Table 1-63:  Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1980,1985,1990 ,  ,1991 ,1992 ,1993 ,1994 ,1995 ,1996 ,1997 ,1998 ,1999 ,2000 
"On-time performance, total % (weighted)",69,81,76,%,77,77,72,72,76,71,74,79,79,78
Short distance (<400 miles),71,82,82,%,82,82,79,78,81,76,79,81,80,81
Long distance (>=400 miles),64,78,53,%,59,61,a47,49,57,49,53,59,61,56
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Hours of delay by causea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Amtrakb,N,N,"3,565",,"5,915","6,433","8,488","8,538","5,527","5,193","5,310","4,796","4,891","20,187"
Freightc,N,N,"4,244",,"7,743","8,229","12,827","14,319","11,224","11,438","12,904","14,202","16,158","33,718"
Otherd,N,N,"4,316",,"7,426","8,185","11,675","11,871","8,497","8,425","7,611","8,291","8,203","14,718"
    Totale,N,N,"12,126",,"21,084","22,847","32,991","34,729","25,248","25,056","25,825","27,289","29,252","68,623"
KEY:  N = data do not exist.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"a  Beginning in 2000, the significant increase in hours of delay is the result of including the hours of delay from both Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and operations on contract railroads.  The data also reflects the addition of several delay categories.  Therefore, pre-2000 data may not be comparable to data from 2000 and subsequent years.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"b  Amtrak delays include equipment malfunctions, train servicing in stations, and passenger-related delays.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"c  Freight delays include maintenance of way/slow orders, freight train interference, and signal delays.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"d  Other delays include passenger train interference, waiting for connections, running time, weather-related delays, and miscellaneous.",,,,,,,,,,,,
e Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTES:  All percentages are based on Amtrak's fiscal year (October 1–September 30).  ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Amtrak trips are considered delayed based on the following chart:,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,Delayed departure ,,,,,,,,,,,
Trip length (miles),time (minutes),,,,,,,,,,,
0-250,10,,,,,,,,,,,
251-350,15,,,,,,,,,,,
351-450,20,,,,,,,,,,,
451-550,25,,,,,,,,,,,
>551,30,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES: ,,,,,,,,,,,,
On-time performance:,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980: Amtrak, National Railroad Passenger Corporation Annual Report (Washington, DC: 1981).",,,,,,,,,,,,
"1985–2000: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,
Hours of Delay:,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980: Amtrak, National Railroad Passenger Corporation Annual Report (Washington, DC: 1981).",,,,,,,,,,,,
"1985–99: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,
"2000: Amtrak, personal communication, Dec. 4, 2001.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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