AMTRAK HAS RECORD MONTH IN JULY

Who says people don't take trains anymore? Amtrak reports "record numbers of passengers continue to choose Amtrak . . .making July the best single ridership month ever in its history." Year-over-year ridership in July grew 4.8 percent to more than 2.9 million passengers, an all-time record for most passengers in one month. Year to date, ridership is up 1.1 percent versus the prior year, and Amtrak is on pace to meet or exceed last year's annual ridership record of 31.2 million passengers. -- Gerry