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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.

 

 

 

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