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Table 18
Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause
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| On-time performance |
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| Total (weighted) |
78% |
75% |
76% |
74% |
| Short distance (<400 miles)a |
R82% |
79% |
80% |
77% |
| Long distance (>=400 miles) |
R55% |
52% |
52% |
53% |
| Hours of delay by cause |
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| Amtrakb |
R23,337 |
27,822 |
26,575 |
25,711 |
| Host railroadc |
R43,881 |
52,273 |
55,090 |
57,346 |
| Otherd |
R3,176 |
3,741 |
4,266 |
5,355 |
| Totale |
R70,396 |
83,837 |
85,932 |
88,413 |
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 immigrations, law enforcement action, weather, or waiting for scheduled departure time).
e Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 trip.
Key:
R = revised.
Amtrak trips are considered delayed based on the following chart:
| 0–250 |
10 |
| 251–350 |
15 |
| 351–450 |
20 |
| 451–550 |
25 |
| >551 |
30 |
Source: Amtrak, personal communication, October 2003.
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