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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending January 28, 2024

Fifty-one percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending January 28, 2024... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 12 minutes late.

Ninety-one percent of scheduled runs included in this survey operated through from origin to destination this week. Twenty-three of the scheduled 250 runs (9%) were either canceled or truncated. Only those trains that actually operated their through end-to-end route are included in the presented data.

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

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 52 mins late .

California Zephyr (2 of 14 trains canceled)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 3 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 6 mins late .

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 46 mins late .

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 3 mins late .

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 37 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late .

City of New Orleans (1 of 14 trains canceled)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 69 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 16 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 52 mins late .

Coast Starlight (10 of 14 runs truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour late .

Crescent (8 of 14 runs truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 24 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 37 mins late .

Empire Builder (1 of 21 trains truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 20 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 47 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 28 mins late .

Lake Shore Limited .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 52 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 22 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 46 mins late .

Maple Leaf .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 10 mins late .

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 16 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 32 mins late .

Silver Meteor (1 of 14 trains canceled)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 46 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 34 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 3 mins late .

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 47 mins late .

Southwest Chief .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 40 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: 57 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 24 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 56 mins late .

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 11 mins late .

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, Week Ending January 28, 2024)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 51 % . . . . . (avg year-to-date = 52 %). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 35 mins late . . . . . . (avg year-to-date = 40 mins late). .. . . . .. . , , , ,(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 12 mins late . . . . (avg year-to-date = 1 hour, 24 mins late).

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Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, January 22	47 %	31 mins late	58 mins late
Tuesday, January 23	44 %	53 mins late	1 hour, 34 mins late
Wednesday, January 24	47 %	55 mins late	1 hour, 44 mins late
Thursday, January 25	45 %	21 mins late	39 mins late
Friday, January 26	41 %	31 mins late	53 mins late
Saturday, January 27	66 %	27 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
Sunday, January 28	68 %	30 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late

 

MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:

Week ending . . .	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if 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
January 7, 2024	70 %	13 mins late	44 mins late
January 14, 2024	60 %	32 mins late	1 hour, 19 mins late
January 21, 2024	35 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 41 mins late
January 28, 2024	51 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late

* shortened weeks of data

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

Train	Pct on-time arrival
Sunset Limited	75 %
City of New Orleans	69 %
Silver Meteor	68 %
Auto Train	57 %
Capitol Limited	55 %
Lake Shore Limited	55 %
Palmetto	55 %
Silver Star	55 %
Texas Eagle	55 %
Coast Starlight	50 %
Vermonter	50 %
Carolinian	46 %
California Zephyr	45 %
Empire Builder	44 %
.Crescent	42 %
Maple Leaf	38 %
Southwest Chief	36 %
Cardinal	33 %

Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival

Train	Overall avg arrival
Maple Leaf	14 mins late
Silver Meteor	17 mins late
Auto Train	17 mins late
Vermonter	19 mins late
Crescent	19 mins late
Palmetto	20 mins late
Silver Star	25 mins late
Carolinian	25 mins late
Sunset Limited	29 mins late
City of New Orleans	30 mins late
Capitol Limited	32 mins late
Texas Eagle	33 mins late
Coast Starlight	42 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	47 mins late
Cardinal	50 mins late
Southwest Chief	1 hour, 8 mins late
Empire Builder	2 hours late
California Zephyr	2 hours, 2 mins late

Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival When Late

Train	Avg arrival when late
Maple Leaf	23 mins late
Crescent	33 mins late
Vermonter	38 mins late
Auto Train	40 mins late
Palmetto	44 mins late
Carolinian	46 mins late
Silver Meteor	52 mins late
Silver Star	56 mins late
Capitol Limited	1 hour, 12 mins late
Texas Eagle	1 hour, 13 mins late
Cardinal	1 hour, 15 mins late
.Coast Starlight	1 hour, 24 mins late
City of New Orleans	1 hour, 34 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	1 hour, 44 mins late
Southwest Chief	1 hour, 47 mins late
Sunset Limited	1 hour, 57 mins late
Empire Builder	3 hours, 35 mins late
California Zephyr	3 hours, 44 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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