Excuses
Common excuses
18,984
Mechanical Problem
13,998
Congestion
7,574
Equipment Availability
6,690
Operational Problem
6,553
Track Maintenance
3,650
Late Train
3,469
Signal Problem
3,087
Engineer Availability
2,800
Disabled Train
2,390
Police Activity
2,002
Switch Problem
1,563
Delayed Train
1,537
Amtrak Signal Problem
1,394
Late Connection
1,314
Amtrak Track Maintenance
Newest excuses
1
Equipment Availability Congestion
1
Late Connection With Train# 4366
1
Being Held For Connection With Disabled Train
1
As Fatal Pedestrian Strike
1
Utility Outage Problem
2
Utility Work
2
Pseg Utility Work
1
Congestion With Amtrak Train #a92
1
Late Train 3850
2
Request For Police/ems Assistance
1
Congestion Caused Conrail Freight
1
Amtrak Over-head Wire Problem
1
Track-level Boarding
1
Congestion Out Of Psny
1
Late Train # 6253
The blame game
1,537
Amtrak Signal Problem
1,314
Amtrak Track Maintenance
963
Disabled Amtrak Train
898
Amtrak Switch Problem
788
Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem
572
Amtrak Track Work
498
Conrail Delair Bridge Opening
356
Late Amtrak Train
326
Amtrak Overhead Power Problem
256
Amtrak Ice Patrol
256
Amtrak Track Condition
160
Delayed Amtrak Train
141
Conrail Signal Problem
141
Amtrak Train
134
Conrail Switch Problem
Morbid
374
Trespasser Fatality
214
Trespasser Strike
206
Trespasser Incident
54
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
14
Amtrak Trespasser Incident
12
Motor Vehicle Being Struck By Train
6
Unoccupied Motor Vehicle Struck By Train
3
Vehicle Struck By Westbound Train
3
Vehicle Struck By Freight Train
3
Trespasser On/
Mother Nature
200
Weather Related Conditions
160
Winter Weather Conditions
149
Inclement Weather
141
Weather Related Problem
118
Weather-related Conditions
88
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
49
Weather-related Signal Problem
46
Inclement Weather Conditions
30
Weather Related Signal Problem
25
Severe Weather Conditions
17
Weather Related Overhead Wire Problem
Those pesky passengers
138
Heavy Passenger Travel
102
Accommodating Passengers
32
Unruly Passenger
29
Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger
26
Extra Passenger Travel
23
Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger
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
3
Making Additional Stops To Accommodate Passengers
2
Unruly Passengers
2
Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passengers