TABLE 3-8  Amtrak Trains Arriving On Time: 1993-2003,,,,,,,,,,,
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,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003
System on-time performance,72,72,76,71,74,79,79,78,75,76,74
Short distance (<400 miles),79,78,81,76,79,81,80,82,79,80,77
Long distance (?400 miles),47,49,57,49,53,59,61,55,52,52,53
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NOTE: Short distance includes all Amtrak Northeast Corridor and Empire Service (New York State) trains.  Amtrak provides on-time performance data in percent.  Raw data are not readily available.",,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES: 1993-1999—National  Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Reports (Washington, DC: Annual issues).  2000-2003—Amtrak, personal communication, Oct. 22, 2003.",,,,,,,,,,,