There seems to be a lot of confusion on this forum relative to the on-time performance of Amtrak so here is something to consider.
First the good news. Both the NEC and California corridors run loads of trains and that skews the on-time number to about 72%. That's what drives the 70+% on-time number. On the number of trains scheduled this on-time performance record is accurate .
However if we take a system wide average by routes the number is abysmal.
Here are the Numbers:
Empire Builder 20.9% on-time
California Zephyr 34% on-time
SW Chief 67.1% on-time
Crescent 52% on-time
Cardinal 46.8% on time
Capital Limited 29.4% on-time
Lake Shore Limited 35.6% on-time
Silver Meteor 59.1% on-time
Autotrain 63.3% on-time
Sunset Limited 60% on-time
Texas Eagle 45% on-time
Maple Leaf. 59.9% on-time
Downeaster 49.3% on-time
Point is that unless you are on the California trains or NEC the chance of being on-time are way lower than the 72% number that is bounced around. Something needs to be done to improve the LD trains performance record. Just thought that the blind supporters of Amtrak (and the apologists) might appreciate the real situation for a change.
First the good news. Both the NEC and California corridors run loads of trains and that skews the on-time number to about 72%. That's what drives the 70+% on-time number. On the number of trains scheduled this on-time performance record is accurate .
However if we take a system wide average by routes the number is abysmal.
Here are the Numbers:
Empire Builder 20.9% on-time
California Zephyr 34% on-time
SW Chief 67.1% on-time
Crescent 52% on-time
Cardinal 46.8% on time
Capital Limited 29.4% on-time
Lake Shore Limited 35.6% on-time
Silver Meteor 59.1% on-time
Autotrain 63.3% on-time
Sunset Limited 60% on-time
Texas Eagle 45% on-time
Maple Leaf. 59.9% on-time
Downeaster 49.3% on-time
Point is that unless you are on the California trains or NEC the chance of being on-time are way lower than the 72% number that is bounced around. Something needs to be done to improve the LD trains performance record. Just thought that the blind supporters of Amtrak (and the apologists) might appreciate the real situation for a change.
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