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Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance

January 2015

For the month of January, 52 percent of Amtrak's long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier.

The average arrival of all long-distance trains surveyed during the month was 37 minutes late.

The average arrival only of those trains that arrived behind schedule was one hour and 18 minutes late.

A train was considered late whenever it arrived at its final destination behind schedule, even if it arrived just one minute late. Trains arriving ahead of schedule were shown 'on time,' with no extra credit given to offset late arrivals in other instances.

Individual train performance over the course of the month was as follows:

 Train

 Pct on time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 Auto Train

 65%

 26 mins late

 1 hour, 12 mins late

 California Zephyr

 65%

 21 mins late

 57 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 27%

 53 mins late

 1 hour, 13 mins late

 Cardinal

 48%

 45 mins late

 1 hour, 26 mins late

 Carolinian

 54%

 25 mins late

 54 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 52%

 27 mins late

 56 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 84%

 9 mins late

 58 mins late

 Crescent

 52%

 29 mins late

 1 hour, 1 min late

 Empire Builder

 54%

 52 mins late

 1 hour, 53 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 29%

 1 hour, 45 mins late

 2 hours, 29 mins late

 Maple Leaf

 52%

 14 mins late

 30 mins late

 Palmetto

 74%

 9 mins late

 36 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 53%

 25 mins late

 53 mins late

 Silver Star

 42%

 54 mins late

 1 hour, 34 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 45%

 46 mins late

 1 hour, 25 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 72%

 12 mins late

 44 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 40%

 49 mins late

 1 hour, 23 mins late

 Vermonter

 56%

 11 mins late

 26 mins late