Amtrak lost ridership again/still/some more in 2018. Each and every route in the system is a money loser.
Amtrak's head honcho proposed the elimination of some routes last year. The senators and congressmen from the states affected said, "We don't think so."
Fact check:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile....0OD17R20150528
Some routes are very profitable.