Amtrak Cascades route breaks ridership record

Amtrak Cascades route reached significant ridership growth in the second quarter of 2011, carrying nearly three quarters of a million people and breaking its record reached in 2010. Ridership for April, May and June recorded the highest second quarter totals since 1994, with 231,194 passengers. Compared to the second quarter of 2010, this is an increase of nearly eight percent, or more than 16,550 new passengers. The month of June had the highest increase of nearly 10 percent and 78,839 passengers. Ridership on Amtrak Cascades was down 10 percent after the first quarter of 2011. Total ridership on Amtrak Cascades year to date is 398,207 through June 30.