(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 30.)
NEW YORK — On-time performance on the Long Island Rail Road dropped slightly in 2005 to 92.2 percent. The LIRR notes its the third consecutive year of decline.
In 2004, 92.7 percent of the LIRR’s trains arrived on time. The railroad posted its best on-time record in 2002 when it reached 94 percent overall and 93.2 percent for rush-hour arrivals.
The railroad did see some improvement this year in its morning rush-hour on-time performance, which rose to 91.1 percent compared with 89.4 in 2004. Evening rush-hour service remained the same as 2004 at 89.8 percent.
A train is considered on time if it arrives at its destination within six minutes of its scheduled arrival.