080,564 3,288,054 3,393,695 3,483,313
Naperville, IL* 49,389 47,532 50,733 53,918 54,213
Princeton, IL* 28,042 30,787 31,644 33,678 34,713
Galesburg, IL* 98,419 97,013 102,851 104,208 106,491
Burlington, IA 7,283 7,487 8,744 7,285 7,646
Mount Pleasant, IA 9,307 15,176 16,063 13,034 13,634
Ottumwa, IA 10,993 11,556 12,383 10,497 11,674
Osceola, IA 17,881 19,423 19,095 14,891 14,681
Creston, IA 4,444 4,831 4,803 4,229 4,531
Omaha, NE 25,841 22,846 23,212 20,668 22,794
Lincoln, NE 11,935 10,968 11,779 11,756 12,468
Hastings, NE 4,623 4,633 4,765 4,839 5,358
Holdrege, NE 1,794 1,739 1,963 1,623 2,296
McCook, NE 2,987 2,899 3,218 2,939 3,540
Fort Morgan, CO 3,178 2,979 3,349 3,191 3,343
Denver, CO 129,773 120,236 128,410 115,342 113,393
Winter Park-Fraser, CO 9,400 8,390 7,913 8,252 7,162
Granby, CO 3,629 3,021 3,655 3,621 3,528
Glenwood Springs, CO 36,484 29,371 34,227 33,776 33,245
Grand Junction, CO 28,302 23,392 28,835 29,218 31,999
Green River, UT 1,568 1,585 2,825 2,367 2,478
Helper, UT 2,070 1,441 1,808 2,088 2,201
Provo, UT 3,965 3,561 5,133 4,996 5,675
Salt Lake City, UT 30,937 31,319 38,773 38,571 42,502
Elko, NV 4,607 5,279 6,835 7,125 8,278
Winnemucca, NV 2,730 2,750 3,558 3,441 4,238
Sparks, NV (service suspended effective 05/10/09) 2,095 1,168
Reno, NV 69,620 67,310 69,236 69,257 68,626
Truckee, CA 7,801 8,446 9,139 8,399 9,450
Colfax, CA 3,610 3,792 4,322 4,036 4,377
Roseville, CA* 81,478 78,299 67,796 67,831 62,233
Sacramento, CA* 1,146,308 1,109,351 1,107,220 1,175,046 1,186,958
Davis, CA* 451,995 434,779 409,611 443,168 445,416
Martinez, CA* 398,683 394,814 410,968 446,507 475,909
Richmond, CA* 276,114 281,999
Emeryville, CA* 528,203 520,969 529,965 583,865 586,876
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak train (more than one train per day in each direction).
Source: Great American Stations website.
Southwest Chief
Station 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Chicago, IL* 3,104,151 3,080,564 3,288,054 3,393,695 3,483,313
Naperville, IL* 49,389 47,532 50,733 53,918 54,213
Mendota, IL* 20,677 21,108 21,082 23,768 24,250
Princeton, IL* 28,042 30,787 31,644 33,678 34,713
Galesburg, IL* 98,419 97,013 102,851 104,208 106,491
Fort Madison, IA 9,307 7,813 7,656 7,944 7,003
La Plata, MO 10,544 10,579 10,990 10,786 9,820
Kansas City, MO* 130,459 123,789 142,769 155,479 161,130
Lawrence, KS 4,008 4,500 5,096 6,410 6,608
Topeka, KS 7,554 7,513 8,618 9,760 10,459
Newton, KS 14,563 12,751 13,926 13,890 14,131
Hutchinson, KS 4,289 4,045 4,519 5,185 5,239
Dodge City, KS 4,612 4,248 4,847 5,149 5,174
Garden City, KS 6,840 6,930 7,075 7,571 7,887
Lamar, CO 1,644 1,722 1,897 1,840 1,936
La Junta, CO 7,475 6,809 7,264 6,653 6,566
Trinidad, CO 4,628 3,923 4,102 4,535 4,770
Raton, NM 15,037 15,066 18,025 16,794 16,292
Las Vegas, NM 4,280 4,456 4,491 4,952 5,653
Lamy, NM 13,976 13,012 13,056 12,579 12,589
Albuquerque, NM 72,434 67,751 71,848 75,779 78,324
Gallup, NM 12,517 12,340 13,431 14,433 16,446
Winslow, AZ 4,767 4,834 5,274 5,399 5,034
Flagstaff, AZ 39,723 36,582 41,775 41,252 41,014
Williams Junction, AZ 8,199 6,341 7,642 7,646 7,487
Kingman, AZ 10,322 9,537 10,160 10,944 10,768
Needles, CA 8,093 8,225 9,481 8,840 9,118
Barstow, CA 3,334 3,531 3,609 3,870 3,443
Victorville, CA 4,904 5,078 5,558 6,488 6,764
San Bernardino, CA 10,092 9,161 10,080 10,552 11,554
Riverside, CA 9,399 9,769 10,806 11,679 12,197
Fullerton, CA* 443,953 417,649 411,489 436,383 310,694
Los Angeles, CA* 1,582,364 1,475,920 1,517,342 1,606,121 1,657,446
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak train (more than one train per day in each direction).
Source: Great American Stations website.
Texas Eagle/Sunset Limited
Station 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Chicago, IL* 3,104,151 3,080,564 3,288,054 3,393,695 3,483,313
Joliet, IL* 43,087 45,749 53,322 54,668 63,102
Pontiac, IL* 12,642 13,462 15,478 13,824 14,429
Bloomington-Normal, IL* 180,589 192,682 209,629 244,566 239,931
Lincoln, IL* 20,703 21,431 23,723 17,541 22,473
Springfield, IL* 157,540 170,550 190,172 159,444 192,216
Carlinville, IL* 10,261 10,200 11,364 7,831 10,557
Alton, IL* 53,741 57,974 64,674 50,220 63,027
St. Louis, MO* 271,997 278,778 321,629 310,859 353,696
Poplar Bluff, MO 4,631 4,170 4,688 5,488 5,938
Walnut Ridge, AR 4,057 3,785 4,565 4,311 4,766
Little Rock, AR 19,724 19,731 22,218 23,336 24,036
Malvern, AR 1,716 1,702 1,833 1,750 2,105
Arkadelphia, AR 1,480 1,365 1,486 1,574 1,602
Texarkana, AR 6,972 6,681 7,867 8,646 8,849
Marshall, TX 7,406 6,988 8,709 9,021 10,025
Longview, TX 27,920 28,828 34,033 35,469 49,126
Mineola, TX 4,376 4,952 6,568 7,165 6,956
Dallas, TX 35,860 39,592 47,053 54,498 55,764
Fort Worth, TX* 109,012 104,107 118,199 128,894 141,696
Cleburne, TX 2,135 2,455 3,130 3,590 4,536
McGregor, TX 3,141 4,238 4,240 4,644 4,988
Temple, TX 12,914 15,163 15,426 16,471 17,856
Taylor, TX 3,981 3,908 4,551 4,752 4,979
Austin, TX 23,829 25,404 31,968 39,167 41,638
San Marcos, TX 3,741 4,339 5,283 6,555 7,294
New Orleans, LA* 154,532 157,574 200,249 210,465 222,828
Schreiver, LA 1,029 1,072 1,292 1,383 1,755
New Iberia, LA 1,181 1,270 1,250 1,667 1,670
Lafayette, LA 3,835 4,606 6,122 6,295 5,969
Lake Charles, LA 2,200 2,716 2,909 3,127 3,438
Beaumont, TX 1,662 1,769 2,135 2,401 2,724
Houston, TX 14,891 16,191 18,351 19,637 20,327
San Antonio, TX* 48,151 48,804 58,131 67,168 70,164
Del Rio, TX 1,665 1,849 1,881 2,242 2,175
Sanderson, TX 153 205 216 344 255
Alpine, TX 3,519 3,497 3,862 4,322 4,416
El Paso, TX 9,605 9,397 10,415 11,470 12,329
Deming, NM 812 844 869 1,047 1,170
Lordsburg, NM 393 404 472 510 483
Benson, AZ 1,064 1,098 1,091 1,208 1,367
Tucson, AZ 14,780 18,031 21,095 23,340 23,896
Maricopa, AZ 6,393 7,662 8,764 9,819 10,804
Yuma, AZ 3,057 3,689 3,676 3,386 4,011
Palm Springs, CA 8,160 5,916 6,061 5,897 4,945
Ontario, CA 3,590 4,415 4,756 5,422 5,185
Pomona, CA 1,588 1,764 1,523 1,517 1,614
Los Angeles, CA* 1,582,364 1,475,920 1,517,342 1,606,121 1,657,446
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak train (more than one train per day in each direction).
Source: Great American Stations website.
Ridership at Longview and Dallas higher than actual as a bus bridge between the two stations (due to Union Pacific maintenance work) was registered at these stations for through passengers using the bus.
CarterB wrote:For comparisons..here's the Builder past few years by station:
vermontanan wrote:Amtrak station-by-station ridership, October 1-September 30, by fiscal year:
Empire Builder
Station
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Chicago, IL*
3,104,151
3,080,564
3,288,054
3,393,695
3,483,313
Glenview, IL*
65,769
66,962
66,629
70,494
71,827
Milwaukee, WI*
565,009
553,475
588,617
617,800
632,078
Columbus, WI
18,617
17,338
18,025
15,473
16,259
Portage, WI
7,453
6,965
7,483
6,115
6,747
Wisconsin Dells, WI
13,288
13,549
13,609
14,265
13,543
Tomah, WI
10,147
10,225
10,892
9,715
10,775
La Crosse, WI
31,221
30,569
31,666
28,414
28,872
Winona, MN
26,351
24,886
27,124
23,928
24,458
Red Wing, MN
10,584
10,642
10,691
8,956
10,289
St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN
147,791
133,674
128,658
116,785
120,515
St. Cloud, MN
14,206
11,952
12,459
10,614
13,740
Staples, MN
8,606
6,269
5,157
5,961
7,931
Detroit Lakes, MN
4,659
4,522
4,792
3,917
4,602
Fargo, ND
24,142
21,514
21,286
16,968
20,304
Grand Forks, ND
22,842
17,928
19,751
17,201
20,271
Devils Lake, ND
6,860
5,740
6,148
4,569
5,505
Rugby, ND
7,048
5,906
6,409
6,106
7,057
Minot, ND
42,801
39,136
40,360
29,179
37,169
Stanley, ND
3,694
3,921
4,549
6,146
10,234
Williston, ND
23,619
21,793
24,586
29,920
54,324
Wolf Point, MT
8,280
7,457
6,970
6,059
8,023
Glasgow, MT
6,351
5,749
6,075
4,370
5,563
Malta, MT
4,095
3,611
3,372
2,934
3,466
Havre, MT
17,759
16,928
16,077
14,007
14,198
Shelby, MT
18,881
15,972
16,534
13,358
15,501
Cut Bank, MT
3,455
2,931
3,363
2,985
3,236
Browning, MT (seasonal)
2,269
1,975
1,884
1,834
2,171
East Glacier Park, MT (seasonal)
15,759
13,146
17,652
11,950
14,886
Essex, MT
4,941
4,280
4,746
3,568
3,354
West Glacier Park, MT
7,396
6,644
7,895
5,018
6,175
Whitefish, MT
72,207
62,492
66,813
57,823
66,614
Libby, MT
6,062
5,393
5,342
5,072
6,626
Sandpoint, ID
6,181
5,675
5,606
5,296
8,815
Spokane, WA
53,196
47,891
50,279
46,798
62,773
Ephrata, WA
4,178
3,941
3,543
3,063
3,874
Wenatchee, WA
19,275
17,519
16,912
13,664
15,895
Leavenworth, WA (effective 09/25/09)
80
9,574
8,028
12,751
Everett, WA*
44,514
42,982
45,449
42,288
44,756
Edmonds, WA*
30,876
31,225
32,668
30,472
32,896
Seattle, WA*
617,067
615,735
677,953
672,485
672,351
Pasco, WA
26,517
25,006
25,891
22,598
25,535
Wishram, WA
1,865
1,400
1,580
2,128
1,567
Bingen-White Salmon, WA
2,908
2,825
3,245
2,420
3,147
Vancouver, WA*
97,026
99,086
100,979
99,901
99,363
Portland, OR*
598,633
618,131
672,608
665,677
668,823
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak train (more than one train per day in each direction).
No service at Minot from October 1, 2011 to mid-November, 2011 (FY2012).