Travelers Shift to Rail as Cost of Fuel Rises. Amtrak set records in May 2008 for number of passengers and for ticket revenues. New York Times

NY Times article about travel on Amtrak. The article notes that Amtrak set records in May, both for the number of passengers it carried and for ticket revenues. A notable accomplishment as May is not usually a strong travel month. It looks like the boost is mainly in Amtrak's long-distance trains as they already sold out for some days this summer.