Results for this period are:
TOTAL TRAINS =1204
ON TIME = 615 (51%)
LATE = 589 (49%)
AVERAGE DELAY = 42"
Of the late trains:
60% were 29" or less late;
20% were 30" to 59" late;
14% were 1' to 2' late;
6% were more than 2' late; and
<1% had no arrival time shown.
BY ROUTE, WITH ON-TIME % AND AVERAGE DELAY:
CAPITOL LIMITED
#29 - 33% - 53"
#30 - 30% - 53"
CARDINAL (WAS)
#51 - 50% - 27"
#50 - 46% - 1' 02"
PENNSYLVANIAN
#43 - 53% - 27"
#42 - 40% - 18"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED
#49 - 47% - 45"
#48 - 73% - 24"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED (BOSTON / ALBANY)
#449 - 97% - 14"
#448 - 20% - 20"
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
#59 - 93% - 1' 08"
#58 - 97% - 22"
CRESCENT (WAS)
#19 - 4% - 1' 36"
#20 - 4% - 1' 00"
DETROIT CORRIDOR
(W) - 17% - 36"
(E) - 20% - 48"
ST. LOUIS CORRIDOR
(W) - 73% - 21"
(E) - 69% - 50"
BUFFALO CORRIDOR
(W) - 22% - 26"
(E) - 75% - 21"
KANSAS CITY CORRIDOR
(W) - 64% - 1' 35"
(E) - 47% - 1' 03"
98% were reviewed in this period, the exceptions being due to programmed trackwork which curtailed the full operation of the Crescent and to scattered operational problems on other routes/
Services which improved in both measured categories include the westbound Capitol Limited and DET Corridor; eastbound Cardinal; northbound City of New Orleans; and both directions of the Lake Shore Limited, Crescent, and BUF Corridor.
Of the 39 trains which were more than 2' late: the Crescent and the DET Corridor accounted for 9 each, the KCY Corridor for 8, and the STL Corridor for 5.
Of the total delay minutes in this period: the DET Corridor accounted for 25%, the KCY Corridor for 16%, and the STL and BUF Corridors for 13% each.
While there is still much room for improvement, it is noted that this is the first period with 50%-plus OTP since the period covering February, 2017 as well as the lowest average delay in the last 27 periods of review.
Hopefully, Amtrak now has a senior manager who cares about OTP as well as the elimination the causes of avoidable delays.
TOTAL TRAINS =1204
ON TIME = 615 (51%)
LATE = 589 (49%)
AVERAGE DELAY = 42"
Of the late trains:
60% were 29" or less late;
20% were 30" to 59" late;
14% were 1' to 2' late;
6% were more than 2' late; and
<1% had no arrival time shown.
BY ROUTE, WITH ON-TIME % AND AVERAGE DELAY:
CAPITOL LIMITED
#29 - 33% - 53"
#30 - 30% - 53"
CARDINAL (WAS)
#51 - 50% - 27"
#50 - 46% - 1' 02"
PENNSYLVANIAN
#43 - 53% - 27"
#42 - 40% - 18"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED
#49 - 47% - 45"
#48 - 73% - 24"
LAKE SHORE LIMITED (BOSTON / ALBANY)
#449 - 97% - 14"
#448 - 20% - 20"
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
#59 - 93% - 1' 08"
#58 - 97% - 22"
CRESCENT (WAS)
#19 - 4% - 1' 36"
#20 - 4% - 1' 00"
DETROIT CORRIDOR
(W) - 17% - 36"
(E) - 20% - 48"
ST. LOUIS CORRIDOR
(W) - 73% - 21"
(E) - 69% - 50"
BUFFALO CORRIDOR
(W) - 22% - 26"
(E) - 75% - 21"
KANSAS CITY CORRIDOR
(W) - 64% - 1' 35"
(E) - 47% - 1' 03"
98% were reviewed in this period, the exceptions being due to programmed trackwork which curtailed the full operation of the Crescent and to scattered operational problems on other routes/
Services which improved in both measured categories include the westbound Capitol Limited and DET Corridor; eastbound Cardinal; northbound City of New Orleans; and both directions of the Lake Shore Limited, Crescent, and BUF Corridor.
Of the 39 trains which were more than 2' late: the Crescent and the DET Corridor accounted for 9 each, the KCY Corridor for 8, and the STL Corridor for 5.
Of the total delay minutes in this period: the DET Corridor accounted for 25%, the KCY Corridor for 16%, and the STL and BUF Corridors for 13% each.
While there is still much room for improvement, it is noted that this is the first period with 50%-plus OTP since the period covering February, 2017 as well as the lowest average delay in the last 27 periods of review.
Hopefully, Amtrak now has a senior manager who cares about OTP as well as the elimination the causes of avoidable delays.
