Excuses

Common excuses

28,272 Mechanical Problem 18,123 Congestion 13,974 Equipment Availability 8,599 Track Maintenance 6,795 Operational Problem 4,533 Signal Problem 4,081 Late Train 3,309 Engineer Availability 3,299 Disabled Train 3,198 Police Activity 2,578 Switch Problem 2,090 Crew Availability 1,926 Late Connection With Train 1,786 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,767 Late Connection

Newest excuses

1 Communication Problem 2 Switch Problem Shark Bridge 2 Police Investigation For Trespasser Incident 5 Beach Thorofare Bridge Being Stuck 11 Amtrak Overhead Wire 11 Infrastructure Damage 7 Friday’s 1 Repair Work 1 Amtrak Overhead Wire Damage&nbsp 16 Amtrak Track Car Fire 3 Amtrak Overhead Wire Damage 3 Amtrak Car Fire 1 Equipment Availability Reulsting 15 Newark Draw Bridge Being Stuck 2 Late Train # 7269

The blame game

1,786 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,490 Amtrak Track Maintenance 1,095 Amtrak Switch Problem 1,026 Disabled Amtrak Train 989 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 255 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge 242 Opening Of Amtrak Portal Bridge 168 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge For Marine Traffic 161 Conrail Signal Problem

Morbid

427 Trespasser Fatality 334 Trespasser Strike 207 Trespasser Incident 61 Amtrak Trespasser Strike 60 Trespasser 49 Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser 33 Amtrak Trespasser Fatality 30 Motor Vehicle Struck By Train 27 Portal Bridge Being Struck By Tug Boat 25 Police Investigating Trespasser Incident 19 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 147 Weather-related Conditions 146 Weather Related Problem 108 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 56 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 46 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 41 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