Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending September 30, 2018
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, September 24 |
33 % |
1 hour, 23 mins late |
2 hours, 4 mins late |
Tuesday, September 25 |
27 % |
1 hour, 6 mins late |
1 hour, 31 mins late |
Wednesday, September 26 |
21 % |
1 hour, 11 mins late |
1 hour, 29 mins late |
Thursday, September 27 |
20 % |
1 hour, 2 mins late |
1 hour, 18 mins late |
Friday, September 28 |
32 % |
1 hour, 10 mins late |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
Saturday, September 29 |
24 % |
35 mins late |
45 mins late |
Sunday, September 30 |
47 % |
38 mins late |
1 hour, 13 mins late |
Twenty-nine percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier
in the week ending September 30, 2018... The remaining 71 percent, on average, arrived
1 hour, 20 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
. . . .
Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . ((Year to date = 55 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 46 mins late. . .((Year to date = 47 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 33 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
45 mins late)
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 54 % . .
.((Year to date = 39 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 23 mins late . .
. .((Year to date = 1 hour, 14 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 59 mins late . .(Year to date = 2 hours,
2 mins late)
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . ((Year to date = 12 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 29 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 1 hour, 31 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 36 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
43 mins late)
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
((Year to date = 38 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 6 mins late . ..
. ((Year to date = 1 hour, 1 min late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 39 mins late.((Year to date = 1 hour,
38 mins late)
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . .
.((Year to date = 23 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 35 mins late. . ((Year to date = 49 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 48 mins late .
. (Year to date = 1 hour, 3 mins late)
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 93 %. . (
.(Year to date = 57 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 min late. . . . . . ((Year to date = 28 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 14 mins late . .(Year to date = 1 hour, 6 mins late)
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 % . .
((Year to date = 52 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late. . .. .((Year to date = 47 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 21 mins late . ..(Year to date = 1 hour,
37 mins late)
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . .((Year to date = 3 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 55 mins late. . ((Year to date = 2 hours, 42 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 4 mins late . . ((Year to date = 2 hours,
46 mins late)
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 24 %. . (Year to date = 32 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 37 mins late. . .(Year to date = 1 hour, 36 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 49 mins late .((Year to date = 2 hours, 21 mins late)
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 5 %. . .
((Year to date = 13 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 48 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 21 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 53 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
33 mins late)
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 % . .
(Year to date = 37 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 23 mins late. . .((Year to date = 18 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 35 mins late .
. ((Year to date = 28 mins late)
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .((Year to date = 17 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late. . ((Year to date = 51 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 40 mins
late . ((Year to date = 1 hour, 2 mins late)
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %. . .
((Year to date = 26 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 9 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 46 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour, 33 mins late)
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: [insufficient data] .. . (Year to date = 11
%)
- Average arrival, all trains: [insufficient data]. . ((Year to date = 1 hour, 36 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: [insufficient data]. . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
49 mins late)
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . ((Year to date = 36 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 45 mins late . .. ((Year to date = 1 hour, 10 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 48 mins late.
. ((Year to date = 1 hour, 50 mins
late)
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %. . ((Year to date = 33 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 17 mins late . .
.((Year to date = 1 hour, 33 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 45 mins late . . ((Year to date = 2 hours,
19 mins late)
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . ((Year to date = 26 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 48 mins late. . .
.((Year to date = 1 hour, 21 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 48 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
50 mins late)
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 % . .
((Year to date = 26 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 10 mins late . . .((Year to date = 27 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 17 mins late.
. ((Year to date = 37 mins late)
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending September 30, 2018)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . . . . . . . . . . ((Year to date = 29 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 56 mins late . . , ,
, ,((Year to date = 1 hour, 9 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 20 mins late ((Year to date = 1 hour, 38 mins late)
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Recent weekly performance
Weekly performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Week ending June 24 |
14 % |
1 hour, 37 mins late |
1 hour, 54 mins late |
Week ending July 1 |
11 % |
1 hour, 40 mins late |
1 hour, 52 mins late |
Week ending July 8 |
19 % |
1 hour, 32 mins late |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
Week ending July 15 |
26 % |
1 hour, 27 mins late |
1 hour, 57 mins late |
Week ending July 22 |
20 % |
1 hour, 30 mins late |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
Week ending July 29 |
16 % |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
2 hours, 3 mins late |
Week ending August 5 |
14 % |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
2 hours, 12 mins late |
Week ending August 12 |
15 % |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
2 hours, 2 mins late |
Week ending August 19 |
22 % |
1 hour, 24 mins late |
1 hour, 47 mins late |
Week ending August 26 |
30 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending September 2 |
29 % |
1 hour, 13 mins late |
1 hour, 43 mins late |
Week ending September 9 |
28 % |
1 hour, 15 mins late |
1 hour, 45 mins late |
Week ending September 16 |
29 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending September 23 |
27 % |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
1 hour, 42 mins late |
Week ending September 30 |
29 % |
56 mins late |
1 hour, 20 mins late |
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 |
August 2018 |
21 % |
1 hour, 26 mins late |
1 hour, 50 mins late |
September 2018 |
29 % |
1 hour, 6 mins late |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
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Year to date |
29 % |
1 hour, 9 mins late |
1 hour, 38 mins late |
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 provided
with incomplete or ambiguous data are generally excluded from the survey.)
.