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Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance

February 2016

For the month of February 2016, the Bull Sheet has calculated that 50 percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier. (In the corresponding month in 2015, it was 38 percent.)

The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was 34 minutes late. (In the corresponding month in 2015, it was one hour and one minute late.)

The average arrival only of those trains that arrived behind schedule was one hour and seven minutes late. (In the corresponding month in 2015, it was one hour and 40 minutes late.)

A train is considered late whenever it arrives at its final destination behind schedule, even if it arrives late by just one minute. Sufficient padding is incorporated into long-distance train schedules to eliminate the need for grace allowances by showing a train arriving on time when it is actually nominally late.

Trains arriving ahead of schedule are shown 'on time,' with no extra credit given to offset late arrivals in other instances.

This was compiled by the Bull Sheet's statistical department comprehending actual performance as reported for affected train on Amtrak's website.

Individual train performance over the course of the month of February 2016 was as follows:

 Train

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 Auto Train

 48 %

 46 mins late

 1 hour, 29 mins late

 California Zephyr

 48 %

 56 mins late

 1 hour, 48 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 54 %

 12 mins late

 26 mins late

 Cardinal

 52 %

 23 mins late

 49 mins late

 Carolinian

 35 %

 51 mins late

 1 hour, 19 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 57 %

 21 mins late

 49 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 83 %

 11 mins late

 1 hour, 2 mins late

 Crescent

 26 %

 1 hour, 18 mins late

 1 hour, 46 mins late

 Empire Builder

 87 %

 7 mins late

 52 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 51 %

 39 mins late

 1 hour, 18 mins late

 Maple Leaf

 47 %

 13 mins late

 24 mins late

 Palmetto

 35 %

 49 mins late

 1 hour, 16 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 24 %

 1 hour, 6 mins late

 1 hour, 27 mins late

 Silver Star

 18 %

 46 mins late

 56 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 83 %

 17 mins late

 1 hour, 40 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 60 %

 29 mins late

 1 hour, 11 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 38 %

 35 mins late

 57 mins late

 Vermonter

 32 %

 14 mins late

 21 mins late