Amtrak carried a record 31.6 million passengers in fiscal-year 2013, which marked the railroad's 10th ridership record in the past 11 fiscal years.

 

During FY2013, which ended Sept. 30, Amtrak's state-supported corridor services logged a new record of 15.4 million riders. In addition, the national intercity passenger railroad's long distance routes combined for the best ridership in 20 years at 4.8 million passengers, Amtrak officials announced today.