30.2 million passengers and $1.9 billion in ticket revenue WASHINGTON, Oct.

Ridership projections show a new all-time record will be set WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amtrak is projecting that for the first time ever its annual ridership will exceed 30 million passengers and in the process set a new all-time record when the current fiscal year ends Sept.

One-way fares between New York and Philadelphia as low as $25 WILMINGTON, Del., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amtrak announced today the start of a three day sale on its popular Northeast Regional service and Keystone Service.

Best March ever makes 17 consecutive months of year-over-year growth WASHINGTON, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- March marked 17 consecutive months of year-over-year ridership growth for Amtrak, was the best March ever for the company and puts America's Railroad on track to set another annual ridership record. "Our ridership has grown more than 36 percent since 2000, and I expect that trend to continue - and if gas prices continue to rise - to accelerate.

Record January marks 15 straight months of ridership growth WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The numbers are now in and January is the 15th straight month of ridership growth for Amtrak and also the best January on record with 2,126,429 passengers.