(Source: Denver Post, January 4, 2016)
DENVER — Ridership and ticket revenues for Amtrak’s embattled Southwest Chief, which runs through southeast Colorado, rose slightly in 2015 amidst successful efforts to preserve the historic route. Passenger numbers totaled 367,267, up 4.3 percent over 2014, and ticket revenues rose about .6 percent to just under $45 million, Amtrak data shows.
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