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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

[Special thanks to Wade Massie of Pittsburgh, Pa., for recording data while the Bull Sheet was on vacation.]

Performance for week ending August 27, 2017

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, August 21	36 %	51 mins late	1 hour, 19 mins late
Tuesday, August 22	20 %	1 hour, 29 mins late	1 hour, 51 mins late
Wednesday, August 23	22 %	1 hour, 5 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
Thursday, August 24	20 %	46 mins late	57 mins late
Friday, August 25	27 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 3 mins late
Saturday, August 26	35 %	1 hour, 2 mins late	1 hour, 36 mins late
Sunday, August 27	39 %	1 hour, 8 mins late	1 hour, 53 mins late

Twenty-eight percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the week ending August 27, 2017. The remaining 72 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 25 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 56 mins late

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 56 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 15 mins late

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 13 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 18 mins late

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 3 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 3 mins late

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 43 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 43 mins late

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 58 mins late

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 41 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 57 mins late

Crescent

• 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

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 90 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 19 mins late

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 57 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 16 mins late

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 15 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 45 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 53 mins late

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 31 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 39 mins late

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 17 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 17 mins late

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 25 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 25 mins late

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 47 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 11 mins late

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 60 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 52 mins late

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 38 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 18 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 21 mins late

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending August 27, 2017)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 28 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 1 min late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 25 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 generally represent a more accurate analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.

 

 

 

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