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PNW Corridor - January to June 1998 Ridership



Data Courtesy: Washington State Department of Transportation Rail Office

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAIL CORRIDOR RIDERSHIP
  Jan-June Jan-June % Change Jan-June % Change
TRAIN NUMBER 1998 1997 98-97 1996 96-98
11 C.S.(SEA-PDX) 20529 19138 7.3% 12701 61.6%
11 C.S. (SLM/ALY/EUG) 16002 13057 22.6% 10838 47.6%
14 C.S. (PDX-SEA) 14893 15391 -3.2% 12244 21.6%
14 C.S.(EUG/ALY/SLM) 11501 10552 9.0% 7665 50.0%
25 (Pioneer) 0 1684 -100.0% 2730 -100.0%
26 (Pioneer) 0 2097 -100.0% 4264 -100.0%
750 28782 28313 1.7% 25065 14.8%
750 (Eugene extension) 12716 11542 10.2% 8806 44.4%
755* 25619 27786 -7.8% 23060 11.1%
755 (Eugene extension)* 8947 8467 5.7% 6303 41.9%
754* 22957 22091 3.9% 16250 41.3%
751* 21745 18101 20.1% 17544 23.9%
760 23657 17447 35.6% 18126 30.5%
761 21546 15894 35.6% 16965 27.0%
752** 9147 N/A N/A N/A N/A
753** 8533 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Ridership 246574 211560 16.6% 182561 35.1%
Pioneer discontinued 5/10/97 R.I.P.          
Trains were renumbered effective May 17, 1998. As a result, monthly ridership for individual trains and comparisons to previous ridership levels must be interpreted with the following in mind:
*Train 755 was train 751 prior to 5/17/98 and compares with old 751 ridership numbers.          
*Train 755 Eugene extention #'s include 751's riders prior to 5/17/98 in May #'s only.          
*Train 751 was train 753 prior 5/17/98 and compares with old 753 ridership numbers.          
*Train 754 was train 752 prior to 5/17/98 and compares with old 752 ridership numbers.          
**Train 752 1998 total includes old and new schedule ridership numbers for May only.          
**Train 753 1998 total includes old and new schedule ridership numbers for May only.          
1996:Trains 750, 751, 752, 753, 11, 14, 25, 26 Did not operate from February 7-26 due to flooding.          
Trains 760, 761 did not operate February 8-13 due to mudslides, buses substituted.          
Buses were substituted for Seattle-Portland trains except on February 8-11 when I-5 closed.          
February 27 partial service restored, February 28, regular service restored Seattle-Portland.          
In 1996 there were various service disruptions on Mt. Baker Int. and Mt. Adams due to mudslides          
1997: Due to Edmonds mudslides, Mt. Baker Int. service disrupted.          



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Last Update: 11/15/98
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