"We have a pretty full passenger count and we're definitely going - hopefully before midnight."

In the most recent month for which figures are available, which is last December, the average passenger count was 419 per trip.

In 2012 the railroad had the highest passenger count in its history.

The airline's passenger count was unchanged at approximately four million.

So far, 179 bodies have been reported recovered; survivors and officials put the passenger count at 800 to 1,200.

The passenger count was down slightly in 2011, with approximately 1,059,000 passengers.

"Here's the gate agent coming to turn in the passenger count."

The passenger counts have been buoyed by extremely low fares.

It led to the loss of 136 lives, according to the passenger counts and the officers; most sources frequently list the death toll as 138.

The total daily passenger count was estimated to be 1.5 million.