The September Performance Report offers the following good news:

• Ridership of 43,955 made September 2008 another record breaker for the Downeaster, with an increase of 20.7% over last year.
  
• With an average of 1,465 riders per day, the Downeaster generated $592,862 in ticket revenue for the month, an increase of 17.2% over last year.
• September marked the completion of the first quarter of FY2009. Downeaster ridership is pacing about 30% ahead of last year and about 14% better than projected for the first quarter of FY09.