Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for February
2018
Thirty-seven percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier
in February 2018. The remaining 63 percent, on average, arrived one hour
and 27 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
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Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 54 % .
(Febr 2017 was 38%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 1 min late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 32 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 13 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 2 hours,
27 mins late)
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 % .(Febr 2017 was 19%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 3 hours, 30 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 6 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 4 hours,
21 mins late)
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 % .(Febr 2017 was 38%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 54 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 44 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 9 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 10
mins late)
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % .
(Febr 2017 was 58%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 25 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 14 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour late)
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 41 % .(Febr 2017 was 28%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 28 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 34 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 38 mins late)
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 25 % .(Febr 2017 was 68%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 11 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 10 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 34 mins late)
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 % .(Febr 2017 was 30%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 12 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 50 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 42 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 2 hours,
36 mins late)
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 2 % .
(Febr 2017 was 30%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 37 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 5 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 41 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 34
mins late)
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 34 % .
(Febr 2017 was 23%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 55 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 17 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 54 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 41
mins late)
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 24 % .
(Febr 2017 was 33%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 14 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 38 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 37 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 57 mins late)
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % .(Febr 2017 was 63%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 9 mins late . (Febr 2017 was 12 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 19 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 33 mins late)
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 31 % .(Febr 2017 was 21%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 29 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 41 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 41 mins
late .(Febr 2017 was 52 mins late)
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % .
(Febr 2017 was 34%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 2 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 55 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 28 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 23
mins late)
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 15 % .
(Febr 2017 was 35%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 40 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 56 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 59 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 25
mins late)
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 63 % .(Febr 2017 was 84%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 5 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 24 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 29 mins late)
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % .(Febr 2017 was 39%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 43 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 49 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 21
mins late)
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 31 % .(Febr 2017 was 55%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 24 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 14 mins late .(Febr 2017 was 55 mins late)
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 31 % .(Febr 2017 was 20%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 17 mins late .
(Febr 2017 was 38 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 25 mins late..(Febr 2017 was 48 mins late)
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
February 2018)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 37 % .(Febr 2017
was 40%)
- Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late . (Febr 2017
was 50 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 27 mins late
.(Febr 2017 was 1 hour, 24 mins late)
4-Year Comparison |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
February 2015 |
38 % |
1 hour, 1 min late |
1 hour, 40 mins late |
February 2016 |
50 % |
34 mins late |
1 hour, 7 mins late |
February 2017 |
40 % |
50 mins late |
1 hour, 24 mins late |
February 2018 |
37 % |
55 mins late |
1 hour, 27 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 terminal 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 offer a more realistic
analysis than what is reported by Amtrak. (Trains that are truncated, annulled,
terminated en route, reported as 'service disrupted,' or furnished with
incomplete or ambiguous data are typically excluded from the survey.)
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