Amtrak Cascades - February 2000 Ridership

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAIL CORRIDOR RIDERSHIP

	February	February	% Change	February	% Change
TRAIN NUMBER	2000	1999	99-2000	1998	98-2000
11 C.S.(SEA-PDX)	2,366	2,627	-9.9%	3,159	-25.1%
11 C.S. (SLM/ALY/EUG)	1,880	2,018	-6.8%	1,880	0.0%
14 C.S. (PDX-SEA)	2,159	2,336	-7.6%	2,044	5.6%
14 C.S.(EUG/ALY/SLM)	1,420	1,430	-0.7%	1,151	23.4%
750 Cascades	3,290	3,349	-1.8%	4,248	-22.6%
750 (Eugene extension)	1,672	1,706	-2.0%	1,702	-1.8%
751 Cascades	2,888	3,025	-4.5%	3,006	-3.9%
752 Cascades*	4,480	4,279	4.7%	N/A	N/A
753 Cascades*	4,230	4,006	5.6%	N/A	N/A
754 Cascades	3,340	3,315	0.8%	3,982	-16.1%
755 Cascades	3,553	3,440	3.3%	4,348	-18.3%
755 (Eugene extension)	1,123	1,286	-12.7%	1,381	-18.7%
760 Cascades	3,089	2,816	9.7%	3,689	-16.3%
761 Cascades**	1,322	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
762 Cascades**	1,251	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
763 Cascades**	2,942	2,577	14.2%	3,614	-18.6%
Total "Cascades" Ridership	33,180	29,799	11.3%	25,970	27.8%
Total PNWRC Ridership	41,005	38,210	7.3%	34,204	19.9%

Footnotes:

2000: Due to freight train accident near Kelso, Train 750, 751,752, 753, 754, 755, 11, & 14 services were disrupted on February 28.
1998: *New service that started 5/17/98.
1999: Due to Longview/Kelso mudslides, Train 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 11 & 14 services were disrupted.
1999: Due to Mukilteo mudslides, Train 760, 761 service disrupted.
The Bellingham service started on 9/2/99, As a result, monthly ridership for individual trains and comparisons to previous levels must be interpreted with the following in mind:
**Train 763 was train 761 prior to 9/2/99 and compares with old 761 ridership numbers.
**Train 761 1999 totals includes old and new schedule ridership numbers.
**Train 762 1999 totals includes old and new schedule ridership numbers.

Last Update: 04/20/00
Web Author: Warren Y. Yee