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Table 4-4 Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause: 2000, 2005, and 2010-2012

Thursday, March 31, 2016

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  2000 2005 2010 2011 2012
On-time performance, total percent (weighted) 78.2 69.8 79.7 78.1 83.0
Short distance (<400 miles), percent 82.0 73.6 80.3 79.8 84.5
Long distance (>=400 miles), percent 55.0 42.1 74.7 63.6 70.7
Hours of delay by cause, totala 70,396 95,259 79,976 86,021 79,235
Amtrakb 23,337 25,549 23,404 26,121 21,384
Host railroadc 43,881 64,097 44,090 48,707 46,564
Otherd 3,176 5,613 12,482 11,192 11,286

a Amtrak changed its method for reporting delays in 2000. Therefore, the data for 2000 and following years are not comparable with prior years.

b 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.

c Includes all operating delays not attributable to Amtrak when operating on tracks of a host railroad, such as track and signal related delays, power failures, freight and commuter train interference, routing delays, etc.

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

NOTES: Host railroad is a freight or commuter railroad over which Amtrak trains operate for all or part of their trip. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. All percentages are based on Amtrak's fiscal year (October 1–September 30). Amtrak trains are considered on time if arrival at the endpoint is within the minutes of scheduled arrival time as shown on the following chart. Trip length is based on the total distance traveled by that train from origin to destination:
Trip length (miles):
0–250
251–350
351–450
451–550
> 551

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. National Transportation Statistics, Table 1-73. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of June 2015.