Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance
June 2016
For the month of June 2016, the Bull Sheet has calculated that 29 percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier.
The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was one hour, two minutes late.
The average arrival of the 71 percent of trains that arrived behind schedule was one hour and 26 minutes late.
A train is considered late whenever it arrives at its final destination behind schedule, even if only by a minute. Sufficient padding is incorporated into long-distance train schedules to eliminate the need for grace allowances in 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 survey was compiled by the Bull Sheet's statistical department comprehending actual performance as reported for each affected train on Amtrak's website.
Individual train performance over the course of the month of June 2016 was as follows:
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 67 %
28 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
California Zephyr 18 %
2 hours, 14 mins late
2 hours, 44 mins late
Capitol Limited 12 %
48 mins late
54 mins late
Cardinal 14 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
1 hour, 41 mins late
Carolinian 7 %
53 mins late
57 mins late
City of New Orleans 63 %
19 mins late
51 mins late
Coast Starlight 62 %
18 mins late
48 mins late
Crescent 15 %
1 hour, 8 mins late
1 hour, 20 mins late
Empire Builder 60 %
49 mins late
2 hours, 1 min late
Lake Shore Limited 7 %
1 hour, 40 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
Maple Leaf 25 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 2 mins late
Palmetto 10 %
57 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
Silver Meteor 22 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 7 mins late
Silver Star 20 %
1 hour, 25 mins late
1 hour, 46 mins late
Southwest Chief 27 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
1 hour, 59 late
Sunset Limited 45 %
52 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
Texas Eagle 15 %
1 hour, 45 mins late
2 hours, 4 mins late
Vermonter 24 %
17 mins late
22 mins late
Recap 6 months
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
JANUARY 2016 55 %
31 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
FEBRUARY 2016 50 %
34 mins late
1 hour, 7 mins late
MARCH 2016 44 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 12 mins late
APRIL 2016 44 %
36 mins late
1 hour, 4 mins late
MAY 2016 41 %
38 mins late
1 hour, 6 mins late
JUNE 2016 29 %
1 hour, 2 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late