Ideas to improve Amtrak and train travel in the Midwest and elsewhere.
Amtrak
routes: population information
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
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