Amtrak Hopes to Lure 33 Million Riders During Fiscal 2024 (1)

Nov. 30, 2023, 3:31 PM UTCUpdated: Nov. 30, 2023, 5:14 PM UTC

Amtrak has set a target to attract 32.8 million riders to the rail network during fiscal 2024 as the rail system works to rebound from pandemic-prompted low ridership, top executives said.

If the rail system succeeds, it will represent the busiest-ever year of operation and almost triple the 12.2 million riders that used the network during 2021.

“Folks want to take the train, so that’s what we’re focused on doing: We want to get more trains to more communities, more people to more places,” Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said in an interview. “We did a lot of that in ‘23, ...

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