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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending January 29, 2017

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, January 23	23 %	1 hour, 10 mins late	1 hour, 30 mins late
Tuesday, January 24	44 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	2 hours, 11 mins late
Wednesday, January 25	33 %	1 hour, 20 mins late	2 hours late
Thursday, January 26	41 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
Friday, January 27	49 %	28 mins late	55 mins late
Saturday, January 28	47 %	22 mins late	42 mins late
Sunday, January 29	57 %	18 mins late	42 mins late

Forty-two percent of Amtrak's long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the week ending January 29, 2017. The remaining 58 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 22 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 41 mins late

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 8 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 4 hours, 6 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 4 hours, 26 mins late

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 42 mins late

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 5 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 10 mins late

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 39 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 58 mins late

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 46 mins late

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 8 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 59 mins late

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: (unreliable data)
• Average arrival, all trains: (unreliable data)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: (unreliable data)

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 27 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 11 mins late

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 11 mins late

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 38 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 15 mins late

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 40 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 3 mins late

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 48 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 15 min late

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 44 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 2 mins late

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 67 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 18 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 54 mins late

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 17 mins late

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 32 mins late

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending Jan. 29, 2017)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 47 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 22 mins late

 

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ABOUT THESE REPORTS:

The Bull Sheet calculates arrival performance at final destination of Amtrak's named long-distance trains. The data are based upon the reported arrival times of each of the affected trains, and there is no grace allowance for minimal lateness. If a train arrives at its final destination behind schedule, even by a minute, it is considered late. The Bull Sheet considers that long-distance trains have sufficient padding in their schedule to offset typical en route delays, and it is not necessary to apply a grace allowance on top of that padding to bolster on time reporting. Accordingly, these reports represent a more accurate analysis than what is generally reported by Amtrak.

 

 

 

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