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Performance for week ending March 1, 2020

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, February 24	49 %	56 mins late	1 hour, 50 mins late
Tuesday, February 25	64 %	26 mins late	1 hour, 11 mins late
Wednesday, February 26	49 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 9 mins late
Thursday, February 27	46 %	29 mins late	54 mins late
Friday, February 28	47 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 13 mins late
Saturday, February 29	58 %	23 mins late	54 mins late
Sunday, March 1	61 %	23 mins late	1 hour late

Fifty-three percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending March 1, 2020... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 11 minutes late.

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This Week's Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 12 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 32 mins late .(

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 44 mins late .(

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 34 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 47 mins late .(

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 37 mins late .(

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 25 mins late .(

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late .(

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 54 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late .(

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 hours, 21 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 21 mins late .((

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 59 mins late .(

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 39 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 17 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 28 mins late .(

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 73 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 5 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 20 mins late .(

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 25 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 35 mins late .(

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 12 mins late .(

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 33 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late .(

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 min late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 12 mins late .( (

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 57 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 57 mins late .( (

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 9 mins late .(

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 5 mins late. . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 14 mins late .(

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending March 1, 2020)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 53 % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 33 mins late . . . . . .. . . . .. . , , , ,(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 11 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.

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MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:

Week ending . . .	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
January 5, 2020	52 %	47 mins late	1 hour, 37 mins late
January 12, 2020	52 %	40 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
January 19, 2020	58 %	22 mins late	52 mins late
January 26, 2020	62 %	22 mins late	56 mins late
February 2, 2020	60 %	24 mins late	59 mins late
February 9, 2020	49 %	51 mins late	1 hour, 39 mins late
February 16, 2020	48 %	47 mins late	1 hour, 30 mins late
February 23, 2020	47 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 26 mins late
March 1, 2020	53 %	33 mins late	1 hour, 11 mins late

 

 

 

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