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[quote user="dehusman"] The interesting thing is that according to the Amtrak web site, the Acela Express, Amtrak's premier service operating its own trains on its own tracks, dispatched by its own dispatchers over 2-4 main track, grade separated right of way, they are only averaging 75% on time over the last year. [/quote] I like to look at the numbers at the end of the fiscal year.  They represent an entire seasonal cycle and are more likely to give a true picture over a long enough period. In FY13 the Acela's end point on-time performance record was 85.3 per cent, which was down from 89.7 per cent in FY12.  The all stations on-time percentages were 88.7 per cent in FY13 and 92.4 per cent in FY12. The Northeast Regional trains end-point on-time performance records were 84.2 per cent in FY13 and 86.5 per cent in FY12.  The all stations on-time percentages were 87.5 per cent in FY13 and 88.8 per cent in FY12. For YTD April 2014, the end point on-time performance for the Acela was 75.6 per cent.  However, YTD April 14 only represents seven months, and it is unduly impacted from the effects of late fall, winter, and early spring weather. Winter 2013-14 saw some of the harshest weather to hit the United States in decades, and it had an impact on the performance of all modes of transport. As the year goes on, with better weather, the on-time performance numbers for the NEC, including the Acela, are likely to come close to those put up in FY12 and FY13.
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