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Amtrak Ridership 2025: 34.5 million (old record)
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Amtrak Ridership 2026: 37 million (New record)
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Mardi Gras projected ridership: 70k
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Actual ridership: 145k (First full year of service!)
Amtrak Ridership 2025: 34.5 million (old record)
Amtrak Ridership 2026: 37 million (New record)
Mardi Gras projected ridership: 70k
Actual ridership: 145k (First full year of service!)
A line from Bakersfield to Barstow (both in California) would seem handy.
Newton to Oklahoma City and then Hastings as well!
La Junta to Denver also (both in Colorado), so if a line has issues, it’s possible to travel by another.
I would also love Phoenix -> Flagstaff -> Salt Lake City and Savannah -> Atlanta -> Chattanooga -> Nashville.
Bakersfield to Barstow has some mountains as a major challenge.
The other two are fairly flat.
Not sure how feasible it would be overall, but I like the thinking.
Could have a mountain tunnel. Or curve slightly south ◡.