Excuses

Common excuses

28,884 Mechanical Problem 18,572 Congestion 14,395 Equipment Availability 8,787 Track Maintenance 6,812 Operational Problem 4,630 Signal Problem 4,183 Late Train 3,335 Disabled Train 3,318 Engineer Availability 3,237 Police Activity 2,611 Switch Problem 2,156 Crew Availability 2,023 Late Connection With Train 1,820 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,817 Late Connection

Newest excuses

3 Police Investigation Of Trespasser 1 Congestion With Train 4613 1 Requesting Police Assistance For Unattended Bag 1 Original Engineer Not Available 1 Congestion For Amtrak Train 1 Making Additional Stops For Cancelled Train 6363 1 Canceled Train # 5445 1 Conrail Disabled Train 1 Multiple Cross Gate Problem 2 Crew's Availability 2 Late Track Maintenance 2 Mechanical Problem Dover 4 Opening Of Oceanport Bridge 2 Weather-related Speed Restriction 2 Disabled Conrail Train

The blame game

1,820 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,534 Amtrak Track Maintenance 1,109 Amtrak Switch Problem 1,033 Disabled Amtrak Train 994 Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem 589 Amtrak Track Work 588 Conrail Delair Bridge Opening 358 Late Amtrak Train 328 Amtrak Overhead Power Problem 296 Amtrak Track Condition 284 Amtrak Ice Patrol 257 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge 242 Opening Of Amtrak Portal Bridge 174 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge For Marine Traffic 162 Conrail Signal Problem

Morbid

431 Trespasser Fatality 335 Trespasser Strike 207 Trespasser Incident 61 Trespasser 61 Amtrak Trespasser Strike 54 Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser 33 Amtrak Trespasser Fatality 30 Motor Vehicle Struck By Train 27 Portal Bridge Being Struck By Tug Boat 26 Police Investigating Trespasser Incident 20 Police Removal Of Trespasser 15 Police Investigating Trespasser Strike 15 Trespassers 15 Amtrak Trespasser Incident 12 Motor Vehicle Being Struck By Train

Mother Nature

205 Weather Related Conditions 160 Winter Weather Conditions 153 Inclement Weather 148 Weather-related Conditions 146 Weather Related Problem 127 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 58 Weather-related Signal Problem 46 Inclement Weather Conditions 31 Weather Related Signal Problem 25 Severe Weather Conditions 25 Weather-related Overhead Wire Problem

Those pesky passengers

171 Accommodating Passengers 139 Heavy Passenger Travel 48 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 43 Unruly Passenger 37 Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 26 Extra Passenger Travel 14 Mechanical Problem Passengers 9 Slow-speed Non-passenger Work Train Derailment 8 Heavy Passengers Travel 6 Accommodating Passengers For Cancelled Train 5 Ill Passenger 4 Accommodation Of Passengers 4 Making Additional Stops To Accommodate Passengers 4 Additional Passenger Travel 4 Accommodating Passenger Travel