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Discussion related to Amtrak also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corp.

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 #1512748  by shlustig
 
Results for this period are:

TOTAL TRAINS = 1044

ON TIME = 307 (29%)

LATE = 737 (71%)

AVERAGE DELAY = 58"

Of the late trains:
40% were 29" or less late;
25% were 30" to 59" late;
22% were 1' to 2' late;
12% were more than 2' late; and
>1% had no arrival time shown.

BY ROUTE, WITH ON-TIME % AND AVERAGE DELAY:

CAPITOL LIMITED
#29 - 3% - 1' 51"
#30 - 3% - 2' 02"

CARDINAL (WAS)
#51 - 23% - 47"
#50 - 23% - 1' 03"

PENNSYLVANIAN
#43 - 17% - 39"
#42 - 50% - 50"

LAKE SHORE LIMITED
#49 - 21% - 1' 40"
#48 - 28% - 1' 09"

LAKE SHORE LIMITED (BOSTON / ALBANY)
#449 - 57% - 1' 03'"
#448 - 25% - 2' 52"

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
#59 - N/A
#58 - N/A

CRESCENT
#19 - 3% - 1' 21"
#20 - 20% - 1' 21"

DETROIT CORRIDOR
(W) -4% - 41"
(E) - 17% - 37"

ST. LOUIS CORRIDOR
(W) - 53% - 31"
(E) - 49% - 1' 12"

BUFFALO CORRIDOR
(W) - 7% - 43"
(E) - 49% - 47"

KANSAS CITY CORRIDOR
(W) - 30% - 1' 43"
(E) - 25% - 55"


Only 85% of the full complement of trains was reviewed in this period due to cancellations caused by flooding, programmed trackwork, and other operational incidents primarily on the routes of the City of New Orleans, Boston section of the Lake Shore Limited, and KCY Corridor.

Services which showed improvement in both measured categories included the westbound Pennsylvanian and STL Corridor, northbound crescent, and eastbound DET Corridor.

Of the 86 trains that were more than 2' late: the Capitol Limited accounted for 23, eastbound Texas Eagle on the STL Corridor for 15, Lake Shore Limited for 12, and the Crescent for 11.

Of the total delay minutes in this period: the STL and BUF Corridors each accounted for 18%, the DET Corridor and the Capitol Limited for 15% each, the Lake Shore Limited for 12%, and the Crescent for 10%.

The dismal level of substandard performance continues with no relief in sight.
 #1514138  by shlustig
 
In response to an off-line query:

The DET Corridor traffic suffers delays in both directions, but what I am seeing is that NS is exclusively not to blame. While many eastbound trains lose time between CHI and Porter, hardly any time is recovered on the Amtrak portion to Dearborn.

On the westbound side, more than 50% of the delays occur east of Porter. I can't really fault NS if a westbound train is 30" or more late into Porter.

What I find amusing is the comment on Amtrak Twitter Delays Alerts that the delays east of Porter are due to freight train interference and congestion; this on a route that has very limited freight operations.