Amtrak Profits and Subsidies by Route: 1997 (Per Passenger Mile)
Route	Terminals	Cost	Profit (Loss)	Fare Ratio
Adirondack	New York, NY-Montreal, Canada	$0.388	($0.203)	47.7%
Auto Train	Lorton, VA-Sanford, FL	$0.381	($0.137)	64.1%
California Zephyr	Chicago, IL-Emeryville (San Francisco, CA	$0.299	($0.165)	44.7%
Capitol Limited	Chicago, IL-Washington, D.C.	$0.436	($0.244)	44.1%
Capitols	Colfax, CA-San Jose, CA	$0.525	($0.181)	65.6%
Cardinal	Chicago, IL-Washington, D.C.	$0.506	($0.354)	30.1%
Carolinian	New York, NY-Charlotte, NC	$0.272	($0.085)	68.7%
Chicago-Pontiac	Chicago, IL-Detroit or Pontiac, MI	$0.448	($0.326)	27.2%
Chicago-St. Louis	Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO	$0.566	($0.358)	36.7%
City of New Orleans	Chicago, IL-New Orleans, LA	$0.366	($0.234)	36.1%
Clockers	New York, NY-Philadelphia, PA	$0.388	($0.239)	38.4%
Coast Starlight	Los Angeles, CA-Seattle, WA	$0.333	($0.196)	41.2%
Crescent	New York, NY-New Orleans, LA	$0.432	($0.263)	39.0%
Desert Wind\d	Chicago-Salt Lake-Los Angeles	$0.296	($0.184)	37.9%
Empire	New York, NY-Albany or NIagara Falls, NY	$0.391	($0.198)	49.2%
Empire-Ethan Allen Express	New York, NY-Rutland, VT	$0.611	($0.390)	36.1%
Empire Builder	Chicago, IL-Seattle, WA, or Portland, OR	$0.273	($0.149)	45.6%
Gulf Coast Limited\d	New Orleans-Mobile	$1.211	($1.081)	10.7%
Hiawathas	Chicago, IL-Milwaukee, WI	$0.924	($0.608)	34.2%
Illini	Chicago, IL-Carbondale, IL	$0.502	($0.224)	55.4%
Illinois Zephyr	Chicago, IL-Quincy, IL	$0.643	($0.356)	44.6%
International	Chicago, IL-Toronto, Canada	$0.427	($0.236)	44.8%
Kansas City-St. Louis	Kansas City, MO-St. Louis, MO	$0.461	($0.221)	52.1%
Lake Shore Limited	Chicago, IL-Boston, MA, or New York, NY	$0.309	($0.155)	49.8%
Metroliners	New York, NY-Washington, D.C.	$0.548	$0.032	105.9%
New York-Harrisburg	New York, NY-Harrisburg, PA	$0.699	($0.396)	43.3%
Northeast Direct	Boston or Springfield, MA-Washington, DC or Newport News, VA	$0.444	($0.176)	60.5%
Pacific Northwest Corridor	Eugene, OR-Seattle, WA, or Vancouver, BC	$0.385	($0.165)	57.1%
Pennsylvanian	New York, NY-Pittsburgh, PA	$0.502	($0.316)	37.0%
Pere Marquette	Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI	$0.593	($0.354)	40.4%
Philadelphia-Harrisburg	Philadelphia, PA-Harrisburg, PA	$0.543	($0.290)	46.5%
Piedmont	Raleigh, NC-Charlotte, NC	$1.011	($0.325)	67.9%
Pioneer\d	Chicago-Portland-Seattle	$0.346	($0.236)	32.0%
San Diegans	San Diego, CA-Los Angeles, Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo, CA	$0.491	($0.241)	50.9%
San Joaquins	Oakland, CA-Bakersfield, CA	$0.374	($0.071)	81.1%
Silver Meteor	New York, NY-Miami, FL	$0.315	($0.170)	45.9%
Silver Palm	New York, NY-Florida	$0.407	($0.243)	40.3%
Silver Star	New York, NY-Florida	$0.359	($0.214)	40.5%
Southwest Chief	Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA	$0.322	($0.154)	52.1%
Sunset Limited	Los Angeles, CA-Orlando, FL	$0.359	($0.246)	31.5%
Texas Eagle	Chicago, IL-San Antonio, TX, or Los Angeles, CA	$0.363	($0.242)	33.3%
Three Rivers	New York, NY-Chicago, IL	$0.513	($0.278)	45.8%
Vermonter	Washington, D.C.-St. Albans, VT	$0.378	($0.191)	49.5%
System		$0.399	($0.185)	53.6%
d=Discontinued Route Calculated from US General Accounting Office Data

Amtrak Routes Ranked by Fare Ratio: 1997
Rank	Route	Terminals	Cost	Profit (Loss)	Fare Ratio
1	Metroliners	New York, NY-Washington, D.C.	$0.548	$0.032	105.9%
2	San Joaquins	Oakland, CA-Bakersfield, CA	$0.374	($0.071)	81.1%
3	Carolinian	New York, NY-Charlotte, NC	$0.272	($0.085)	68.7%
4	Piedmont	Raleigh, NC-Charlotte, NC	$1.011	($0.325)	67.9%
5	Capitols	Colfax, CA-San Jose, CA	$0.525	($0.181)	65.6%
6	Auto Train	Lorton, VA-Sanford, FL	$0.381	($0.137)	64.1%
7	Northeast Direct	Boston or Springfield, MA-Washington, DC or Newport News, VA	$0.444	($0.176)	60.5%
8	Pacific Northwest Corridor	Eugene, OR-Seattle, WA, or Vancouver, BC	$0.385	($0.165)	57.1%
9	Illini	Chicago, IL-Carbondale, IL	$0.502	($0.224)	55.4%
10	Southwest Chief	Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA	$0.322	($0.154)	52.1%
11	Kansas City-St. Louis	Kansas City, MO-St. Louis, MO	$0.461	($0.221)	52.1%
12	San Diegans	San Diego, CA-Los Angeles, Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo, CA	$0.491	($0.241)	50.9%
13	Lake Shore Limited	Chicago, IL-Boston, MA, or New York, NY	$0.309	($0.155)	49.8%
14	Vermonter	Washington, D.C.-St. Albans, VT	$0.378	($0.191)	49.5%
15	Empire	New York, NY-Albany or NIagara Falls, NY	$0.391	($0.198)	49.2%
16	Adirondack	New York, NY-Montreal, Canada	$0.388	($0.203)	47.7%
17	Philadelphia-Harrisburg	Philadelphia, PA-Harrisburg, PA	$0.543	($0.290)	46.5%
18	Silver Meteor	New York, NY-Miami, FL	$0.315	($0.170)	45.9%
19	Three Rivers	New York, NY-Chicago, IL	$0.513	($0.278)	45.8%
20	Empire Builder	Chicago, IL-Seattle, WA, or Portland, OR	$0.273	($0.149)	45.6%
21	International	Chicago, IL-Toronto, Canada	$0.427	($0.236)	44.8%
22	California Zephyr	Chicago, IL-Emeryville (San Francisco, CA	$0.299	($0.165)	44.7%
23	Illinois Zephyr	Chicago, IL-Quincy, IL	$0.643	($0.356)	44.6%
24	Capitol Limited	Chicago, IL-Washington, D.C.	$0.436	($0.244)	44.1%
25	New York-Harrisburg	New York, NY-Harrisburg, PA	$0.699	($0.396)	43.3%
26	Coast Starlight	Los Angeles, CA-Seattle, WA	$0.333	($0.196)	41.2%
27	Silver Star	New York, NY-Florida	$0.359	($0.214)	40.5%
28	Pere Marquette	Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI	$0.593	($0.354)	40.4%
29	Silver Palm	New York, NY-Florida	$0.407	($0.243)	40.3%
30	Crescent	New York, NY-New Orleans, LA	$0.432	($0.263)	39.0%
31	Clockers	New York, NY-Philadelphia, PA	$0.388	($0.239)	38.4%
32	Desert Wind\d	Chicago-Salt Lake-Los Angeles	$0.296	($0.184)	37.9%
33	Pennsylvanian	New York, NY-Pittsburgh, PA	$0.502	($0.316)	37.0%
34	Chicago-St. Louis	Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO	$0.566	($0.358)	36.7%
35	Empire-Ethan Allen Express	New York, NY-Rutland, VT	$0.611	($0.390)	36.1%
36	City of New Orleans	Chicago, IL-New Orleans, LA	$0.366	($0.234)	36.1%
37	Hiawathas	Chicago, IL-Milwaukee, WI	$0.924	($0.608)	34.2%
38	Texas Eagle	Chicago, IL-San Antonio, TX, or Los Angeles, CA	$0.363	($0.242)	33.3%
39	Pioneer\d	Chicago-Portland-Seattle	$0.346	($0.236)	32.0%
40	Sunset Limited	Los Angeles, CA-Orlando, FL	$0.359	($0.246)	31.5%
41	Cardinal	Chicago, IL-Washington, D.C.	$0.506	($0.354)	30.1%
42	Chicago-Pontiac	Chicago, IL-Detroit or Pontiac, MI	$0.448	($0.326)	27.2%
43	Gulf Coast Limited\d	New Orleans-Mobile	$1.211	($1.081)	10.7%

Amtrak Routes Ranked by Profits and Subsidies per Passenger: 1997
Rank	Route	Terminals	Profit/(Loss) per Passenger
1	Metroliners	New York, NY-Washington, D.C.	$4.61
2	San Joaquins	Oakland, CA-Bakersfield, CA	($10.61)
3	Clockers	New York, NY-Philadelphia, PA	($11.52)
4	Capitols	Colfax, CA-San Jose, CA	($15.10)
5	Philadelphia-Harrisburg	Philadelphia, PA-Harrisburg, PA	($21.40)
6	San Diegans	San Diego, CA-Los Angeles, Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo, CA	($23.06)
7	Pacific Northwest Corridor	Eugene, OR-Seattle, WA, or Vancouver, BC	($26.27)
8	Carolinian	New York, NY-Charlotte, NC	($26.84)
9	Northeast Direct	Boston or Springfield, MA-Washington, DC or Newport News, VA	($28.91)
10	New York-Harrisburg	New York, NY-Harrisburg, PA	($36.43)
11	Empire	New York, NY-Albany or NIagara Falls, NY	($38.32)
12	Piedmont	Raleigh, NC-Charlotte, NC	($41.86)
13	Kansas City-St. Louis	Kansas City, MO-St. Louis, MO	($44.87)
14	Illini	Chicago, IL-Carbondale, IL	($46.07)
15	International	Chicago, IL-Toronto, Canada	($46.77)
16	Hiawathas	Chicago, IL-Milwaukee, WI	($49.58)
17	Pere Marquette	Chicago, IL-Grand Rapids, MI	($52.31)
18	Pennsylvanian	New York, NY-Pittsburgh, PA	($53.13)
19	Adirondack	New York, NY-Montreal, Canada	($56.57)
20	Vermonter	Washington, D.C.-St. Albans, VT	($58.82)
21	Illinois Zephyr	Chicago, IL-Quincy, IL	($62.20)
22	Chicago-St. Louis	Chicago, IL-St. Louis, MO	($64.06)
23	Chicago-Pontiac	Chicago, IL-Detroit or Pontiac, MI	($65.79)
24	Empire-Ethan Allen Express	New York, NY-Rutland, VT	($79.31)
25	Lake Shore Limited	Chicago, IL-Boston, MA, or New York, NY	($89.58)
26	Coast Starlight	Los Angeles, CA-Seattle, WA	($92.56)
27	Auto Train	Lorton, VA-Sanford, FL	($117.84)
28	Gulf Coast Limited\d	New Orleans-Mobile	($119.05)
29	Silver Meteor	New York, NY-Miami, FL	($120.00)
30	City of New Orleans	Chicago, IL-New Orleans, LA	($129.31)
31	Capitol Limited	Chicago, IL-Washington, D.C.	($132.96)
32	Empire Builder	Chicago, IL-Seattle, WA, or Portland, OR	($135.45)
33	Cardinal	Chicago, IL-Washington, D.C.	($136.25)
34	Three Rivers	New York, NY-Chicago, IL	($138.57)
35	Silver Star	New York, NY-Florida	($143.33)
36	California Zephyr	Chicago, IL-Emeryville (San Francisco, CA	($149.32)
37	Silver Palm	New York, NY-Florida	($162.23)
38	Crescent	New York, NY-New Orleans, LA	($163.16)
39	Desert Wind\d	Chicago-Salt Lake-Los Angeles	($173.75)
40	Southwest Chief	Chicago, IL-Los Angeles, CA	($179.77)
41	Texas Eagle	Chicago, IL-San Antonio, TX, or Los Angeles, CA	($202.11)
42	Pioneer\d	Chicago-Portland-Seattle	($233.33)
43	Sunset Limited	Los Angeles, CA-Orlando, FL	($285.48)
System			($47.02)