TABLE C-18 Amtrak Ridership(Annual): 1995–2006,,,,,,,,,,, Thousands of Revenue Passengers,,,,,,,,,,, ,Passengers,,,,,,,,,, 1995,"20,349",,,,,,,,,, 1996,"19,700",,,,,,,,,, 1997,"20,200",,,,,,,,,, 1998,"21,248",,,,,,,,,, 1999,"21,544",,,,,,,,,, 2000,"22,985",,,,,,,,,, 2001,"23,444",,,,,,,,,, 2002,"23,269",,,,,,,,,, 2003,"24,595",,,,,,,,,, 2004,"25,215",,,,,,,,,, 2005,"25,076",,,,,,,,,, 2006,"24,548",,,,,,,,,, " SOURCES: 1995-2002, 2004—Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues). 2003, 2005, 2006—U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, Operational Data Tables, available at: http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/ as of June 2007. ",,,,,,,,,,,