(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 2.)
PORT HURON, Mich. — Ridership has risen 14 percent on Amtrak’s Chicago-to-Port Huron line in the first year of a revised route that eliminated service to Toronto.
The latest figures are for the 12 months ending March 31st.
The national passenger rail company says ridership on the new Blue Water Line totaled 96-thousand for the year.
The former International Line had 84-thousand riders in its final 12 months.
The International Line ran from Chicago to Toronto.
Officials say delays at the border often caused the International to run an irregular schedule, leading to a decline in ridership.