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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending December 31, 2023

Sixty-two percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending December 31, 2023... The remaining trains, on average, arrived 57 minutes late.

Ninety-four 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 the data.

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

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 4 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 20 mins late .

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 12 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 41 mins late .

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 13 mins late .

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 67 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 16 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 48 mins late .

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 41 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 4 mins late .

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 77 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 42 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 2 mins late .

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 55 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 6 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 25 mins late .

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 28 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 39 mins late .

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 11 mins late .

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 67 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 12 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 37 mins late .

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 29 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 52 mins late .

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 41 mins late .

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 23 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 46 mins late .

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 33 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 59 mins late .

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 8 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 15 mins late .

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 100 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 0 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 0 mins late .

Texas Eagle

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

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 23 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 32 mins late .

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, Week Ending December 31, 2023)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 62 % . . . . (avg year-to-date = 43 %). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 22 mins late . . . . (avg year-to-date = 49 mins late). .. . . . .. . , , , ,(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins late . . . . (avg year-to-date = 1 hour, 26 mins late).

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Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Christmas	75 %	16 mins late	1 hour, 4 mins late
Tuesday, December 26	68 %	9 mins late	28 mins late
Wednesday, December 27	62 %	16 mins late	41 mins late
Thursday, December 28	58 %	25 mins late	58 mins late
Friday, December 29	45 %	20 mins late	36 mins late
Saturday, December 30	67 %	18 mins late	53 mins late
Sunday, December 31	61 %	49 mins late	2 hours, 5 mins late

 

MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:

Week ending . . .	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if 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
August 27, 2023	38 %	44 mins late	1 hour, 10 mins late
September 3, 2023	38 %	50 mins late	1 hour, 22 mins late
September 10, 2023	42 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
September 17, 2023	40 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 5 mins late
September 24, 2023	49 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
October 1, 2023	47 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 29 mins late
October 8, 2023	55 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 16 mins late
October 15, 2023	51 %	41 mins late	1 hour, 24 mins late
October 22, 2023	47 %	36 mins late	1 hour, 7 mins late
October 29, 2023	47 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 19 mins late
November 5, 2023 *	45 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 9 mins late
November 12, 2023 *	48 %	31 mins late	1 hour late
November 19, 2023	42 %	31 mins late	53 mins late
November 26, 2023	55 %	22 mins late	48 mins late
December 3, 2023	47 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 11 mins late
December 10, 2023	56 %	23 mins late	52 mins late
December 17, 2023	56 %	23 mins late	54 mins late
December 24, 2023	51 %	30 mins late	1 hour, 2 mins late
December 31, 2023	62 %	22 mins late	57 mins late

* shortened weeks of data .. (total of 6 days of active trains missing from survey)

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

Train	Pct on-time arrival
City of New Orleans	79 %
Auto Train	62 %
Capitol Limited	57 %
Lake Shore Limited	49 %
Coast Starlight	48 %
Texas Eagle	47 %
Empire Builder	42 %
Palmetto	40 %
Silver Meteor	40 %
Silver Star	39 %
Sunset Limited	39 %
Maple Leaf	38 %
Vermonter	35 %
Carolinian	34 %
.Crescent	33 %
Cardinal	31 %
Southwest Chief	26 %
California Zephyr	21 %

Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival

Train	Overall avg arrival
City of New Orleans	20 mins late
Maple Leaf	20 mins late
Capitol Limited	21 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	24 mins late
Auto Train	28 mins late
Palmetto	30 mins late
Vermonter	30 mins late
Carolinian	33 mins late
Silver Meteor	40 mins late
Texas Eagle	49 mins late
Coast Starlight	50 mins late
Cardinal	51 mins late
Silver Star	52 mins late
Crescent	56 mins late
Sunset Limited	1 hour, 9 mins late
Empire Builder	1 hour, 13 mins late
Southwest Chief	1 hour, 39 mins late
California Zephyr	2 hours, 34 mins late

Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival When Late

Train	Avg arrival when late
Maple Leaf	31 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	46 mins late
Vermonter	46 mins late
Capitol Limited	48 mins late
Palmetto	49 mins late
Carolinian	50 mins late
Silver Meteor	1 hour, 8 mins late
Auto Train	1 hour, 14 mins late
Cardinal	1 hour, 15 mins late
Crescent	1 hour, 24 mins late
Silver Star	1 hour, 26 mins late
.Texas Eagle	1 hour, 33 mins late
Coast Starlight	1 hour, 36 mins late
City of New Orleans	1 hour, 39 mins late
Sunset Limited	1 hour, 54 mins late
Empire Builder	2 hours, 5 mins late
Southwest Chief	2 hours, 13 mins late
California Zephyr	3 hours, 13 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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