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Rail On-Time Performance

Amtrak Rail On-Time Performance (monthly data)

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Amtrak Rail On-Time Performance (monthly data). If you are a user with disability and cannot view this image, use the table version. If you need further assistance, call 800-853-1351 or email answers@bts.gov.

Amtrak trips of up to 250 miles are considered on time if they arrive less than 10 minutes beyond the scheduled arrival time; 251–350 miles, 15 minutes; 351–450 miles, 20 minutes; 451–550 miles, 25 minutes; and greater than 550 miles, 30 minutes.

Passenger Rail On-Time Performance	Aug-05	Aug-06
On-time performance (percentage on-time)	65.3	64.2
Percent change from same month previous year	−2.10	−1.68

NOTES: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.

SOURCE: Amtrak, "Monthly Performance Reports", available at http://www.amtrak.com/, as of November 2006.