Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015
State of Idaho
Amtrak Service & Ridership
Amtrak operates one National Network train through Idaho, the Empire Builder (daily ChicagoMinneapolis-Seattle/ Portland service via Sandpoint).
During FY15 Amtrak served the following Idaho location:
City
Sandpoint
Total Idaho Station Usage:
Boardings + Alightings
7,867
7,867
(down 7.3% from FY14)
Procurement/Contracts
Amtrak spent $957,092 on goods and services in Idaho in FY15, most of it in Sandpoint.
Employment
At the end of FY15, Amtrak employed 2 Idaho residents. Total wages of Amtrak employees living in
Idaho were $204,232 during FY15.
Stations
Amtrak completed renovations and upgrades to the station at Sandpoint, using state funds that were made
available as part of the Sand Creek Byway project. The project was a recipient of an “Excellence in
Historic Preservation” award at the 38th annual Orchids and Onions Awards Ceremony that is held by
Preservation Idaho, the state’s historic preservation council. The station’s passenger lobby reopened on
May 1, 2015.
Amtrak Government Affairs: November 2015
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--Amtrak Government Affairs, summer 2011