Amtrak reports record ridership

Amtrak, the train service people either love or hate, reports that through the first 11 months of their current fiscal year (ending  Sept. 30) ridership reached 27.8 million people up over 5% from last year. They hope to reach 30 million for the first time within the next two weeks. 

Ridership was up on all areas of the country except for the northeast where service was interrupted for a few days due to Hurricane Irene.

Amtrak credits the increase on the ease of train ridership without the hassle of airport security

(Frank II)