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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

[Special thanks to Wade Massie of Pittsburgh, Pa., for recording data while the Bull Sheet was on vacation.]

Performance for week ending August 20, 2017

 Daily performance

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 Monday, August 14

 25 %

 58 mins late

 1 hour, 17 mins late

 Tuesday, August 15

 26 %

 1 hour, 6 mins late

 1 hour, 29 mins late

 Wednesday, August 16

 31 %

 51 mins late

 1 hour, 14 mins late

 Thursday, August 17

 14 %

 1 hour, 4 mins late

 1 hour, 15 mins late

 Friday, August 18

 28 %

 1 hour, 13 mins late

 1 hour, 40 mins late

 Saturday, August 19

 23 %

 1 hour, 7 mins late

 1 hour, 27 mins late

 Sunday, August 20

 31 %

 44 mins late

 1 hour, 4 mins late

Twenty-five percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the week ending August 20, 2017. The remaining 75 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 21 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

California Zephyr

Capitol Limited

Cardinal

Carolinian

City of New Orleans

Coast Starlight

Crescent

Empire Builder

Lake Shore Limited

Maple Leaf

Palmetto

Silver Meteor

Silver Star

Southwest Chief

Sunset Limited

Texas Eagle

Vermonter

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending August 20, 2017)

 

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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 represent a more meaningful analysis than what is reported by Amtrak. Data comprehend arrivals at final destination, not intermediate stops.

 

 

 

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