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| On-time performance | ||||
| Total (weighted) | 70.7% | 69.8% | 67.8% | 68.6% |
| Short distance (<400 miles)a | 75.2% | 73.6% | 72.8% | 72.2% |
| Long distance (>400 miles) | 40.7% | 42.1% | 29.9% | 39.5% |
| Hours of delay by cause | ||||
| Amtrakb | R28,323 | 25,549 | 23,968 | 22,902 |
| Host railroadc | 61,256 | 64,097 | 71,387 | 72,565 |
| Otherd | R5,582 | 5,613 | 6,166 | 6,187 |
| Totale | 95,162 | 95,260 | 101,522 | 101,655 |
a Includes all Amtrak Northeast Corridor and Empire Service (New York State) trains.
b Includes all delays when operating on Amtrak-owned tracks and 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 (e.g., track- and signal-related delays, power failures, freight and commuter train interference, routing delays). d Includes delays not attributable to Amtrak or host railroads (e.g., customs and immigration, law enforcement action, weather, or waiting for scheduled departure time). e Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Key: R = revised.
Notes: All percentages are based on Amtrak's fiscal year (Oct. 1-Sept. 30). Host railroad is a freight or commuter railroad over which many Amtrak trains operate for all or part of their trips.
Amtrak trips are considered delayed based on the following chart:
| Trip length (miles) | Arrival time delay (minutes) |
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| 0-250 | 10 |
| 251-350 | 15 |
| 351-450 | 20 |
| 451-550 | 25 |
| > 551 | 30 |
Source: Amtrak, personal communication, October 2007.