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Performance for first half of 2018

Monthly performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
January 2018	35 %	1 hour, 5 mins late	1 hour, 41 mins late
February 2018	37 %	55 mins late	1 hour, 27 mins late
March 2018	39 %	57 mins late	1 hour, 32 mins late
April 2018	37 %	47 mins late	1 hour, 15 mins late
May 2018	26 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 30 mins late
June 2018	19 %	1 hour, 27 mins late	1 hour, 47 mins late
First Half 2018	32 %	1 hour, 3 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late

Thirty-two percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the first six months of 2018. The remaining 68 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 33 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 51 %. . ((Same period in 2017 = 38 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 3 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 52 mins late . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 42 mins late)

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 47 % . . .((Same period in 2017 = 23 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 2 mins late . . . .((Same period in 2017 = 2 hours, 1 min late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 58 mins late . .(Same period in 2017 = 2 hours, 37 mins late)

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 17 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 21 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 20 mins late . .. ((Same period in 2017 = 55 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 37 mins late . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 9 mins late)

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 40 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 45 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late. . .. . ((Same period in 2017 = 47 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 52 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 26 mins late)

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 27 %. . .((Same period in 2017 = 21 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 43 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 50 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 58 mins late . . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 4 mins late)

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 %. . ( .(Same period in 2017 = 40 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 38 mins late. . . . . . ((Same period in 2017 = 39 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 7 mins late . .(Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 4 mins late)

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 60 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 39 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 34 mins late. . .. .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 15 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 24 mins late . ..(Same period in 2017 = 2 hours, 3 mins late)

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 2 % . . .((Same period in 2017 = 13 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 48 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 34 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 51 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 48 mins late)

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . (Same period in 2017 = 36 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late. . .(Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 22 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 57 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 2 hours, 8 mins late)

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 16 %. . . ((Same period in 2017 = 19 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 16 mins late. . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 3 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 31 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 17 mins late)

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 39 % . . (Same period in 2017 = 51 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 18 mins late. . .((Same period in 2017 = 17 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 30 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 34 mins late)

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 19 %. . .((Same period in 2017 = 14 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 48 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 51 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour late . ((Same period in 2017 = 59 mins late)

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 28 %. . . ((Same period in 2017 = 25 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 9 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 36 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 20 mins late)

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 11 %. .. . (Same period in 2017 = 18 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 40 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 10 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 53 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 25 mins late)

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 49 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 39 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late . .. ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 22 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 42 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017 = 2 hours, 15 mins late)

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 41 %. . ((Same period in 2017 = 54 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 34 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 35 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 14 mins late)

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 45 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 2 mins late. . . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 1 min late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 32 mins late . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 51 mins late)

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 28 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 27 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 25 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 37 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017 = 35 mins late)

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, first half of 2018)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . . . . . . . . . . . .. ((Same period in 2017 = 30 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 3 mins late . . , , , , , , , ,((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 2 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 33 mins late .. . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 29 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 terminal 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 offer a more realistic analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.

(Trains that are truncated, annulled, terminated en route, reported as 'service disrupted,' or reported with incomplete or ambiguous data are typically excluded from the survey.)

 

 

 

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