DeggestyAnd, "on time" used to mean "on the minute that was advertised," and not using some fudge factor.
In that period of time 'On Time' was not a value specified in a contract. Amtrak's operation on the freight railroads operate under contracts that Amrak has negotiated with with those carriers. On Time is defined in those contracts - it is the definition that introduces the 'fudge factor'.
The reality of human existance is that our individual measures of 'On Time' vary all over the spectrum. Personally, if I am to be someplace at a specific time - I plan my schedule to arrive 5 or 10 minutes PRIOR to that specific time. My daughter by contrast, always shows up 5 or 10 minutes AFTER the specific time. YMMV.
At one time CSX defined On Time in its freight operations as +/- 2 hours of the specified time. Worked for one Division boss that for his own purposes, figured 2 hours early was actually 22 hours late and would not accept any arrivals prior to the specified time as being On Time. Created some very strange operating situations so that a train would attain its measurement point On Time.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
And, "on time" used to mean "on the minute that was advertised," and not using some fudge factor.
Johnny
1) FRA rules (page 20) - "On time means in the station, not in sight of it" Three cheers and a Tiger!
2) FRA rules for High Speed Track (Page 21) -"HO track is 12 mph." Have they cleared that with the NMRA Standards folks. Is it prototype or model.
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