Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for six-day
Thanksgiving period 2019
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Wednesday, November 27 |
28 % |
56 mins late |
1 hour, 17 mins late |
Thursday, November 28 |
49 % |
30 mins late |
58 mins late |
Friday, November 29 |
54 % |
1 hour, 5 mins late |
2 hours, 22 mins late |
Saturday, November 30 |
37 % |
58 mins late |
1 hour, 32 mins late |
Sunday, December 1 |
25 % |
1 hour, 2 mins late |
1 hour, 23 mins late |
Monday, December 2 |
22 % |
59 mins late |
1 hour, 16 mins late |
Thanksgiving period (6 days) |
36 % |
55 mins late |
1 hour, 26 mins late |
Thirty-six percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time during the
six-day 2019 Thanksgiving period, November 27 through December 2, inclusive.
The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour, 26 minutes late.
(Last year's Thanksgiving period
had 37 percent on-time arrivals with the remaining trains, on average, arriving
one hour amd 43 minutes late.)
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Performance of Individual Trains
. . . .
Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 83 % . .
. [Same
period 2018 was 92 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 7 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 1 min late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 41 mins late .
. [Same period 2018 was 14 mins late]
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . .[Same period 2018 was 50 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 23 mins late . .
.[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 8 mins
late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 23 mins late .[Same period 2018 was 2
hours, 17 mins late] .
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 42 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 0 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 41 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 56 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 11 mins late . . [Same period 2018 was
56 mins late].
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 50 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 4 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 33 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 7 mins late ..[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 5 mins late]
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 25 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 25 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 7 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 38 mins late .
. .[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 29
mins late]
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 100 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 83 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 0 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 21 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 0 mins late .
. .[Same period 2018 was 2 hours,
8 mins late]
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 50 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 54 mins late . .
.[Same period 2018 was 27 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 52 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was
53 mins late]
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 0 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 11 mins late . .
.[Same period 2018 was 3 hours, 50
mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 26 mins late [Same period 2018 was 3
hours, 50 mins late].
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 56 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 61 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 32 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 14 mins late [Same period 2018 was 1
hour, 23 mins late].
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
[Same period 2018 was 33 %].
- Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 5 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 47 mins late .
. .[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 38
mins late]
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 33 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 58 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 29 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 27 mins late . . [Same period 2018 was
43 mins late].
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 25 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 25 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 48 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 18 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour,
4 mins late . [Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 44 mins late].
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 8 % . . .[Same period 2018 was 8 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late . . [Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 17 mins late].
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins late .
. [Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 24
mins late].
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 % . .
[Same period 2018 was 8 %].
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 30 mins late . .[Same period 2018 was 2 hours, 49 mins late] .
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 48 mins late . [Same period 2018 was 3
hours, 4 mins late]. .
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 25 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 0 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 48 mins late . .
.[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 16
mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 24 mins late [Same period 2018 was 1
hour, 16 mins late].
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 20 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 60 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 41 mins late . .
.[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 25
mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 6 mins late . [Same period 2018 was
3 hours, 33 mins late].
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 25 % . .
.[Same period 2018 was 42 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 44 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 2 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 59 mins late .
. [Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 47
mins late].
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
[Same period 2018 was 50 %].
- Average arrival, all trains: 8 mins late . . .[Same period 2018 was 8 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 11 mins late .
.[Same period 2018 was 15 mins late] .
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
Thanksgiving period, 2019)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 % .. . . [Same period 2018 was 37 %]
- Average arrival, all trains: 55 mins late . . .. [Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 5 mins late]
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 26 mins late
[Same period 2018 was 1 hour, 43
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 destination 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 generally represent
a more accurate analysis than what is reported by Amtrak.
Thanksgiving is a very important
time for Amtrak.. Trains are usually booked to capacity during this six-day
period, and timely arrival at destination is typically depended upon.
.