Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending November 19, 2017
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, November 13 |
31 % |
1 hour, 5 mins late |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
Tuesday, November 14 |
34 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 19 mins late |
Wednesday, November 15 |
24 % |
46 mins late |
1 hour late |
Thursday, November 16 |
17 % |
1 hour, 10 mins late |
1 hour, 25 mins late |
Friday, November 17 |
43 % |
22 mins late |
39 mins late |
Saturday, November 18 |
26 % |
47 mins late |
1 hour, 4 mins late |
Sunday, November 19 |
37 % |
56 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 week
ending November 19, 2017. The remaining 70 percent, on average, arrived
one hour and 13 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
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Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 13 mins late
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 37 mins late
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 23 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 23 mins late
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 67 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 19 mins late
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 22 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 58 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 8 mins late
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 37 mins late
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 45 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 45 mins late
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: [insufficient data]
- Average arrival, all trains: [insufficient data]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: [insufficient data]
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 5 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 4 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 10 mins late
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 27 mins late
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 31 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 31 mins
late
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 11 mins late
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 31 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 46 mins late
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 1 min late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 35 mins late
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 83 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 8 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 50 mins late
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 13 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 25 mins late
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 22 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 25 mins late
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending November 19, 2017)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 30 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 13 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 realistic analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.
.