Michigan ridership stats for May 2010

  NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
                   
  SUMMARIZED FY 2010 MICHIGAN RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE RESULTS*
                   
  COMPARATIVE SUMMARY – MONTH OF MAY 2010 VERSUS 2009
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
  MONTH  ENDED MAY 31, 2010 VERSUS 2009  *
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
   May   May  Increase/(Decrease)    May   May  Increase/(Decrease)
Corridor/Service  2010  2009 Amount Percentage   2010 2009 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 13,017 10,994           2,023 18.4%   $381,271 $315,420  $     65,851 20.9%
                   
Pere Marquette 8,239 8,503             (264) -3.1%   $218,459 $218,727             (268) -0.1%
                     
Wolverine 41,361 37,014           4,347 11.7%   $1,407,916 $1,184,763       223,153 18.8%
Total 62,617 56,511           6,106 10.8%   $2,007,646 $1,718,910  $    288,736 16.8%
                     
                   
  EIGHTH MONTH OF STATE FISCAL YEAR –  PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 2010
                   
  Ridership *   Ticket Revenue (In Dollars) *
Corridor/Service    Year-To-Date MAY 31, Increase/(Decrease)      Year-To-Date MAY 31, Increase/(Decrease)
  2010 2009 Amount Percentage   2010 2009 Amount Percentage
                   
Blue Water 94,550 86,969           7,581 8.7%   $2,897,637 $2,587,972  $    309,665 12.0%
                     
Pere Marquette 63,610 65,989          (2,379) -3.6%   $1,817,190 $1,790,149         27,041 1.5%
                       
Wolverine 292,167 286,829           5,338 1.9%   $10,305,637 $9,533,743       771,894 8.1%
Total 450,327 439,787 10,540 2.4%   $15,020,464 $13,911,864  $ 1,108,600 8.0%
                   
                   
                   
                   
* Per May 2010 Ridership and Revenue Report (FY10)