While Amtrak has not yet released its September 2017 MPR (with total FY 2017 figures), NARP data for the AT shows a 13% decrease in ridership from FY 2014 to FY 2016.
A fudge factor obtained from FY 2016 data applied to the available first 11 months of FY 2017 indicates ridership on the AT may be down by 3.7% from FY 2016 to "FY 2017".
A fudge factor obtained from FY 2016 data applied to the available first 11 months of FY 2017 indicates ridership on the AT may be down by 3.7% from FY 2016 to "FY 2017".