Amtrak reaches historic milestone

(CNN)– Amtrak says it has reached a historic milestone.

The rail service carried nearly 33 million passengers on the passenger rail system in fiscal year 2024.

That is a 15% jump from the previous fiscal year.

Amtrak says its goal is to double its annual ridership to 66 million passengers by 2040.

Amtrak has struggled to financially recover after the pandemic disturbed usual ridership patterns.

To address prior challenges, Amtrak says it has invested $4.5 billion into its most extensive infrastructure and fleet transformation to date.