Excuses
Common excuses
24,219
Mechanical Problem
16,383
Congestion
11,225
Equipment Availability
7,985
Track Maintenance
6,750
Operational Problem
4,249
Signal Problem
3,791
Late Train
3,133
Engineer Availability
3,060
Police Activity
3,022
Disabled Train
2,337
Switch Problem
1,695
Amtrak Signal Problem
1,640
Late Connection
1,581
Delayed Train
1,525
Crew Availability
Newest excuses
1
Heavy Passenger Loading
1
Trac Maintenance
1
Police Activity For Trespasser
3
Train Medical Assistance
1
Train Waiting Police Assistance
1
Conrail Track Condition
3
Train X33 Striking Deer
2
Locking Problem With River Bridge
1
Late Train # 6200
5
Originally Engineer Not Availability
5
Originally Engineer Not Available
1
Investigating Trespasser Incident
16
Originally Engineer Not Being Available
3
Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser Off Of Route 73 Bridge
1
Crew Accommodating Lost Child
The blame game
1,695
Amtrak Signal Problem
1,444
Amtrak Track Maintenance
1,019
Amtrak Switch Problem
992
Disabled Amtrak Train
905
Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem
584
Amtrak Track Work
553
Conrail Delair Bridge Opening
356
Late Amtrak Train
327
Amtrak Overhead Power Problem
282
Amtrak Track Condition
264
Amtrak Ice Patrol
242
Opening Of Amtrak Portal Bridge
218
Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge
160
Delayed Amtrak Train
158
Conrail Signal Problem
Morbid
375
Trespasser Fatality
247
Trespasser Strike
206
Trespasser Incident
59
Trespasser
47
Amtrak Trespasser Strike
33
Amtrak Trespasser Fatality
30
Motor Vehicle Struck By Train
27
Portal Bridge Being Struck By Tug Boat
15
Trespassers
15
Amtrak Trespasser Incident
12
Motor Vehicle Being Struck By Train
11
Police Removal Of Trespasser
9
Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser
6
Police Investigating Trespasser Strike
6
Unoccupied Motor Vehicle Struck By Train
Mother Nature
204
Weather Related Conditions
160
Winter Weather Conditions
152
Inclement Weather
143
Weather Related Problem
133
Weather-related Conditions
92
Weather-related Problem
73
Impacts Of Yesterday's Inclement Weather
68
Extensive Weather-related Damage To Catenary Pole
63
Extreme Weather Conditions
62
Weather Conditions
50
Weather-related Signal Problem
46
Inclement Weather Conditions
31
Weather Related Signal Problem
25
Severe Weather Conditions
19
Weather-related Overhead Wire Problem
Those pesky passengers
154
Accommodating Passengers
139
Heavy Passenger Travel
37
Unruly Passenger
31
Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger
28
Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger
26
Extra Passenger Travel
14
Mechanical Problem Passengers
8
Heavy Passengers Travel
6
Accommodating Passengers For Cancelled Train
5
Ill Passenger
4
Accommodation Of Passengers
4
Additional Passenger Travel
4
Accommodating Passenger Travel
3
Making Additional Stops To Accommodate Passengers
2
Unruly Passengers