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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for first half of 2017

 Performance

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 January 2017

 39 %

 59 mins late

 1 hour, 37 mins late

 February 2017

 40 %

 50 mins late

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 March 2017

 26 %

 1 hour, 9 mins late

 1 hour, 33 mins late

 April 2017

 31 %

 52 mins late

 1 hour, 16 mins late

 May 2017

 28 %

 1 hour, 6 mins late

 1 hour, 31 mins late

 June 2017

 20 %

 1 hour, 13 mins late

 1 hour, 32 mins late

 Composite for 6 months

 30 %

 1 hour, 2 mins late

 1 hour, 29 mins late

Thirty percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the first six months of 2017. The remaining 70 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 29 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

California Zephyr

Capitol Limited

Cardinal

Carolinian

City of New Orleans

Coast Starlight

Crescent

Empire Builder

Lake Shore Limited

Maple Leaf

Palmetto

Silver Meteor

Silver Star

Southwest Chief

Sunset Limited

Texas Eagle

Vermonter

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, first half of 2017)

 

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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 generally represent a more accurate analysis than what is reported by Amtrak. Data apply specifically to arrival at final destination, not to intermediate stations along the route.

 

 

 

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