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Performance for second half of 2018

Monthly performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
July 2018	20 %	1 hour, 33 mins late	1 hour, 56 mins late
August 2018	21 %	1 hour, 26 mins late	1 hour, 50 mins late
September 2018	29 %	1 hour, 6 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late
October 2018	34 %	49 mins late	1 hour, 15 mins late
November 2018	32 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	1 hour, 48 mins late
December 2018	37 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late
Second Half 2018	29 %	1 hour, 11 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late

Twenty-nine percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their ultimate destination on time or earlier in the final six months (July-December) of 2018. The remaining 71 percent, on average, arrived one hour and 40 minutes late.

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Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 69 %. . ((Same period in 2017 = 62 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 35 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 22 mins late . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 32 mins late)

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . . .((Same period in 2017 = 35 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 17 mins late . . . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 6 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 54 mins late . .(Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 41 mins late)

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 22 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 49 mins late . .. ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 2 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 57 mins late . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 19 mins late)

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 23 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 47 mins late. . .. . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 20 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 10 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 44 mins late)

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 20 %. . .((Same period in 2017 = 25 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 45 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late . . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour late)

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %. . ( .(Same period in 2017 = 37 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late. . . . . . ((Same period in 2017 = 34 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late . .(Same period in 2017 = 55 mins late)

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 41 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 57 mins late. . .. .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 1 min late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 38 mins late . ..(Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 43 mins late)

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 5 % . . .((Same period in 2017 = 9 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 49 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 43 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 58 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 53 mins late)

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 31 %. . (Same period in 2017 = 69 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 29 mins late. . .(Same period in 2017 = 26 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 10 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 24 mins late)

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 11 %. . . ((Same period in 2017 = 13 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 27 mins late. . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 17 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 38 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 29 mins late)

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 % . . (Same period in 2017 = 30 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 15 mins late. . .((Same period in 2017 = 25 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 26 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 35 mins late)

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 22 %. . .((Same period in 2017 = 10 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 45 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 45 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins late . ((Same period in 2017 = 51 mins late)

Silver Meteor

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . . ((Same period in 2017 = 14 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 26 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 22 mins late .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 40 mins late)

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 12 %. .. . (Same period in 2017 = 10 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 28 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 47 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 40 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 58 mins late)

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 18 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 39 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 28 mins late . .. ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 27 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 47 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017 = 2 hours, 22 mins late)

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %. . ((Same period in 2017 = 47 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 25 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 45 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 2 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 25 mins late)

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 16 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 31 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 46 mins late. . . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 8 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 6 mins late . (Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 39 mins late)

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 15 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 23 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 30 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 34 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017 = 36 mins late)

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, second half of 2018)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . . . . . . . . . . . .. ((Same period in 2017 = 30 %)
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 11 mins late . . , , , , , , , ,((Same period in 2017 = 59 mins late)
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 40 mins late .. . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 24 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, or reported with incomplete or ambiguous data are typically excluded from the survey.)

 

 

 

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