Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending July 23, 2017
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, July 17 |
22 % |
1 hour, 20 mins late |
1 hour, 42 mins late |
Tuesday, July 18 |
29 % |
50 mins late |
1 hour, 10 mins late |
Wednesday, July 19 |
30 % |
58 mins late |
1 hour, 23 mins late |
Thursday, July 20 |
17 % |
1 hour, 18 mins late |
1 hour, 34 mins late |
Friday, July 21 |
6 % |
1 hour, 16 mins late |
1 hour, 20 mins late |
Saturday, July 22 |
17 % |
1 hour, 30 mins late |
1 hour, 49 mins late |
Sunday, July 23 |
36 % |
1 hour, 3 mins late |
1 hour, 39 mins late |
Twenty-two percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier
in the week ending July 23, 2017. The remaining 78 percent, on average,
arrived one hour and 31 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains .
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Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 9 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 30 mins late
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 20 mins late
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 33 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 48 mins late
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 45 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 6 mins late
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 8 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 53 mins late
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 4 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 29 mins late
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 15 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 38 mins late
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 31 mins late
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 13 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 13 mins late
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 29 mins late
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 44 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 48 mins
late
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 35 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 1 min late
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 1 min late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 1 min late
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 55 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 55 mins late
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 40 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 31 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 32 mins late
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 10 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 49 mins late
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 34 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 34 mins late
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending July 23, 2017)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 22 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 11 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 31 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 adopt a grace allowance on top of that padding
to bolster on-time reporting. Accordingly, these reports represent a more
realistic analysis than what is reported to the public by Amtrak.
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