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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending August 20, 2023

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, August 14	37 %	58 mins late	1 hour, 37 mins late
Tuesday, August 15	15 %	1 hour, 22 mins late	1 hour, 36 mins late
Wednesday, August 16	24 %	1 hour, 10 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late
Thursday, August 17	34 %	1 hour, 24 mins late	2 hours, 8 mins late
Friday, August 18	31 %	1 hour, 11 mins late	1 hour, 44 mins late
Saturday, August 19	48 %	47 mins late	1 hour, 30 mins late
Sunday, August 20	39 %	57 mins late	1 hour, 34 mins late

Thirty-three percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending August 20, 2023... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 40 minutes late.

Ninety-five percent of scheduled runs included in this survey operated through from origin to destination this week. Only those trains that actually operated their end-to-end route are included in these data.

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

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 23 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late .

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 hours, 33 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 33 mins late .

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 24 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 48 mins late .

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 8 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 42 mins late .

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 29 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 53 mins late .

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 5 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 34 mins late .

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 38 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 27 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 22 mins late .

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 50 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 15 mins late .

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 3 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 27 mins late .

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 24 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 53 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 10 mins late .

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 25 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 27 mins late .

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 35 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 54 mins late .

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 31 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 19 mins late .

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late .

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 8 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 42 mins late .

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 25 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 8 mins late .

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 11 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 50 mins late .

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 50 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 50 mins late .

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending August 20, 2023)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . . . . (avg, year-to-date = 40 %). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late . . . . (avg, year-to-date = 56 mins late). .. . . . .. . , , , ,(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 40 mins late . . . . (avg, year-to-date = 1 hour, 33 mins late).

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MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:

Week ending . . .	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
August 21, 2022	31 %	58 mins late	1 hour, 24 mins late
August 28, 2022	24 %	1 hour, 5 mins late	1 hour, 26 mins late
September 4, 2022	35 %	1 hour, 3 mins late	1 hour, 37 mins late
September 11, 2022	41 %	43 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
September 18, 2022	39 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 9 mins late
September 25, 2022	37 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late
October 2, 2022	35 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
October 9, 2022	35 %	53 mins late	1 hour, 21 mins late
October 16, 2022	26 %	1 hour, 1 min late	1 hour, 22 mins late
October 23, 2022	36 %	47 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
October 30, 2022	39 %	51 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
November 6, 2022	38 %	47 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
November 13, 2022	40 %	1 hour, 2 mins late	1 hour, 44 mins late
November 20, 2022	38 %	56 mins late	1 hour, 31 mins late
November 27, 2022	45 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
December 4, 2022	44 %	47 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
December 11, 2022	52 %	28 mins late	58 mins late
December 18, 2022	53 %	28 mins late	1 hour late
December 25, 2022	43 %	1 hour, 47 mins late	3 hours, 7 mins late
January 1, 2023	46 %	57 mins late	1 hour, 44 mins late
January 8, 2023	54 %	49 mins late	1 hour, 46 mins late
January 15, 2023	54 %	41 mins late	1 hour, 29 mins late
January 22, 2023	52 %	49 mins late	1 hour, 43 mins late
January 29, 2023	50 %	49 mins late	1 hour, 37 mins late
February 5, 2023	39 %	1 hour, 6 mins late	1 hour, 49 mins late
February 12, 2023	51 %	45 mins late	1 hour, 32 mins late
February 19, 2023	45 %	33 mins late	1 hour late
February 26, 2023	44 %	1 hour late	1 hour, 46 mins late
March 5, 2023	36 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late
March 12, 2023	44 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 45 mins late
March 19, 2023	45 %	58 mins late	1 hour, 45 mins late
March 26, 2023	32 %	1 hour, 20 mins late	1 hour, 57 mins late
April 2, 2023	31 %	1 hour, 2 mins late	1 hour, 31 mins late
April 9, 2023	37 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 16 mins late
April 16, 2023	39 %	53 mins late	1 hour, 27 mins late
April 23, 2023	42 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
April 30, 2023	43 %	41 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
May 7, 2023	40 %	53 mins late	1 hour, 28 mins late
May 14, 2023	41 %	1 hour, 3 mins late	1 hour, 47 mins late
May 21, 2023	42 %	54 mins late	1 hour, 32 mins late
May 28, 2023	47 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 7 mins late
June 4, 2023	44 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 10 mins late
June 11, 2023	33 %	52 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
June 18, 2023	38 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 36 mins late
June 25, 2023	34 %	50 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
July 2, 2023	29 %	57 mins late	1 hour, 21 mins late
July 9, 2023	36 %	1 hour, 4 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late
July 16, 2023	35 %	1 hour, 5 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late
July 23, 2023	34 %	1 hour, 19 mins late	2 hours late
July 30, 2023	25 %	1 hour, 29 mins late	1 hour, 59 mins late
August 6, 2023	32 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	1 hour, 48 mins late
August 13, 2023	30 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 36 mins late
August 20, 2023	33 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late

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Year-to-Date Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival

Train	Pct on-time arrival
City of New Orleans	78 %
Auto Train	57 %
Capitol Limited	56 %
Lake Shore Limited	48 %
Vermonter	47 %
Texas Eagle	46 %
Coast Starlight	42 %
Maple Leaf	38 %
Empire Builder	37 %
Palmetto	34 %
Silver Meteor	34 %
Silver Star	33 %
Cardinal	32 %
Carolinian	31 %
.Sunset Limited	31 %
Southwest Chief	24 %
Crescent	23 %
California Zephyr	7 %

Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival

Train	Overall avg arrival
Maple Leaf	18 mins late
Vermonter	21 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	22 mins late
City of New Orleans	22 mins late
Capitol Limited	23 mins late
Palmetto	35 mins late
Auto Train	36 mins late
Carolinian	38 mins late
Silver Meteor	48 mins late
Silver Star	57 mins late
Texas Eagle	58 mins late
Coast Starlight	1 hour late
Cardinal	1 hour, 1 min late
Crescent	1 hour, 11 mins late
Sunset Limited	1 hour, 13 mins late
Empire Builder	1 hour, 26 mins late
Southwest Chief	1 hour, 51 mins late
California Zephyr	3 hours, 22 mins late

Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival When Late

Train	Avg arrival when late
Maple Leaf	30 mins late
Vermonter	39 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	42 mins late
Capitol Limited	51 mins late
Palmetto	53 mins late
Carolinian	55 mins late
Silver Meteor	1 hour, 13 mins late
Auto Train	1 hour, 24 mins late
Silver Star	1 hour, 26 mins late
Cardinal	1 hour, 29 mins late
Crescent	1 hour, 32 mins late
.City of New Orleans	1 hour, 40 mins late
Coast Starlight	1 hour, 42 mins late
Sunset Limited	1 hour, 46 mins late
Texas Eagle	1 hour, 48 mins late
Empire Builder	2 hours, 12 mins late
Southwest Chief	2 hours, 26 mins late
California Zephyr	3 hours, 37 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 Amtrak trains have sufficient padding in their schedule to offset typical en route delays, and it is not necessary to adopt 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. Moreover, no consideration is given to the impact of late departures from originating points impacting subsequent late arrivals at destination, or for any time advanced during that run. Again, calculations refer solely to arrival at final terminal.

Data apply only to final destination, not to intermediate stops.

Trains that are truncated, annulled, originated or terminated en route, or reported with incomplete or ambiguous data are excluded from the survey.

 

 

 

 

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