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Table 19
Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends
and Hours of Delay by Cause
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| On-time
performance |
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| Total (weighted) |
75% |
76% |
74% |
71% |
| Short
distance (<400 miles)a |
R85% |
R87% |
R82% |
76% |
| Long distance (>=400 miles) |
R69% |
R70% |
R70% |
68% |
| Hours of delay by
cause |
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| Amtrakb |
27,822 |
26,575 |
25,711 |
28,323 |
| Host railroadc |
52,273 |
55,090 |
57,346 |
61,256 |
| Otherd |
3,741 |
4,266 |
5,355 |
5,582 |
| Totale |
83,837 |
85,932 |
88,413 |
95,162 |
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.
Key: R = revised.
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 2004.
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