AMTRAK REVIEW

Amtrak is re-examining timetables and finding other ways to improve its 15 national routes to bring in more riders and revenue. Routes under review this year include the Texas Eagle which runs between Chicago, Illinois and San Antonio, Texas through Texarkana. Amtrak is on pace in 2010 to top its record ridership of 28.7 million passengers set in 2008. The agency sites an improving economy and high fuel prices as factors in the increased ridership.