Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending December 24, 2017
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, December 18 |
26 % |
39 mins late |
53 mins late |
Tuesday, December 19 |
24 % |
1 hour, 2 mins late |
1 hour, 21 mins late |
Wednesday, December 20 |
28 % |
1 hour, 3 mins late |
1 hour, 28 mins late |
Thursday, December 21 |
26 % |
1 hour, 17 mins late |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
Friday, December 22 |
19 % |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
1 hour, 32 mins late |
Saturday, December 23 |
20 % |
1 hour, 19 mins late |
1 hour, 39 mins late |
Christmas Eve |
44 % |
46 mins late |
1 hour, 24 mins late |
Twenty-seven percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final
destination on time or earlier in the week ending December 24, 2017. The
remaining 73 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 26 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
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Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 15 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 52 mins late
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 38 mins late
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 25 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 32 mins late
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 20 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 48 mins late
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 15 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 35 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 42 mins late
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 39 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 39 mins late
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 23 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 56 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 30 mins late
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 43 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 43 mins late
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 9 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 44 mins late
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 15 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 2 mins late
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 11 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 22 mins late
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 42 mins
late
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 2 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 22 mins late
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 8 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 10 mins late
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 25 mins late
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 43 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 26 mins late
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 9 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 36 mins late
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 35 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 41 mins late
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending December 24, 2017)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 27 %
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 3 mins late
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 26 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 realistic analysis than what is reported
by Amtrak.
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