Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending April 23, 2017
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, April 17 |
39 % |
34 mins late |
56 mins late |
Tuesday, April 18 |
37 % |
32 mins late |
51 mins late |
Wednesday, April 19 |
36 % |
50 mins late |
1 hour, 19 mins late |
Thursday, April 20 |
26 % |
53 mins late |
1 hour, 12 mins late |
Friday, April 21 |
22 % |
45 mins late |
58 mins late |
Saturday, April 22 |
29 % |
41 mins late |
57 mins late |
Sunday, April 23 |
47 % |
24 mins late |
46 mins late |
Thirty-four percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier
in the week ending April 23, 2017. The remaining 66 percent, on average,
arrived one hour late.
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Performance of Individual Trains .
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Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 2 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 19 mins late
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 41 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 11 mins late
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 46 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 59 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: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 27 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 27 mins late
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 22 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 34 mins late
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 54 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 24 mins late
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 22 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 22 mins late
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 52 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 16 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 33 mins late
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 5 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 49 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 51 mins late
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 15 mins late
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour late
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 54 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 3 mins late
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 1 min late
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 38 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 16 mins late
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 83 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 3 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 20 mins late
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 11 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 38 mins late
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 7 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 24 mins late
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending April 23, 2017)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 34 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 40 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour 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 realistic analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.
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