Amtrak sets Thanksgiving record
By Michael D. Bolden
Washington Post
12/8/2010
"Amtrak carried a record number of passengers during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the latest figures from the rail agency.
Amtrak said it carried 704,446 passengers during the Thanksgiving travel week, an increase of 2.7 percent over 2009. The day before Thanksgiving was the busiest day in the railroad's history, officials said in a statement, with 134,230 passengers..."
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