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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending December 3, 2017

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, November 27	31 %	49 mins late	1 hour, 11 mins late
Tuesday, November 28	40 %	31 mins late	52 mins late
Wednesday, November 29	47 %	25 mins late	48 mins late
Thursday, November 30	37 %	50 mins late	1 hour, 20 mins late
Friday, December 1	43 %	43 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
Saturday, December 2	51 %	51 mins late	1 hour, 45 mins late
Sunday, December 3	44 %	23 mins late	42 mins late

Forty-two (42) percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the week ending December 3, 2017. The remaining 58 percent, on average, arrived one hour and seven minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 93 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 7 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 34 mins late

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 41 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins late

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 53 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 19 mins late

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 37 mins late

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 50 mins late

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 39 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 1 min late

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 4 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 14 mins late

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 81 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 9 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 47 mins late

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 4 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 29 mins late

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 16 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 25 mins late

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 40 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 43 mins late

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 48 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 1 min late

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 16 mins late

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 11 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 26 mins late

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 31 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 38 mins late

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 52 mins late

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 39 mins late

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending December 3, 2017)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 39 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 7 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 represent a more realistic analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.

 

 

 

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