Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for December 2019
Forty-three percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in December 2019... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and nine minutes late.
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
| Sunday, December 1 | 25 % |
1 hour, 2 mins late |
1 hour, 23 mins late |
| Monday, December 2 | 22 % |
59 mins late |
1 hour, 16 mins late |
| Tuesday, December 3 | 40 % |
34 mins late |
56 mins late |
| Wednesday, December 4 | 42 % |
30 mins late |
52 mins late |
| Thursday, December 5 | 35 % |
42 mins late |
1 hour, 4 mins late |
| Friday, December 6 | 51 % |
21 mins late |
42 mins late |
| Saturday, December 7 | 60 % |
20 mins late |
50 mins late |
| Sunday, December 8 | 58 % |
25 mins late |
59 mins late |
| Monday, December 9 | 50 % |
40 mins late |
1 hour, 20 mins late |
| Tuesday, December 10 | 53 % |
25 mins late |
53 mins late |
| Wednesday, December 11 | 36 % |
45 mins late |
1 hour, 11 mins late |
| Thursday, December 12 | 39 % |
53 mins late |
1 hour, 27 mins late |
| Friday, December 13 | 41 % |
41 mins late |
1 hour, 9 mins late |
| Saturday, December 14 | 47 % |
31 mins late |
58 mins late |
| Sunday, December 15 | 42 % |
45 mins late |
1 hour, 18 mins late |
| Monday, December 16 | 54 % |
42 mins late |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
| Tuesday, December 17 | 51 % |
59 mins late |
2 hours, 2 mins late |
| Wednesday, December 18 | 33 % |
35 mins late |
52 mins late |
| Thursday, December 19 | 24 % |
44 mins late |
57 mins late |
| Friday, December 20 | 19 % |
40 mins late |
50 mins late |
| Saturday, December 21 | 28 % |
1 hour, 7 mins late |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
| Sunday, December 22 | 29 % |
1 hour, 11 mins late |
1 hour, 39 mins late |
| Monday, December 23 | 21 % |
1 hour, 10 mins late |
1 hour, 28 mins late |
| Tuesday, December 24 | 49 % |
34 mins late |
1 hour, 5 mins late |
| Wednesday, December 25 | 88 % |
5 mins late |
42 mins late |
| Thursday, December 26 | 69 % |
9 mins late |
30 mins late |
| Friday, December 27 | 51 % |
38 mins late |
1 hour, 17 mins late |
| Saturday, December 28 | 44 % |
22 mins late |
40 mins late |
| Sunday, December 29 | 50 % |
25 mins late |
49 mins late |
| Monday, December 30 | 29 % |
35 mins late |
50 mins late |
| Tuesday, December 31 | 58 % |
57 mins late |
2 hours, 14 mins late |
| This month | 43 % |
39 mins late |
1 hour, 9 mins late |
| Month of December 2018 | 37 % |
59 mins late |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
| Month of December 2017 | 35 % |
1 hour late |
1 hour, 32 mins late |
| Month of December 2016 | 35 % |
54 mins late |
1 hour, 23 mins late |
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This Month's Performance of Individual Trains . . . .
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 63 %
56 mins late
2 hours, 29 mins late
California Zephyr 60 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 39 mins late
Capitol Limited 18 %
56 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
Cardinal 48 %
54 mins late
1 hour, 44 mins late
Carolinian 50 %
10 mins late
19 mins late
City of New Orleans 90 %
2 mins late
21 mins late
Coast Starlight 51 %
47 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
Crescent 8 %
1 hour, 37 mins late
1 hour, 45 mins late
Empire Builder 62 %
26 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 15 %
47 mins late
56 mins late
Maple Leaf 56 %
18 mins late
40 mins late
Palmetto 38 %
31 mins late
50 mins late
Silver Meteor 36 %
32 mins late
51 mins late
Silver Star 33 %
55 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
Southwest Chief 37 %
36 mins late
57 mins late
Sunset Limited 41 %
1 hour, 15 mins late
2 hours, 7 mins late
Texas Eagle 39 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 15 mins late
Vermonter 44 %
11 mins late
20 mins late
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Overall Monthly Performance This Year
Monthly performance
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
January 2019 43 %
44 mins late
1 hour, 18 mins late
February 2019 39 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 59 mins late
March 2019 34 %
1 hour, 21 mins late
2 hours, 2 mins late
April 2019 37 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
May 2019 27 %
1 hour, 8 mins late
1 hour, 33 mins late
June 2019 21 %
1 hour, 24 mins late
1 hour, 47 mins late
July 2019 18 %
1 hour, 37 mins late
1 hour, 58 mins late
August 2019 25 %
1 hour, 9 mins late
1 hour, 32 mins late
September 2019 36 %
49 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
October 2019 32 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 17 mins late
November 2019 42 %
47 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
December 2019 43 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 9 mins late
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Final 2019 Train Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival
Train
Pct On Time Arrival
City of New Orleans 78 %
Maple Leaf 59 %
Auto Train 53 %
Empire Builder 45 %
Coast Starlight 44 %
Vermonter 44 %
Carolinian 37 %
Cardinal 33 %
Silver Meteor 32 %
Palmetto 29 %
Lake Shore Limited 26 %
Southwest Chief 23 %
California Zephyr 22 %
Texas Eagle 19 %
Capitol Limited 18 %
Silver Star 17 %
Sunset Limited 13 %
Crescent 5 %
Final 2019 Train Standings - Overall Average Arrival
Train
Overall Average Arrival
Maple Leaf 13 mins late
Vermonter 13 mins late
City of New Orleans 17 mins late
Carolinian 28 mins late
Palmetto 36 mins late
Auto Train 41 mins late
Silver Meteor 47 mins late
Coast Starlight 49 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 51 mins late
Cardinal 57 mins late
Empire Builder 1 hour, 7 mins late
Capitol Limited 1 hour, 8 mins late
Silver Star 1 hour, 15 mins late
Texas Eagle 1 hour, 32 mins late
Southwest Chief 1 hour, 35 mins late
Crescent 1 hour, 49 mins late
Sunset Limited 2 hours, 28 mins late
California Zephyr 2 hours, 34 mins late
Final 2019 Train Standings - Average Arrival if Late
Train
Average arrival if late
Vermonter 24 mins late
Maple Leaf 31 mins late
Carolinian 44 mins late
Palmetto 51 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 1 hour, 9 mins late
Silver Meteor 1 hour, 10 mins late
City of New Orleans 1 hour, 16 mins late
Capitol Limited 1 hour, 23 mins late
Cardinal 1 hour, 25 mins late
Auto Train 1 hour, 26 mins late
Coast Starlight 1 hour, 28 mins late
Silver Star 1 hour, 30 mins late
Texas Eagle 1 hour, 54 mins late
Crescent 1 hour, 56 mins late
Empire Builder 2 hours, 2 mins late
Southwest Chief 2 hours, 4 mins late
Sunset Limited 2 hours, 50 mins late
California Zephyr 3 hours, 17 mins late
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Comparative Overall Full-Year Performance
Annual Performance
Pct On-Time Arrival
Overall Avg Arrival
Avg Arrival if Late
2019
33 %
1 hour, 3 mins late
1 hour, 34 mins late
2018
31 %
1 hour, 7 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
2017
30 %
1 hour late
1 hour, 27 mins late
2016
40 %
48 mins late
1 hour, 14 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.' Trains must arrive on time, or earlier, to be considered arriving 'on time.' The Bull Sheet considers that long-distance Amtrak 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 routinely reported by Amtrak.
Data only apply to final destination, not to intermediate stops. Also, they do not adjust for any time gained en route if the train left the originating station late, and no additional credit is given for trains that arrive at their destination in advance of schedule.
Runs that are truncated, annulled, terminated en route, or reported with incomplete or ambiguous data are excluded from the survey.