Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week ending March 7, 2021
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
| Monday, March 1 | 59 % |
37 mins late |
1 hour, 30 mins late |
| Tuesday, March 2 | 38 % |
56 mins late |
1 hour, 32 mins late |
| Wednesday, March 3 | 44 % |
43 mins late |
1 hour, 16 mins late |
| Thursday, March 4 | 38 % |
46 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
| Friday, March 5 | 25 % |
58 mins late |
1 hour, 17 mins late |
| Saturday, March 6 | 57 % |
33 mins late |
1 hour, 18 mins late |
| Sunday, March 7 | 64 % |
22 mins late |
1 hour, 1 min late |
Forty-seven percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending March 7, 2021... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 19 minutes late.
Only 80 percent of the runs ordinarily included in this survey actually operated through from origin to destination this week. The remaining 20 percent were either truncated or did not operate at all. Many of the trains were annulled by winter weather. Only those trains that ran their full scheduled route are calculated in this survey.
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This Week's Performance of Individual Trains . . . .
Auto Train
California Zephyr
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Empire Builder
Lake Shore Limited
Maple Leaf [Canadian portion of run suspended]
Palmetto
Silver Meteor
Silver Star
Southwest Chief
Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle
Vermonter [Vermont portion of run suspended]
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending March 7, 2021)
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MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:
Week ending . . .
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
March 8, 2020 53 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 9 mins late
March 15, 2020 55 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 27 mins late
March 22, 2020 52 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
March 29, 2020 55 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 28 mins late
April 5, 2020 63 %
22 mins late
1 hour, 1 min late
April 12, 2020 68 %
25 mins late
1 hour, 18 mins late
April 19, 2020 67 %
23 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
April 26, 2020 69 %
11 mins late
36 mins late
May 3, 2020 72 %
18 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
May 10, 2020 67 %
19 mins late
59 mins late
May 17, 2020 65 %
20 mins late
58 mins late
May 24, 2020 59 %
22 mins late
53 mins late
May 31, 2020 71 %
16 mins late
55 mins late
June 7, 2020 57 %
26 mins late
1 hour, 2 mins late
June 14, 2020 61 %
31 mins late
1 hour, 19 mins late
June 21, 2020 64 %
21 mins late
59 mins late
June 28, 2020 50 %
37 mins late
1 hour, 13 mins late
July 5, 2020 55 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 10 mins late
July 12, 2020 53 %
36 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
July 19, 2020 48 %
48 mins late
1 hour, 32 mins late
July 26, 2020 39 %
58 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
August 2, 2020 45 %
29 mins late
53 mins late
August 9, 2020 55 %
36 mins late
1 hour, 21 mins late
August 16, 2020 49 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 17 mins late
August 23, 2020 58 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 18 mins late
August 30, 2020 53 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
September 6, 2020 46 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 14 mins late
September 13, 2020 55 %
37 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
September 20, 2020 59 %
21 mins late
50 mins late
September 27, 2020 55 %
21 mins late
47 mins late
October 4, 2020 56 %
28 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
October 11, 2020 53 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
October 18, 2020 50 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
October 25, 2020 62 %
21 mins late
56 mins late
November 1, 2020 50 %
31 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
November 8, 2020 59 %
28 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
November 15, 2020 37 %
1 hour, 8 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
November 22, 2020 53 %
45 mins late
1 hour, 35 mins late
November 29, 2020 68 %
21 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
December 6, 2020 62 %
20 mins late
54 mins late
December 13, 2020 63 %
27 mins late
1 hour, 14 mins late
December 20, 2020 59 %
27 mins late
1 hour, 6 mins late
December 27, 2020 66 %
29 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late
January 3, 2021 72 %
14 mins late
49 mins late
January 10, 2021 63 %
26 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
January 17, 2021 58 %
30 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
January 24, 2021 58 %
24 mins late
57 mins late
January 31, 2021 51 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
February 7, 2021 53 %
38 mins late
1 hour, 20 mins late
February 14, 2021 42 %
1 hour, 35 mins late
2 hours, 44 mins late
February 21, 2021 42 %
1 hour, 4 mins late
1 hour, 51 mins late
February 28, 2021 46 %
54 mins late
1 hour, 40 mins late
March 7, 2021 47 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 19 mins late
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2021 Year-to-Date Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival
Train |
Pct on-time arrival |
| City of New Orleans | 89 % |
| Texas Eagle | 72 % |
| Carolinian | 70 % |
| Empire Builder | 67 % |
| Auto Train | 64 % |
| Silver Meteor | 58 % |
| Palmetto | 57 % |
| California Zephyr | 57 % |
| Coast Starlight | 53 % |
| Southwest Chief | 47 % |
| Silver Star | 39 % |
| Cardinal | 37 % |
| Lake Shore Limited | 35 % |
| Crescent | 18 % |
| Sunset Limited | 18 % |
| Capitol Limited | 16 % |
2021 Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival
Train |
Overall avg arrival |
| City of New Orleans | 5 mins late |
| Carolinian | 21 mins late |
| Silver Meteor | 25 mins late |
| Texas Eagle | 26 mins late |
| Southwest Chief | 31 mins late |
| Palmetto | 32 mins late |
| Empire Builder | 36 mins late |
| Lake Shore Limited | 38 mins late |
| Cardinal | 40 mins late |
| California Zephyr | 42 mins late |
| Auto Train | 48 mins late |
| Capitol Limited | 1 hour late |
| Coast Starlight | 1 hour, 9 mins late |
| Silver Star | 1 hour, 24 mins late |
| Crescent | 1 hour, 30 mins late |
| Sunset Limited | 1 hour, 39 mins late |
2021 Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival Only When Late
Train |
Avg arrival when late |
| City of New Orleans | 49 mins late |
| Lake Shore Limited | 59 mins late |
| Southwest Chief | 59 mins late |
| Silver Meteor | 1 hour late |
| Cardinal | 1 hour, 4 mins late |
| Carolinian | 1 hour, 8 mins late |
| Capitol Limited | 1 hour, 11 mins late |
| Palmetto | 1 hour, 16 mins late |
| Texas Eagle | 1 hour, 34 mins late |
| California Zephyr | 1 hour, 36 mins late |
| Empire Builder | 1 hour, 49 mins late |
| Crescent | 1 hour, 50 mins late |
| Sunset Limited | 2 hours late |
| Auto Train | 2 hours, 13 mins late |
| Silver Star | 2 hours, 18 mins late |
| Coast Starlight | 2 hours, 28 mins late |
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 schedule.
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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