Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending October 7, 2018
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, October 1 |
25 % |
39 mins late |
52 mins late |
Tuesday, October 2 |
43 % |
35 mins late |
1 hour, 1 min late |
Wednesday, October 3 |
33 % |
48 mins late |
1 hour, 13 mins late |
Thursday, October 4 |
29 % |
1 hour, 5 mins late |
1 hour, 31 mins late |
Friday, October 5 |
24 % |
1 hour, 26 mins late |
1 hour, 54 mins late |
Saturday, October 6 |
29 % |
41 mins late |
57 mins late |
Sunday, October 7 |
39 % |
41 mins late |
1 hour, 7 mins late |
Thirty-two percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier
in the week ending October 7, 2018... The remaining 68 percent, on average, arrived
one hour, 14 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
. . . .
Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %. . ((Year to date = 56 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 23 mins late. . .((Year to date = 46 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 20 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
45 mins late)
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . .
.((Year to date = 39 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late . . .
.((Year to date = 1 hour, 14 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 34 mins late . .(Year to date = 2 hours,
1 min late)
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . ((Year to date = 12 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 56 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 1 hour, 31 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 5 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
44 mins late)
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 67 % . .
((Year to date = 39 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late . .. . ((Year to date = 59 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 40 mins late.((Year to date = 1 hour, 37 mins late)
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 % . .
.((Year to date = 24 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late. . ((Year to date = 48 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late .
. (Year to date = 1 hour, 2 mins late)
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %. . (
.(Year to date = 58 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 44 mins late. . . . . . ((Year to date = 29 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 35 mins late . .(Year to date = 1 hour,
8 mins late)
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . .
((Year to date = 51 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 40 mins late. . .. .((Year to date = 47 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 56 mins late .
..(Year to date = 1 hour, 35 mins
late)
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . .
.((Year to date = 3 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 14 mins late. . ((Year to date = 2 hours, 39 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 44 mins late . . ((Year to date = 2 hours,
45 mins late)
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 19 %. . (Year to date = 32 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 44 mins late. . .(Year to date = 1 hour, 34 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 54 mins late .((Year to date = 2 hours, 18 mins late)
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 5 %. . .
((Year to date = 13 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 4 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 21 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 7 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
33 mins late)
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % . .
(Year to date = 38 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 22 mins late. . .((Year to date = 18 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 43 mins late .
. ((Year to date = 29 mins late)
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . .((Year to date = 17 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 24 mins late. . ((Year to date = 51 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 34 mins
late . ((Year to date = 1 hour, 1 min late)
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . .
((Year to date = 27 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 14 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 8 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 40 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour, 33 mins late)
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 % .. .
(Year to date = 12 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 45 mins late . ((Year to date = 1 hour, 35 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 58 mins late.
. ((Year to date = 1 hour, 47 mins
late)
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 % . .
((Year to date = 36 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 50 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 1 hour, 11 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 20 mins late. . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
51 mins late)
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %. . ((Year to date = 33 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 54 mins late . .
.((Year to date = 1 hour, 33 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 16 mins late . . ((Year to date = 2 hours,
19 mins late)
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . ((Year to date = 26 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 28 mins late. . .
.((Year to date = 1 hour, 21 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 35 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
49 mins late)
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 % . .
((Year to date = 26 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 14 mins late . . .((Year to date = 27 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 18 mins late.
. ((Year to date = 37 mins late)
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending October 7, 2018)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . . . . . . . . . . ((Year to date = 29 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late . . , ,
, ,((Year to date = 1 hour, 9 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 14 mins late ((Year to date = 1 hour, 37 mins late)
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Recent weekly performance
Weekly performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Week ending June 24 |
14 % |
1 hour, 37 mins late |
1 hour, 54 mins late |
Week ending July 1 |
11 % |
1 hour, 40 mins late |
1 hour, 52 mins late |
Week ending July 8 |
19 % |
1 hour, 32 mins late |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
Week ending July 15 |
26 % |
1 hour, 27 mins late |
1 hour, 57 mins late |
Week ending July 22 |
20 % |
1 hour, 30 mins late |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
Week ending July 29 |
16 % |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
2 hours, 3 mins late |
Week ending August 5 |
14 % |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
2 hours, 12 mins late |
Week ending August 12 |
15 % |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
2 hours, 2 mins late |
Week ending August 19 |
22 % |
1 hour, 24 mins late |
1 hour, 47 mins late |
Week ending August 26 |
30 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending September 2 |
29 % |
1 hour, 13 mins late |
1 hour, 43 mins late |
Week ending September 9 |
28 % |
1 hour, 15 mins late |
1 hour, 45 mins late |
Week ending September 16 |
29 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending September 23 |
27 % |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
1 hour, 42 mins late |
Week ending September 30 |
29 % |
56 mins late |
1 hour, 20 mins late |
Week ending October 7 |
32 % |
51 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
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, or provided with incomplete or ambiguous
data are generally excluded from the survey.)
.