Amtrak announced its partnership with Google Transit this week. While all of Amtrak’s routes will eventually be included, the following routes are currently online:
- Empire Service (New York – Albany – Buffalo – Niagara Falls)
- Ethan Allen Express (New York – Albany – Rutland)
- Hiawatha Service (Chicago – Milwaukee)
- Pacific Surfliner (San Diego – Los Angeles – Santa Barbara – San Luis Obispo)
- San Joaquin (Oakland – Sacramento – Fresno – Bakersfield)
Amtrak used $400,000 of its funding from the American Recovery and Revinvestment Act to automate the process of compiling its schedule data into Google’s format. Link to full Amtrak press release.
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Okay, it’s cool and all that Amtrak is on Google Transit, but how the hell did this cost $400,000 to do?
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