Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance
November 2020
For the month of November 2020, the Bull Sheet has calculated that 54 percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier.
The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was 39 minutes late.
The average arrival of just those trains that were behind schedule was one hour and 25 minutes late.
A train is considered late whenever it arrives at its final destination behind schedule, even if only by a minute. Sufficient padding is incorporated into long-distance train schedules to eliminate the need for grace allowances in showing a train arriving on time when it is actually late. Amtrak routinely reports trains arriving on time if they are nominally late, within certain guidelines. But the Bull Sheet conveys more realistic parameters reflecting actual performance (on time, or it is late).
Trains arriving ahead of schedule are simply shown 'on time,' with no extra credit given to offset other arrivals that are late. Trains that are canceled, truncated, terminated en route, or provided with ambiguous or unreliable data are excluded from the survey.
This survey was compiled by the Bull Sheet's statistical department comprehending actual performance as reported for each affected train on Amtrak's website. Data only apply to arrival at final destination; average arrival at intermediate stations may likely differ.
Average daily long-distance train performance in November 2020 was as follows:
Date
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Sunday, November 1 64 %
17 mins late
47 mins late
Monday, November 2 57 %
30 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
Tuesday, November 3 69 %
37 mins late
2 hours late
Wednesday, November 4 53 %
23 mins late
48 mins late
Thursday, November 5 63 %
14 mins late
36 mins late
Friday, November 6 44 %
29 mins late
52 mins late
Saturday, November 7 62 %
30 mins late
1 hour, 19 mins late
Sunday, November 8 69 %
35 mins late
1 hour, 54 mins late
Monday, November 9 55 %
44 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
Tuesday, November 10 38 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 4 mins late
Wednesday, November 11 24 %
1 hour, 44 mins late
2 hours, 16 mins late
Thursday, November 12 21 %
2 hours, 19 mins late
2 hours, 56 mins late
Friday, November 13 43 %
36 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
Saturday, November 14 33 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
Sunday, November 15 43 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
Monday, November 16 57 %
1 hour, 28 mins late
3 hours, 22 mins late
Tuesday, November 17 54 %
13 mins late
28 mins late
Wednesday, November 18 31 %
1 hour, 1 min late
1 hour, 28 mins late
Thursday, November 19 60 %
18 mins late
44 mins late
Friday, November 20 56 %
22 mins late
50 mins late
Saturday, November 21 48 %
58 mins late
1 hour, 50 mins late
Sunday, November 22 57 %
25 mins late
59 mins late
Monday, November 23 74 %
19 mins late
1 hour, 14 mins late
Tuesday, November 24 54 %
14 mins late
31 mins late
Wednesday, November 25 59 %
23 mins late
55 mins late
Thanksgiving 75 %
16 mins late
1 hour, 4 mins late
Friday, November 27 75 %
18 mins late
1 hour, 14 mins late
Saturday, November 28 57 %
35 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
Sunday, November 29 79 %
13 mins late
58 mins late
Monday, November 30 52 %
25 mins late
52 mins late
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Composite for Month 54 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
Five-year comparison for November . . .
5-year comparison
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
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November 2016 38 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 14 mins late
November 2017 33 %
48 mins late
1 hour, 12 mins late
November 2018 32 %
1 hour, 14 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
November 2019 42 %
47 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
November 2020 54 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
November 2020 Train-by-Train Performance . . .
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 67 %
27 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
California Zephyr 77 %
28 mins late
2 hours, 3 mins late
Capitol Limited 38 %
42 mins late
1 hour, 9 mins late
Cardinal 35 %
37 mins late
56 mins late
Carolinian 64 %
14 mins late
39 mins late
City of New Orleans 92 %
46 mins late
9 hours, 52 mins late
Coast Starlight 64 %
17 mins late
47 mins late
Crescent 12 %
1 hour, 38 mins late
1 hour, 51 mins late
Empire Builder 51 %
37 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 49 %
22 mins late
44 mins late
Maple Leaf [no data]
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Palmetto 65 %
16 mins late
47 mins late
Silver Meteor 66 %
21 mins late
1 hour, 1 min late
Silver Star 21 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
1 hour, 39 mins late
Southwest Chief 42 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
2 hours, 15 mins late
Sunset Limited 31 %
1 hour, 17 mins late
1 hour, 51 mins late
Texas Eagle 69 %
41 mins late
2 hours, 12 mins late
Vermonter [no data]
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Composite for Month 54 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
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