It took Acela almost exactly one year to reach 1 million riders.
The service launched on December 11, 2000, and by December 10, 2001, Amtrak reported that Acela was expected to pass the one‑million‑passenger mark that month, with 857,000 riders recorded as of November 30, 2001.
This means Acela hit (or was on track to hit) 1 million riders in roughly 12 months.
NextGen Acela hit the million mark? Ha, Amtrak's bait-and-switch tactic of selling tickets on Legacy Acela and then rebooking those passengers on NextGen seems to be working for them.
It took Acela almost exactly one year to reach 1 million riders.
The service launched on December 11, 2000, and by December 10, 2001, Amtrak reported that Acela was expected to pass the one‑million‑passenger mark that month, with 857,000 riders recorded as of November 30, 2001.
This means Acela hit (or was on track to hit) 1 million riders in roughly 12 months.
DING DING DING
NextGen Acela hit the million mark? Ha, Amtrak's bait-and-switch tactic of selling tickets on Legacy Acela and then rebooking those passengers on NextGen seems to be working for them.
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Since the original Acela was a groundbreaking service, I’m going to say reaching a million passengers took two years.