Amtrak Carried Record Passenger Traffic In 2012: 31.2 Mn People

We had spotted some stats on how 2012 was a good year for the auto industry and 2013 would be even better - we spotted this stat today, that Amtrak had a great year too - 2012 turned out to be a record year for Amtrak, carrying 31.2 million people (Source)

But we need to remember that of the more than 40 routes that it runs on, Amtrak is profitable only on 4. That, really, is the challenge.