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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for the year 2020

 

Fifty-six percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the year 2020... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 14 minutes late. Overall average arrival of all long-distance trains was 33 minute late.

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 Monthly performance

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 January 2020

 58 %

 30 mins late

 1 hour, 10 mins late

 February 2020

 48 %

 44 mins late

 1 hour, 26 mins late

 March 2020

 54 %

 37 mins late

 1 hour, 21 mins late

 April 2020

 68 %

 20 mins late

 1 hour late

 May 2020

 65 %

 25 mins late

 1 hour, 11 mins late

 June 2020

 58 %

 29 mins late

 1 hour, 9 mins late

 July 2020

 47 %

 42 mins late

 1 hour, 20 mins late

 August 2020

 54 %

 35 mins late

 1 hour, 17 mins late

 September 2020

 52 %

 32 mins late

 1 hour, 6 mins late

 October 2020

 55 %

 30 mins late

 1 hour, 6 mins late

 November 2020

 54 %

 39 mins late

 1 hour, 25 mins late

 December 2020

 64 %

 25 mins late

 1 hour, 10 mins late

 Composite averages

 56 %

 33 mins late

 1 hour, 14 mins late

 

Comparative Performance

 Annual Performance

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 2016

 40 %

 48 mins late

 1 hour, 14 mins late

 2017

 30 %

 1 hour late

 1 hour, 27 mins late

 2018

 31 %

 1 hour, 7 mins late

 1 hour, 36 mins late

 2019

 33 %

 1 hour, 3 mins late

 1 hour, 34 mins late

 2020

 56 %

 33 mins late

 1 hour, 14 mins late

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2020 Year-Ending Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival

 Train

 Pct On Time Arrival

 City of New Orleans

 89 %

 Maple Leaf *

 78 %

 Coast Starlight

 68 %

 Empire Builder

 68 %

 Vermonter *

 67 %

 Auto Train

 66 %

 Carolinian

 61 %

 Southwest Chief

 60 %

 Silver Meteor

 58 %

 California Zephyr

 57 %

 Lake Shore Limited

 52 %

 Silver Star

 51 %

 Cardinal

 47 %

 Texas Eagle

 45 %

 Palmetto

 43 %

 Capitol Limited

 39 %

 Crescent

  28 %

 Sunset Limited

  27 %

2020 Year-Ending Standings - Overall Average Arrival

 Train

 Overall Average Arrival

 Maple Leaf *

 3 mins late

 Vermonter *

 4 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 11 mins late

 Carolinian

 16 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 20 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 21 mins late

 Palmetto

 24 mins late

 Auto Train

 27 mins late

 Empire Builder

 27 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 28 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 31 mins late

 Silver Star

 37 mins late

 Cardinal

 38 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 44 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 46 mins late

 California Zephyr

 57 mins late

 Crescent

 1 hour, 5 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 1 hour, 32 mins late

2020 Year-Ending Standings - Average Arrival When Late

 Train

 Average arrival if late

 Vermonter *

 12 mins late

 Maple Leaf *

 14 mins late

 Carolinian

 40 mins late

 Palmetto

 43 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 44 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 50 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 1 hour, 2 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 1 hour, 7 mins late

 Cardinal

 1 hour, 11 mins late

 Silver Star

 1 hour, 15 mins late

 Auto Train

 1 hour, 22 mins late

 Empire Builder

 1 hour, 23 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 1 hour, 25 mins late

 Crescent

 1 hour, 31 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 1 hour, 39 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 1 hour, 49 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 2 hours, 5 mins late

 California Zephyr

 2 hours, 12 mins late

* Maple Leaf and Vermonter were cut off as through trains March 15 and March 27, respectively.. Data included above only reflect through scheduled operation prior to those dates.

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ABOUT THESE REPORTS:

This survey tracks overall averages of daily performance.

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.' Trains must arrive on time, or earlier, to be considered 'on time.' The Bull Sheet considers that long-distance Amtrak 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 routinely reported by Amtrak.

Data only apply to final destination, not to intermediate points. They do not adjust for any time gained en route if the train left the originating station late and then gained time, and no additional credit is given for trains that arrive at their destination ahead of scheduled time.

Runs that are truncated, canceled, terminated en route, or reported with missing, incomplete or ambiguous data are excluded from the survey.

 

 

 

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