The STB to Consider Amtrak’s OTP.
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The STB to Consider Amtrak’s OTP.

I just finished sending some testimony into the Surface Transportation Board. That agency is undertaking a review of regulations regarding Amtrak’s on-time performance … or “OTP” as the insiders say. Most people just shrug when it comes to Amtrak trains running late, as though there’s nothing that can be done about it. Besides, so the…

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More on Amtrak’s Continuing Problem with Late Trains.

DAVIS, CALIFORNIA — It seems as though everyone is talking about Amtrak’s on-time performance (OTP), and most of them have an opinion as to the reason it’s gotten so bad over the past year or so. The Empire Builder (Chicago-Seattle/Portland) has been Tail-End-Charlie when it comes to consistent and lengthy delays and everyone pretty much…