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Performance for week ending January 14, 2018

Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, January 8	20 %	1 hour, 16 mins late	1 hour, 35 mins late
Tuesday, January 9	39 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
Wednesday, January 10	47 %	23 mins late	44 mins late
Thursday, January 11	38 %	35 mins late	57 mins late
Friday, January 12	31 %	51 mins late	1 hour, 15 mins late
Saturday, January 13	29 %	1 hour, 23 mins late	1 hour, 56 mins late
Sunday, January 14	50 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 24 mins late

Thirty-six percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the week ending January 14, 2018. The remaining 64 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 20 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 12 mins late

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 46 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 48 mins late

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 42 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 50 mins late

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 5 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 8 mins late

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 28 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins late

City of New Orleans

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

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: [insufficient data]
• Average arrival, all trains: [insufficient data]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: [insufficient data]

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: [insufficient data]
• Average arrival, all trains: [insufficient data]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: [insufficient data]

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 62 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 28 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 12 mins late

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 10 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 35 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 45 mins late

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 23 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 25 mins late

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 46 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 34 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 4 mins late

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 14 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 44 mins late

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 26 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 50 mins late

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 17 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 59 mins late

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: [insufficient data]
• Average arrival, all trains: [insufficient data]
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: [insufficient data]

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 19 mins late

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 31 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 31 mins late

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending January 14, 2018)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %
• Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 20 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 at destination. Accordingly, these reports represent a more realistic analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.

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2017 Overall Performance:

Month	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
August 2017	26 %	1 hour, 2 mins late	1 hour, 24 mins late
September 2017	34 %	49 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
October 2017	31 %	55 mins late	1 hour, 20 mins late
November 2017	33 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
December 2017	35 %	1 hour late	1 hour, 32 mins late
Composite for 2017	30 %	1 hour late	1 hour, 27 mins late
Composite for 2016	40 %	45 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late

 

 

 

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