Table 3-8: Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause, Various Fiscal Years
2000 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
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On-time performance, total percent (weighted) | 78.2 | 79.7 | 78.1 | 83.0 |
Short distance (<400 miles), percent | 82.0 | 80.3 | 79.8 | 84.5 |
Long distance (>=400 miles), percent | 55.0 | 74.7 | 63.6 | 70.7 |
Hours of delay by cause, total | 70,396 | 79,976 | 86,021 | 79,235 |
On Amtrak owned tracksa | 23,337 | 23,404 | 26,121 | 21,384 |
On host railroad owned tracksb | 43,881 | 44,090 | 48,707 | 46,564 |
Otherc | 3,176 | 12,482 | 11,192 | 11,286 |
a Includes all delays that occur when operating on Amtrak owned tracks and all delays for equipment or engine failure, passenger handling, holding for connections, train servicing, and mail/baggage handling when on tracks of a host railroad.
b Includes all operating delays not attributable to Amtrak when operating on the tracks of a host railroad, such as track and signal related delays, power failures, freight and commuter train interference, routing delays, etc.
c Includes delays not attributable to Amrak or other host railroads, such as customs and immigration, law enforcement action, weather, or waiting for scheduled departure time.
SOURCE: Various sources as listed at: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 1-73, as of May 2013.