ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Spring break for many school-aged kids is about to get underway.

Travelers boarding trains at the Amtrak station in Rochester weren't thinking about any potential risks or thinking twice about riding the rails.

Amtrak reports that ridership is in a good place – at 84% of what it was pre-COVID-19.

“I’m fine, I’m fine traveling through the train, yeah. It’s better. I definitely recommend it to everybody," said Marisol Cartagena, of Syracuse.

The Amtrak station is busy and may see even more people passing through as spring break begins, and the spring and summer travel season arrives. But are travelers thinking about safety when they purchase tickets, especially after recent non-passenger train derailments?

“Honestly I think everybody takes protocols very seriously, whether it’s in the air or on the ground and you’re taking your chances when you get in a car to go work, so what is the difference," said Robin Silvis, of Holley.

“Safety is of the utmost importance to Amtrak," said Amtrak spokesperson Jason Abrams. He says the team works on safety protocols daily, “There’s a lot of safety mechanisms in place on our trains as well as the infrastructure itself to try to minimalize any issues that could occur.”

Emmelene Parr of Fairport is nervous about her train trip but not because of safety concerns.

“I’ve never been on the train before," said Parr, “The only thing I was worried about was getting on and off the train, not traveling in it, because I’ve never done it before and I didn’t know where to go. But that’s the only I was worried about, not really the safety of it.”

"Amtrak owns much of the infrastructure it uses in the northeast corridor. We’re regularly inspecting and making sure everything is in place," said Abrams. He also says Amtrak uses safety programs and technology that enforces safety systems on the trains and tracks.

“I’m not scared at all and I feel very comfortable traveling,” said Silvis. “There are a lot of other things that I’d be more scared of in this world that we’re living in.”