Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance
July 2017
For the month of July 2017, the Bull Sheet has calculated that 22 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 one hour and 19 minutes late.
The average arrival of the 78 percent of trains that were behind schedule was one hour and 41 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. Trains that are canceled, truncated, referred by Amtrak as 'service disrupted,' or provided with unreliable data are typically excluded.
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 July 2017 was as follows:
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 56 %
38 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late
California Zephyr 27 %
1 hour, 14 mins late
1 hour, 42 mins late
Capitol Limited 11 %
1 hour, 38 mins late
1 hour, 50 mins late
Cardinal 7 %
2 hours, 2 mins late
2 hours, 12 mins late
Carolinian 5 %
1 hour, 7 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
City of New Orleans 44 %
23 mins late
40 mins late
Coast Starlight 31 %
1 hour, 28 mins late
2 hours, 7 mins late
Crescent 11 %
1 hour, 46 mins late
2 hours late
Empire Builder 58 %
28 mins late
1 hour, 7 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 6 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
1 hour, 23 mins late
Maple Leaf 17 %
30 mins late
36 mins late
Palmetto 5 %
1 hour, 1 min late
1 hour, 4 mins late
Silver Meteor 15 %
1 hour, 29 mins late
1 hour, 45 mins late
Silver Star 5 %
2 hours, 25 mins late
2 hours, 33 mins late
Southwest Chief 3 %
3 hours, 42 mins late
3 hours, 49 mins late
Sunset Limited 40 %
52 mins late
1 hour, 27 mins late
Texas Eagle 23 %
1 hour, 51 mins late
2 hours, 23 mins late
Vermonter 11 %
26 mins late
29 mins late
Daily Recap, July 2017 . . . . .
Date
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Saturday, July 1 21 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 40 mins late
Sunday, July 2 21 %
1 hour, 57 mins late
2 hours, 27 mins late
Monday, July 3 15 %
1 hour, 50 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
Tuesday, July 4 29 %
42 mins late
1 hour late
Wednesday, July 5 31 %
51 mins late
1 hour, 15 mins late
Thursday, July 6 11 %
1 hour, 3 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
Friday, July 7 24 %
1 hour, 28 mins late
1 hour, 56 mins late
Saturday, July 8 12 %
1 hour, 45 mins late
1 hour, 59 mins late
Sunday, July 9 23 %
1 hour, 31 mins late
1 hour, 58 mins late
Monday, July 10 26 %
1 hour, 1 min late
1 hour, 23 mins late
Tuesday, July 11 31 %
52 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
Wednesday, July 12 21 %
2 hours, 25 mins late
3 hours, 2 mins late
Thursday, July 13 24 %
1 hour, 37 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
Friday, July 14 11 %
1 hour, 29 mins late
1 hour, 40 mins late
Saturday, July 15 21 %
1 hour, 56 mins late
2 hours, 26 mins late
Sunday, July 16 28 %
1 hour, 7 mins late
1 hour, 33 mins late
Monday, July 17 22 %
1 hour, 20 mins late
1 hour, 42 mins late
Tuesday, July 18 29 %
50 mins late
1 hour, 10 mins late
Wednesday, July 19 30 %
58 mins late
1 hour, 23 mins late
Thursday, July 20 17 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
1 hour, 34 mins late
Friday, July 21 6 %
1 hour, 16 mins late
1 hour, 20 mins late
Saturday, July 22 17 %
1 hour, 30 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
Sunday, July 23 36 %
1 hour, 3 mins late
1 hour, 39 mins late
Monday, July 24 25 %
1 hour, 17 mins late
1 hour, 42 mins late
Tuesday, July 25 23 %
1 hour, 25 mins late
1 hour, 51 mins late
Wednesday, July 26 17 %
54 mins late
1 hour, 5 mins late
Thursday, July 27 11 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
1 hour, 28 mins late
Friday, July 28 22 %
1 hour, 14 mins late
1 hour, 35 mins late
Saturday, July 29 21 %
1 hour, 26 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
Sunday, July 30 26 %
1 hour, 6 mins late
1 hour, 29 mins late
Monday, July 31 20 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 32 mins late
Composite for July 2017 22 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 41 mins late
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July Comparison, This Year vs Last Year:
July 2017 22 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 41 mins late
July 2016 30 %
59 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
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Monthly Recap - First Seven Months of 2017
Performance
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
January 2017 39 %
59 mins late
1 hour, 37 mins late
February 2017 40 %
50 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
March 2017 26 %
1 hour, 9 mins late
1 hour, 33 mins late
April 2017 31 %
52 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
May 2017 28 %
1 hour, 6 mins late
1 hour, 31 mins late
June 2017 20 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 32 mins late
July 2017 22 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 41 mins late