BTS | TABLE 17 Amtrak Hours of Delay by Cause: 1990-1999

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TABLE 17 Amtrak Hours of Delay by Cause: 1990-1999

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	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Amtrak ⁽¹⁾	3,565	5,915	6,433	8,488	8,538	5,527	5,193	5,310	4,796	4,891
Freight ⁽²⁾	4,244	7,743	8,229	12,827	14,319	11,224	11,438	12,904	14,202	16,158
Other ⁽³⁾	4,316	7,426	8,185	11,675	11,871	8,497	8,425	7,611	8,291	8,203
Total	12,125	21,084	22,847	32,991	34,729	25,248	25,056	25,825	27,289	29,252

⁽¹⁾Includes equipment malfunctions, train servicing in stations, and passenger-related delays.

⁽²⁾Includes delays for track repairs/track conditions, freight train interference, and signal delays.

⁽³⁾Includes passenger train interference, waiting for connections, running time, weather-related delays, and miscelleneous..

NOTE: Amtrak changed its method for reporting delays in 2000. Therefore, data after 1999 are not comparable to prior years and are not presented here.

SOURCES: 1993-1999: Amtrak, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Annual Reports (Washington, DC: 2000 and 2001 issues).