Results for this period are:
TOTAL TRAINS = 1201
ON TIME = 494 (41%)
LATE = 707 (59%)
AVERAGE DELAY = 49"
Of the late trains:
51% were 29" or less late;
22% were 30" to 59" late;
18% were 1' to 2' late;
9% were more than 2' late; and
<1% had no arrival time shown.
BY ROUTE, WITH ON-TIME % AND AVERAGE DELAY:
CAPITOL LIMITED
#29 - 33% - 51"
#30 - 33% - 56"
CARDINAL (WAS)
#51 - 92% - 33"
#50 - 23% - 1' 42"
PENNSYLVANIAN
#43 - 36% - 24"
#42 - 25% - 17"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED
#49 - 21% - 1' 20"
#48 - 33% - 56"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED (BOSTON / ALBANY)
#449 - 79% - 25"
#448 - 21% - 1' 04"
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
#59 - 93% - 1' 08"
#58 - 83% - 45"
CRESCENT (WAS)
#19 - 3% - 1' 38"
#20 - 17% - 1' 28"
DETROIT CORRIDOR
(W) - 4% - 49"
(E) - 9% - 51"
ST. LOUIS CORRIDOR
(W) - 66% - 27"
(E) - 56% - 48"
BUFFALO CORRIDOR
(W) - 12% - 38"
(E) - 60% - 30"
KANSAS CITY CORRIDOR
(W) - 54% - 39"
(E) - 49% - 34"
98% of the scheduled trains were reviewed in this period, the exceptions occurring on the short corridors and the routes of the Pennsylvanian and the Lake Shore Limited due to weather conditions and operational problems.
Services which improved in both measured categories included the westbound Cardinal, Pennsylvanian, Lake Shore Limited, and BUF Corridor along with both directions of the City of New Orleans and the Capitol Limited.
Of the 63 trains which were more than 2' late: the Crescent accounted for 14, the Lake Shore Limited for 12, the Capitol Limited for 5, and the Cardinal for 2.
Of the total delay minutes in this period: the DET Corridor accounted for 24%, the BUF Corridor and the Crescent for 15% each, and the Lake Shore Limited for 14%.
An in-depth review of the DET Corridor revealed that for the 3 round-trips daily:
WESTBOUND
6 departed PON late;
41 lost time PON to DER;
90 lost time DER to PO (Porter)
17 lost time PO to CHI; and
44 made up time PO to CHI.
EASTBOUND
5 Dp. CHI late;
45 lost time CHI to PO; 79 lost time PO to DER;
9 lost time DER to PON; and
67 made up time DER to PON.
Despite the padding in the schedules, substantially more time was lost en route than could be recovered.
When checking the Amtrak Twitter delay reporting, it is apparent that an increasing number of delays are due to mechanical problems. Also noted were the multiple delays due to freight train congestion or interference on a route that has only limited portions which involve through-freight operations.
It is obvious that there is no evidence of any substantial efforts by senior management to reduce the number of avoidable delays. Whether this is due to corporate indifference or a serious lack of ability remains open to question.
TOTAL TRAINS = 1201
ON TIME = 494 (41%)
LATE = 707 (59%)
AVERAGE DELAY = 49"
Of the late trains:
51% were 29" or less late;
22% were 30" to 59" late;
18% were 1' to 2' late;
9% were more than 2' late; and
<1% had no arrival time shown.
BY ROUTE, WITH ON-TIME % AND AVERAGE DELAY:
CAPITOL LIMITED
#29 - 33% - 51"
#30 - 33% - 56"
CARDINAL (WAS)
#51 - 92% - 33"
#50 - 23% - 1' 42"
PENNSYLVANIAN
#43 - 36% - 24"
#42 - 25% - 17"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED
#49 - 21% - 1' 20"
#48 - 33% - 56"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED (BOSTON / ALBANY)
#449 - 79% - 25"
#448 - 21% - 1' 04"
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
#59 - 93% - 1' 08"
#58 - 83% - 45"
CRESCENT (WAS)
#19 - 3% - 1' 38"
#20 - 17% - 1' 28"
DETROIT CORRIDOR
(W) - 4% - 49"
(E) - 9% - 51"
ST. LOUIS CORRIDOR
(W) - 66% - 27"
(E) - 56% - 48"
BUFFALO CORRIDOR
(W) - 12% - 38"
(E) - 60% - 30"
KANSAS CITY CORRIDOR
(W) - 54% - 39"
(E) - 49% - 34"
98% of the scheduled trains were reviewed in this period, the exceptions occurring on the short corridors and the routes of the Pennsylvanian and the Lake Shore Limited due to weather conditions and operational problems.
Services which improved in both measured categories included the westbound Cardinal, Pennsylvanian, Lake Shore Limited, and BUF Corridor along with both directions of the City of New Orleans and the Capitol Limited.
Of the 63 trains which were more than 2' late: the Crescent accounted for 14, the Lake Shore Limited for 12, the Capitol Limited for 5, and the Cardinal for 2.
Of the total delay minutes in this period: the DET Corridor accounted for 24%, the BUF Corridor and the Crescent for 15% each, and the Lake Shore Limited for 14%.
An in-depth review of the DET Corridor revealed that for the 3 round-trips daily:
WESTBOUND
6 departed PON late;
41 lost time PON to DER;
90 lost time DER to PO (Porter)
17 lost time PO to CHI; and
44 made up time PO to CHI.
EASTBOUND
5 Dp. CHI late;
45 lost time CHI to PO; 79 lost time PO to DER;
9 lost time DER to PON; and
67 made up time DER to PON.
Despite the padding in the schedules, substantially more time was lost en route than could be recovered.
When checking the Amtrak Twitter delay reporting, it is apparent that an increasing number of delays are due to mechanical problems. Also noted were the multiple delays due to freight train congestion or interference on a route that has only limited portions which involve through-freight operations.
It is obvious that there is no evidence of any substantial efforts by senior management to reduce the number of avoidable delays. Whether this is due to corporate indifference or a serious lack of ability remains open to question.
