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5-7 Amtrak Delays by Cause: FY2015

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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Percent of delayed time

Cause Delay minutes Percent
Amtrak 1,451,436 24
Host railroad 3,817,936 63
Othera 781,470 13
Total 6,050,842 100

aDelays not attributable to Amtrak or other host railroads, such as customs and immigration, law enforcement action, weather, or waiting for scheduled departure time.

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-73, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2016.