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Amtrak is dedicated to operating dependable, on-time trains. However, Amtrak trains outside the Northeast operate on tracks owned, maintained and dispatched by "host" railroads other than Amtrak. Host railroad operations and maintenance can delay or disrupt passenger rail service.

Delays can be caused by the host railroads, third parties or Amtrak itself. Typically 80 percent of delay minutes are caused by host railroads, and include interference by freight trains, track condition slow orders, signal troubles and other problems. Because Amtrak trains have federally-mandated dispatching preference over freight traffic, Amtrak carefully monitors the on-time performance of its trains and the causes of delay. Amtrak works with the responsible host railroad to improve or eliminate the causes of delay.

Amtrak-responsible delays include train mechanical problems and delays incurred prior to departure. Third party delays are usually weather-related.

Carolinian
Fiscal Year 2008
39.3%

On-Time Performance Snapshot

(End-point on-time performance, last fiscal year, October 1 - September 30)

Trains arriving on schedule or early:
Trains within 15 minutes:
Trains within 30 minutes:
Trains within 45 minutes:
Trains within 60 minutes:
14.7%
24.1%
40.7%
52.1%
67.5%

Amtrak

Trains 79/ 80
New York - Washington

CSX

Trains 79/ 80
Washington - Selma

Norfolk Southern Railway

Trains 79/ 80
Selma - Charlotte

Piedmont
Fiscal Year 2008
70.1%

On-Time Performance Snapshot

(End-point on-time performance, last fiscal year, October 1 - September 30)

Trains arriving on schedule or early:
Trains within 15 minutes:
Trains within 30 minutes:
Trains within 45 minutes:
Trains within 60 minutes:
38.5%
76.8%
89.6%
95.6%
97.8%

Norfolk Southern Railway

Trains 73/ 74
Selma - Charlotte

Palmetto
Fiscal Year 2008
51.6%

On-Time Performance Snapshot

(End-point on-time performance, last fiscal year, October 1 - September 30)

Trains arriving on schedule or early:
Trains within 30 minutes:
Trains within 60 minutes:
Trains within 90 minutes:
Trains within 120 minutes:
32.0%
51.8%
72.8%
84.9%
93.3%

Amtrak

Trains 89/ 90
New York - Washington

CSX

Trains 89/ 90
Washington - Savannah

Silver Meteor
Fiscal Year 2008
66.5%

On-Time Performance Snapshot

(End-point on-time performance, last fiscal year, October 1 - September 30)

Trains arriving on schedule or early:
Trains within 30 minutes:
Trains within 60 minutes:
Trains within 90 minutes:
Trains within 120 minutes:
47.5%
66.7%
78.1%
86.5%
91.9%

Amtrak

Trains 97/ 98
New York - Washington, D.C.

CSX

Trains 97/ 98
Washington, D.C. - Dyer

Florida DOT

Trains 97/ 98
Dyer - Miami

Silver Star
Fiscal Year 2008
45.1%

On-Time Performance Snapshot

(End-point on-time performance, last fiscal year, October 1 - September 30)

Trains arriving on schedule or early:
Trains within 30 minutes:
Trains within 60 minutes:
Trains within 90 minutes:
Trains within 120 minutes:
22.9%
45.6%
65.7%
76.3%
84.2%

Amtrak

Trains 91/ 92
New York - Washington

CSX

Trains 92/ 91
Washington - Miami