Amtrak set a new high in ridership in fiscal year 2024, the railroad company announced Tuesday. Across all routes, Amtrak recorded 32.8 million customer trips, representing a 15% increase over FY 2023 and exceeding pre-pandemic ridership by roughly 300,000 trips.

Amtrak trains have never been fuller, and infrastructure investments never higher — even as the rail carrier continues to lose money.

Airplanes might be a quicker way to get to some destinations, but a growing number of people are content to ride the rails these days. Amtrak has announced it hit an all-time ridership record in its 2024 fiscal year,

Amtrak welcomed 32.8 million passengers on the passenger rail system, a 15% increase from the previous year. Customers can look forward to rail service improvements in 2025 with billions in investments.

Amtrak's ridership numbers for the 2024 fiscal year point to a growing interest that Americans have to travel by train.

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday ridership topped 2019 pre-COVID levels for the first time in 2024 and reached a record high even with less capacity. Ridership increased 15% over 2023 to a record 32.

A Skift interview about Amtrak's 2024 fiscal year performance with Eliot Hamlisch, Amtrak chief commercial officer.