Rail Passenger Capacity Utilization, U.S.: January 2003-August 2015, Business and Industry Statistics

Rail Passenger Capacity Utilization, U.S.:
January 2003-August 2015


(Amtrak Passenger Load Factor; Monthly Data by Percentage)


Rail Capacity Utilization Factor

Aug-14

Aug-15


Passenger load factor (percent)

55.2

54.5


Difference from same month previous year

-0.5%

-0.7%


Note: Load factor measures usage by capacity. It is calculated by dividing passenger-miles (the aggregation of trip lengths for individual passengers) by seat-miles (the sum of the products of total seats available and total miles traveled for individual trains).




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