Everyone is aware of Amtrak’s on-time problem. It’s been going on for many months and has affected pretty much all of the long-distance trains. Significant increase in freight traffic has been given as the reason. But two trains, the Empire Builder and the Capitol Limited, have been hurt more than the others. Of course in…
We all know that over the past several years Amtrak’s On-Time Performance (OTP) has gone from pretty-good to not-so-good to just-plain-awful. The usual reason given for all these late trains is “freight traffic”, but there’s a lot more to it than that. Here’s the short version: For some time, and as prescribed by law, Amtrak…
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…
Don’t look now, but it sure seems as though a lot of attention is starting to focus on Amtrak’s on-time performance. And it’s not just coming from the usual sources: passenger advocacy organizations like the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP). There has been a flurry of stories in the print media and a number…