Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending June 24, 2018
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, June 18 |
20 % |
1 hour, 36 mins late |
2 hours late |
Tuesday, June 19 |
19 % |
1 hour, 50 mins late |
2 hours, 16 mins late |
Wednesday, June 20 |
6 % |
1 hour, 38 mins late |
1 hour, 45 mins late |
Thursday, June 21 |
13 % |
1 hour, 49 mins late |
2 hours, 6 mins late |
Friday, June 22 |
6 % |
1 hour, 49 mins late |
1 hour, 56 mins late |
Saturday, June 23 |
22 % |
1 hour, 41 mins late |
2 hours, 9 mins late |
Sunday, June 24 |
15 % |
1 hour late |
1 hour, 10 mins late |
Fourteen (14) percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier
in the week ending June 24, 2018. The remaining 86 percent, on average,
arrived one hour and 54 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
. . . .
Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . ((Year to date = 52 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 26 mins late . .
.((Year to date = 56 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours late .
(Year to date = 1 hour, 56 mins late)
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . .((Year to date = 48 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 14 mins late . .
. .((Year to date = 1 hour, 1 min
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 25 mins late . .(Year to date = 1 hour,
56 mins late)
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . ((Year to date = 17 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 51 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 1 hour, 17 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 51 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
33 mins late)
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
((Year to date = 41 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 48 mins late. . ..
. ((Year to date = 1 hour, 6 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 42 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
52 mins late)
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %. . .((Year to date = 28 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 49 mins late . . ((Year to date = 42 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins late .
. (Year to date = 58 mins late)
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . (
.(Year to date = 43 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 14 mins late. . . . . . ((Year to date = 38 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 28 mins late . .(Year to date = 1 hour, 7 mins late)
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: [insufficient data] . . ((Year to date = 60 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: [insufficient data] . . .. .((Year
to date = 32 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: [insufficient data] . ..(Year to date = 1 hour, 22 mins late)
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . .((Year to date = 2 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours late . . ((Year to date = 2 hours, 48 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours late .
. ((Year to date = 2 hours, 51 mins
late)
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 19 %. . (Year to date = 44 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 10 mins late. .
.(Year to date = 1 hour, 5 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 40 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
55 mins late)
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . .
((Year to date = 17 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 45 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 15 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 45 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
30 mins late)
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 57 % . .
(Year to date = 40 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late. . .((Year to date = 18 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 50 mins late .
. ((Year to date = 31 mins late)
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . .((Year to date = 20 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 25 mins late . .
((Year to date = 48 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour,
25 mins late . ((Year to date = 1 hour late)
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %. . .
((Year to date = 29 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late . . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 7 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 59 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour, 34 mins late)
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. .. .
(Year to date = 11 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 29 mins late . .
((Year to date = 1 hour, 39 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 29 mins late. . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
51 min late)
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 % . .
((Year to date = 50 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 36 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 50 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 52 mins late. . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
41 mins late)
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . ((Year to date = 41 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 3 hours, 3 mins late . .
.((Year to date = 55 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 3 mins late . . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
34 mins late)
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . ((Year to date = 34 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 36 mins late. .
. .((Year to date = 1 hour late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 36 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
31 mins late)
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 10 % . .
((Year to date = 28 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 19 mins late . . .((Year to date = 26 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 21 mins late.
. ((Year to date = 36 mins late)
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending June 24., 2018)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 % . . . . . . . . . . . ..
((Year to date = 33 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 37 mins late . . , ,
, , , , , ,((Year to date = 1 hour,
1 min late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 54 mins late .. . . ((Year to date = 1 hour, 32 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 reported
with incomplete or ambiguous data are typically excluded from the survey.)
.