As a fan of Amtrak, government run passenger rail transportation, I was pleased to see these excellent Amtrak numbers ( no doubt much to John Mica's chagrin):
Published by Progressive Railroading MagazineNovember 2008--For the sixth-straight year, Amtrak posted record annual ridership, carrying 28.7 million passengers in fiscal-year 2008, an 11.1 percent jump compared with FY2007’s total. For the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, Amtrak also recorded $1.7 billion in ticket revenue, up 14.2 percent.
