Editing Amtrak (section)

===Ridership===
[[File:Annual Amtrak Ridership Graph thru FY2012.svg|thumb|right|Annual ridership by fiscal year 1971–2023]]
Amtrak carried 15.8&nbsp;million<!-- 15,848,327 --> passengers in 1972, its first full year of operation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/resources/more/amtrak_ridership/ |title=Amtrak Ridership by Fiscal Year |work=[[National Association of Railroad Passengers|NARP]] |access-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405094313/http://www.narprail.org/cms/index.php/resources/more/amtrak_ridership/ |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ridership has increased steadily ever since, carrying a record 32&nbsp;million passengers in [[fiscal year]] (FY) 2019, more than double the total in 1972. For the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2020, Amtrak reported 16.8 million passengers, with the decline resulting from effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FY19-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak FY19 Ridership|website=Amtrak|access-date=September 9, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528210432/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FY19-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FY20-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|title=Amtrak Route Ridership {{!}} FY20 vs. FY19|website=Amtrak|access-date=May 2, 2021|quote=Fiscal year 2019 ridership previously reported as 32.5 millions has been decreased to 32.0 million to reflect an updated company definition of ridership|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517163829/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FY20-Year-End-Ridership.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> FY 2021 saw ridership decrease more, with 12.2 million passengers reported.<ref name=":0" /> FY 2022 saw an increase to 22.9 million passengers, further increasing to 28.6 million passengers in FY 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberg |first1=Harrison |title=Capacity's impact shows in Amtrak's fiscal 2022 revenue and ridership: analysis |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/capacitys-impact-shows-in-amtraks-fiscal-2022-revenue-and-ridership-analysis/ |website=Trains.com |publisher=Bob Johnston |access-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110182841/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/capacitys-impact-shows-in-amtraks-fiscal-2022-revenue-and-ridership-analysis/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023: Ridership Exceeds Expectations as Demand for Passenger Rail Soars |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2023/11/amtrak-fiscal-year-2023-ridership-exceeds-expectations-as-demand-for-passenger-rail-soars/ |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205161942/https://media.amtrak.com/2023/11/amtrak-fiscal-year-2023-ridership-exceeds-expectations-as-demand-for-passenger-rail-soars/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In FY 2024, Amtrak's  ridership increased to 32.8 million passengers, an all time record.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2023 |title=Amtrak Sets All-Time Ridership Record in Fiscal Year 2024 |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2024/12/amtrak-sets-all-time-ridership-record-in-fiscal-year-2024/ |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}}</ref>