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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending February 19, 2017

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, February 13	53 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 24 mins late
Tuesday, February 14	40 %	35 mins late	58 mins late
Wednesday, February 15	50 %	43 mins late	1 hour, 26 mins late
Thursday, February 16	36 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 32 mins late
Friday, February 17	34 %	41 mins late	1 hour, 3 mins late
Saturday, February 18	38 %	1 hour late	1 hour, 36 mins late
Sunday, February 19	66 %	22 mins late	1 hour, 5 mins late

Forty-six percent of Amtrak's long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the week ending February 19, 2017. The remaining 54 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 18 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 15 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 12 mins late

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: (through service interrupted)
• Average arrival, all trains: (through service interrupted)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: (through service interrupted)

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 25 mins late

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 67 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 8 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 42 mins late

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 10 mins late

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 27 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 39 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 16 mins late

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: (incomplete data)
• Average arrival, all trains: (incomplete data)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: (incomplete data)

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 25 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 15 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 40 mins late

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 18 mins late

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 6 mins late

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 30 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 49 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 10 mins late

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 53 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 32 mins late

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 54 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 43 mins late

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 39 mins late

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 54 mins late

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 19 mins late

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 54 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 15 mins late

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending February 19, 2017)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 46 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 42 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 18 mins late

 

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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 destination behind schedule, even by a minute, it is considered 'late.' The Bull Sheet considers that long-distance trains have sufficient padding in their schedule to offset typical en route delays, and it is not necessary to apply a grace allowance on top of that padding to bolster on time reporting. Accordingly, these reports generally represent a more accurate analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.

 

 

 

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