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Performance for six-day Thanksgiving period 2018

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Wednesday, November 21	25 %	1 hour, 30 mins late	2 hours, 1 min late
Thursday, November 22	37 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	1 hour, 57 mins late
Friday, November 23	51 %	43 mins late	1 hour, 29 mins late
Saturday, November 24	43 %	56 mins late	1 hour, 38 mins late
Sunday, November 25	36 %	43 mins late	1 hour, 8 mins late
Monday, November 26	31 %	1 hour, 25 mins late	2 hours, 2 mins late
Thanksgiving period (6 days)	37 %	1 hour, 5 mins late	1 hour, 43 mins late

Thirty-seven percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time during the six-day 2018 Thanksgiving period, November 21 through 26, inclusive. The remaining 63 percent, on average, arrived one hour, 43 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 92 % . . . [Same period 2017 was 92 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 min late . . .[Same period 2017 was 2 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 14 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 22 mins late]

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 42 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 8 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 35 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 17 mins late . .[Same period 2017 was 1 hour late] .

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 33 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 56 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 20 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 56 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 30 mins late].

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 33 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 33 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 55 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late ..[Same period 2017 was 1 hour, 22 mins late]

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 25 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 42 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 26 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 29 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 45 mins late]

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 83 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 50 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 15 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 8 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 30 mins late]

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 45 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 33 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 53 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 1 hour late]

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 8 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 hours, 50 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 1 hour, 18 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 50 mins late . [Same period 2017 was 1 hour, 26 mins late].

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 61 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 89 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 5 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 23 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 43 mins late].

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . . [Same period 2017 was 33 %].
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 5 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 43 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 38 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 1 hour, 5 mins late]

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 67 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 29 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 2 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 43 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 6 mins late].

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 25 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 25 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 18 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 36 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 44 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 47 mins late].

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 8 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 17 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 17 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 1 hour, 55 mins late].
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 24 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 2 hours, 17 mins late].

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 8 % . . [Same period 2017 was 25 %].
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 49 mins late . .[Same period 2017 was 1 hour, 20 mins late] .
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 4 mins late . [Same period 2017 was 1 hour, 46 mins late]. .

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 67 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 16 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 11 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 16 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 34 mins late].

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 60 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 40 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 25 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 16 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 33 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 26 mins late].

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 % . . .[Same period 2017 was 50 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 2 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 12 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 47 mins late . . [Same period 2017 was 25 mins late].

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % . . [Same period 2017 was 25 %].
• Average arrival, all trains: 8 mins late . . .[Same period 2017 was 8 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 15 mins late . .[Same period 2017 was 11 mins late] .

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, Thanksgiving period, 2018)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 37 % .. . . [Same period 2017 was 45 %]
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 5 mins late . . .. [Same period 2017 was 32 mins late]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 43 mins late . [Same period 2017 was 59 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.

Thanksgiving is a very important time for Amtrak.. Trains are usually booked to capacity during this six-day period, and timely arrival at destination is generally depended upon.

 

 

 

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