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The Capitol Limited Amtrak train arrives in Washington from Chicago after a 3 1/2 hour delay Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. The 764-mile Chicago to Washington route is among Amtrak's most dismal performers, with just 11 percent of trains arriving within 30 minutes of their scheduled time last year. But the problem exists to one degree or another on the majority of Amtrak routes, because In most of the country, the national passenger railroad operates on tracks owned by freight railroads, and the tracks are badly congested. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)