Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending March 25, 2018
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, March 19 |
41 % |
31 mins late |
53 mins late |
Tuesday, March 20 |
33 % |
1 hour, 48 mins late |
2 hours, 43 mins late |
Wednesday, March 21 |
33 % |
59 mins late |
1 hour, 28 mins late |
Thursday, March 22 |
50 % |
39 mins late |
1 hour, 18 mins late |
Friday, March 23 |
29 % |
45 mins late |
1 hour, 3 mins late |
Saturday, March 24 |
50 % |
1 hour, 3 mins late |
2 hours, 6 mins late |
Sunday, March 25 |
47 % |
35 mins late |
1 hour, 6 mins late |
Forty percent of Amtrak's named long-distance
trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in the week
ending March 25, 2018. The remaining 60 percent, on average, arrived one
hour and 31 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
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Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . ((Year to date = 58 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late . . .((Year to date = 54 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 55 mins late .
(Year to date = 2 hours, 9 mins late)
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 % . .
.((Year to date = 55 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late . . ((Year to date = 49 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 44 mins late . .(Year to date = 1 hour,
48 mins late)
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 8 % . . ((Year to date = 22 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 59 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 1 hour, 8 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 10 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
27 mins late)
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 25 % . .
((Year to date = 38 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 50 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 12 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 7 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
57 mins late)
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 40 %. . .((Year to date = 40 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late . . ((Year to date = 29 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late .
. ((Year to date = 49 mins late)
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: No data *.
. ((Year to date = 25 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: No data *. . . . ((Year to date = 1 hour, 4 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: No data * .(Year to date = 1 hour, 25 mins late)
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 57 % . .
((Year to date = 58 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 49 mins late . . .((Year to date = 30 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 54 mins late . .(Year to date = 1 hour,
11 mins late)
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . .((Year to date = 3 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 22 mins late . .
((Year to date = 2 hours, 20 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 22 mins late . . ((Year to date = 2 hours,
25 mins late)
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 78 %. . ((Year to date = 49 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 5 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 11 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late .((Year to date = 2 hours, 20 mins late)
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . ((Year to date = 22 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 10 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 31 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 45 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
56 mins late)
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 % . .
((Year to date = 49 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 8 mins late. . .((Year to date = 18 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late .
. ((Year to date = 36 mins late)
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 20 %. . .((Year to date = 30 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 54 mins late . . ((Year to date = 41 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour,
8 mins late . ((Year to date = 59 mins late)
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 42 %. . ((Year to date = 28 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late . . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 12 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 54 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
41 mins late)
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 8 %. .. ((Year to date = 13 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 19 mins late . .
((Year to date = 1 hour, 51 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 26 mins late. . ((Year to date = 2 hours,
7 mins late)
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . .
((Year to date = 63 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 28 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 33 mins late. . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
17 mins late)
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . ((Year to date = 41 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 14 mins late . .
.((Year to date = 45 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 52 mins late . . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
17 mins late)
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 % . .
((Year to date = 35 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 57 mins late. . .((Year to date = 54 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 28 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
23 mins late)
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
((Year to date = 25 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late . . .((Year to date = 34 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 19 mins late.
. ((Year to date = 46 mins late)
* City of New Orleans was truncated throughout
the week due to flooding south of Jackson, Mississippi
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending March 25, 2018)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 40 % . . ((Year to date = 37 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late . . .((Year to date = 1 hour late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 31 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour, 34 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 routinely excluded from the survey.)
.