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| The following ranks Amtrak routes, past and current, based on MSA (metropolitan statistical area) population. Routes no longer in operation are italicized. | |||
| Long distance - west | population | miles | tr/miles | pop./mi. |
| CHI-SAT-LA | 40,635,594 | 2726 | 2726 | 14,907 |
| LA-NOL-JX-ORL | 32,346,357 | 2770 | 2770 | 11,677 |
| LA-SEA | 31,271,230 | 1389 | 1389 | 22,513 |
| CHI-LV-LA | 30,438,665 | 2389 | 2389 | 12,741 |
| NOL-LA | 28,316,471 | 2033 | 2033 | 13,928 |
| CHI-LA | 27,150,809 | 2246 | 2246 | 12,089 |
| CHI-OAK | 22,230,091 | 2428 | 2428 | 9,156 |
| CHI-OKC-HOU | 21,304,547 | |||
| CHI-SAT | 20,575,427 | 1308 | 1308 | 15,730 |
| CHI-BILL-SEA/POR | 20,304,147 | |||
| CHI-PDX/SEA | 20,087,332 | 2206 | 2206 | 9,106 |
| CHI-ID-PDX-SEA | 19,145,697 | 2693 | 2693 | 7,109 |
| Long distance - east | population | miles | tr/miles | pop./mi. |
| CHI-CLEV-PIT-NYC | 49,428,179 | 908 | 908 | 54,436 |
| NYC-CHAR-FL | 48,127,677 | 1383 | 2766 | 34,799 |
| NYC-PGH-STL-KCY | 45,314,485 | |||
| CHI-BUF-NYC/BOS | 43,944,505 | 959 | 959 | 45,823 |
| NYC-COL-FL | 43,873,160 | 1379 | 1379 | 31,815 |
| NYC-NOL | 43,147,668 | 1377 | 1380 | 31,335 |
| CHI-BIRM-FL | 23,915,511 | 1601 | 1601 | 14,938 |
| CHI-CLEV-PIT-DC | 22,735,394 | 775 | 775 | 29,336 |
| CHI-CIN-DC | 20,173,515 | 920 | 920 | 21,928 |
| WAS-NOL | 17,299,320 | 1152 | 1152 | 15,017 |
| CHI-NOL | 11,626,975 | 934 | 934 | 12,449 |
| CHI-CLEV-PIT-PHL | 817 | 817 | ||
| CHI-PITTS-PHL | 817 | 817 | ||
| Short/medium | population | miles | tr/miles | pop./mi. |
| BOS-NWP | 41,370,728 | 644 | 644 | 64,240 |
| BOS-NYC-DC | 38,882,519 | 457 | 21200 | 85,082 |
| NYC-CHAR | 36,346,533 | 705 | 879 | 51,555 |
| NYC-BUF-TOR | 28,488,060 | 544 | 544 | 52,368 |
| NYC-BUF | 24,043,360 | 460 | 920 | 55,019 |
| NYC-ALB | 20,752,908 | 141 | 1551 | 147,184 |
| CHI-DET | 16,156,620 | 281 | 281 | 57,497 |
| CHI-LVL | 11,139,012 | 313 | 313 | 35,588 |
| State-supported | population | miles | tr/miles | pop./mi. |
| NYC-CHAR | 36,346,533 | 705 | 879 | 51,555 |
| VT-DC | 34,942,237 | 606 | 606 | 57,660 |
| NYC-PHL-HRS | 26,917,436 | 195 | 1469 | 138,038 |
| NYC-MONT | 24,111,908 | 381 | 381 | 63,286 |
| VT-NYC | 20,752,908 | 241 | 241 | 86,112 |
| CHI-TOR | 19,575,025 | 501 | 501 | 39,072 |
| SLO-LA-SD | 18,955,026 | 352 | 531 | 53,850 |
| LA-SD | 18,331,536 | 129 | 1419 | 142,105 |
| CHI-STL-KC | 13,382,302 | 563 | 1134 | 23,770 |
| OAK/SAC-BAK | 11,014,372 | 315 | 1544 | 34,966 |
| CHI-GR RAP | 9,829,183 | 176 | 176 | 55,848 |
| SJO-OK-SAC-CLFX | 8,356,619 | 187 | 722 | 44,688 |
| POR-EGN | 5,792,030 | 124 | 124 | 46,710 |
| OKC-FW | 5,713,517 | 204 | 204 | 28,007 |
| SEA-POR | 5,480,674 | 186 | 558 | 29,466 |
| SEA-VANC | 5,259,272 | 156 | 156 | 33,713 |
| STL-KC | 4,395,388 | 283 | 566 | 15,586 |
| CHI-MLW | 156 | 586 | ||
| CHI-CRB | 310 | 310 | ||
| CHI-STL | 284 | 568 | ||
| CHI-QCY | 258 | 258 |
