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Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause: 2005–2008
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| On-time performance |
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| Total (weighted) |
69.8% |
67.8% |
68.6% |
71.2% |
| Short distance (<400
miles)a |
73.6% |
72.8% |
72.2% |
73.6% |
| Long distance (>400 miles) |
42.1% |
29.9% |
39.5% |
52.0% |
| Hours of delay by cause |
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| Amtrakb |
25,549 |
23,968 |
22,902 |
23,223 |
| Host railroadc |
64,097 |
71,387 |
72,565 |
64,724 |
| Otherd |
5,613 |
6,166 |
6,187 |
6,618 |
| Totale |
95,260 |
101,522 |
101,655 |
94,566 |
a Includes all Amtrak Northeast Corridor and Empire Service (New York State) trains. b Includes all delays when operating on Amtrak-owned tracks and delays for equipment or engine failure, passenger handling, holding for connections, train servicing, and mail/baggage handling when on tracks of a host railroad. c Includes all operating delays not attributable to Amtrak when operating on tracks of a host railroad (e.g., track- and signal-related delays, power failures, freight and commuter train interference, routing delays). d Includes delays not attributable to Amtrak or host railroads (e.g., customs and immigration, law enforcement action, weather, or waiting for scheduled departure time). e Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Notes: All percentages are based on Amtrak’s fiscal year (Oct. 1–Sept. 30). Host railroad is a freight or commuter railroad over which many Amtrak trains operate for all or part of their trips.
Amtrak trips are considered delayed based on the following chart:
| 0–250 |
10 |
| 251–350 |
15 |
| 351–450 |
20 |
| 451–550 |
25 |
| > 551 |
30 |
Source: Amtrak, personal communication, October 2008.
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