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Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance

July 2018

For the month of July 2018, the Bull Sheet has calculated that 20 percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier. [In the same month last year it was 22 percent.]

The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was one hour and 33 minutes late. [In the same month last year it was one hour and 19 minutes late.]

The average arrival of the 80 percent of trains that were behind schedule was one hour and 56 minutes late. [In the same month last year it was one hour and 41 minutes late.]

A train is considered late whenever it arrives at its final destination behind schedule, even if only by a minute. Sufficient padding is incorporated into long-distance train schedules to eliminate the need for grace allowances in showing a train arriving on time when it is actually nominally late.

Trains arriving ahead of schedule are shown 'on time,' with no extra credit given to offset other arrivals that are late. Trains that are canceled, truncated, referred by Amtrak as 'service disrupted,' or provided with unreliable data are typically excluded.

This survey was compiled by the Bull Sheet's statistical department comprehending actual performance as reported for each affected train on Amtrak's website. Data only apply to arrival at final destination; average arrivals at intermediate stations may differ.

Individual train performance in July 2018 was as follows:

 Train

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 Auto Train

 53 %

 32 mins late

 1 hour, 9 mins late

 California Zephyr

 16 %

 1 hour, 54 mins late

 2 hours, 17 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 2 %

 2 hours, 14 mins late

 2 hours, 16 mins late

 Cardinal

 31 %

 1 hour, 2 mins late

 1 hour, 30 mins late

 Carolinian

 10 %

 1 hour, 6 mins late

 1 hour, 13 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 75 %

 14 mins late

 58 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 26 %

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 1 hour, 53 mins late

 Crescent

 3 %

 2 hours, 39 min late

 2 hours, 44 mins late

 Empire Builder

 8 %

 2 hours, 47 mins late

 3 hours, 1 min late

 Lake Shore Limited

 2 %

 1 hour, 48 mins late

 1 hour, 50 mins late

 Maple Leaf

 37 %

 14 mins late

 22 mins late

 Palmetto

 6 %

 1 hour, 9 mins late

 1 hour, 15 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 19 %

 1 hour, 36 mins late

 1 hour, 59 mins late

 Silver Star

 13 %

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 1 hour, 36 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 6 %

 2 hours, 12 mins late

 2 hours, 21 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 15 %

 4 hours, 9 mins late

 4 hours, 53 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 24 %

 1 hour, 9 mins late

 1 hour, 31 mins late

 Vermonter

 18 %

 45 mins late

 55 mins late

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Monthly performance in 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

 July 2018

 20 %

 1 hour, 33 mins late

 1 hour, 56 mins late