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Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance

September 2016

For the month of September 2016, the Bull Sheet has calculated that 38 percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier.

The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was 41 minutes late.

The average arrival of the 62 percent of trains that arrived behind schedule was one hour and six minutes late.

A train is considered late whenever it arrives at its final destination behind schedule, even if only by a minute. Sufficient padding is incorporated into long-distance train schedules to eliminate the need for grace allowances in showing a train arriving on time when it is actually nominally late.

Trains arriving ahead of schedule are shown 'on time,' with no extra credit given to offset other arrivals that are late.

This survey was compiled by the Bull Sheet's statistical department comprehending actual performance as reported for each affected train on Amtrak's website.

Individual train performance over the course of the month of September 2016 was as follows:

 Train

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 Auto Train

 59 %

 33 mins late

 1 hour, 22 mins late

 California Zephyr

 58 %

 22 mins late

 54 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 23 %

 41 mins late

 53 mins late

 Cardinal

 27 %

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 1 hour, 55 mins late

 Carolinian

 31 %

 43 mins late

 1 hour, 2 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 47 %

 45 mins late

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 64 %

 52 mins late

 2 hours, 26 mins late

 Crescent

 37 %

 37 mins late

 58 mins late

 Empire Builder

 68 %

 20 mins late

 1 hour, 3 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 18 %

 49 mins late

 59 mins late

 Maple Leaf

 23 %

 21 mins late

 28 mins late

 Palmetto

 15 %

 53 mins late

 1 hour, 3 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 27 %

 58 mins late

 1 hour, 20 mins late

 Silver Star

 19 %

 57 mins late

 1 hour, 10 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 33 %

 50 mins late

 1 hour, 15 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 73 %

 16 mins late

 59 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 45 %

 54 mins late

 1 hour, 38 mins late

 Vermonter

 15 %

 22 mins late

 25 mins late

RECAP . . . . .

 Recap 9 months

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 JANUARY 2016

 55 %

 31 mins late

 1 hour, 8 mins late

 FEBRUARY 2016

 50 %

 34 mins late

 1 hour, 7 mins late

 MARCH 2016

 44 %

 40 mins late

 1 hour, 12 mins late

 APRIL 2016

 44 %

 36 mins late

 1 hour, 4 mins late

 MAY 2016

 41 %

 38 mins late

 1 hour, 6 mins late

 JUNE 2016

 29 %

 1 hour, 2 mins late

 1 hour, 26 mins late

 JULY 2016

 30 %

 59 mins late

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 AUGUST 2016

 33 %

 48 mins late

 1 hour, 12 mins late

 SEPTEMBER 2016

 38 %

 41 mins late

 1 hour, 6 mins late