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[Fred Schneider]

OK.   Sorry about that.

On May 1, 2006, at 2:57 PM, Mark McGuire wrote:

>   No, that was Jerry who asked.
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> -- Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
> Mark McGuire asked about patronage increases ... here was an item
> from Progressive Railroading relating to increases in riding in the
> 4th Quarter 2005 over 2004.
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> Progressive Railroading
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> 1/19/2006    Ridership
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> All modes post third-quarter passenger gains, APTA says
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> High gas prices helped spur ridership in all transit modes during
> third-quarter 2005, according to a recent American Public
> Transportation Association (APTA) report. Overall, transit ridership
> increased 3.3 percent compared with third-quarter 2004.
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> Light-rail ridership increased 8.8 percent during the third quarter
> compared with the same 2004 period. Ridership increased significantly
> in several cities, including Minneapolis (up 70.9 percent), Tampa
> (22.1 percent), Los Angeles (15.9 percent), San Diego (15.1 percent)
> and Houston (14.8 percent).
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> In the commuter-rail realm, ridership rose 4.6 percent. Cities
> registering gains include Chesterton, Ind. (up 10.4 percent),
> Philadelphia (9.9 percent), Harrisburg, Pa. (8.9 percent), San
> Carlos, Calif. (7.9 percent) and Los Angeles (5.7 percent).
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> Finally, heavy-rail ridership increased 4.3 percent compared with
> third-quarter 2004. Cities posting increases include Cleveland (up
> 7.8 percent), Los Angeles (7.7 percent), Philadelphia (7.6 percent),
> Boston (7.3 percent), Washington, D.C. (6.3 percent) and Chicago (6.2
> percent).
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> Although gas prices dipped in November, ridership didn’t well into
> the fourth quarter, according to a recent APTA survey. Eighty-eight
> percent of transit agencies reported ridership gains in November 2005
> compared with November 2004.
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