Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance
June 2022
Twenty-three percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in June 2022.
The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was one hour and 39 minutes late.
The average arrival of just those trains that were behind schedule was two hours and nine 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 even though 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 for minutes in advance 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 will generally differ.
Average daily long-distance train performance in June 2022 was as follows:
Date
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Wednesday, June 1 21 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
Thursday, June 2 7 %
1 hour, 22 mins late
1 hour, 28 mins late
Friday, June 3 35 %
1 hour, 11 mins late
1 hour, 50 mins late
Saturday, June 4 33 %
1 hour, 11 mins late
1 hour, 47 mins late
Sunday, June 5 33 %
1 hour, 36 mins late
2 hours, 24 mins late
Monday, June 6 30 %
51 mins late
1 hour, 13 mins late
Tuesday, June 7 29 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
Wednesday, June 8 30 %
1 hour, 39 mins late
2 hours, 22 mins late
Thursday, June 9 31 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
1 hour, 53 mins late
Friday, June 10 18 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
Saturday, June 11 26 %
1 hour, 5 mins late
1 hour, 27 mins late
Sunday, June 12 23 %
1 hour, 20 mins late
1 hour, 44 mins late
Monday, June 13 23 %
2 hours, 19 mins late
3 hours, 1 min late
Tuesday, June 14 17 %
3 hours, 40 mins late
4 hours, 24 mins late
Wednesday, June 15 11 %
2 hours, 43 mins late
3 hours, 4 mins late
Thursday, June 16 7 %
3 hours, 3 mins late
3 hours, 16 mins late
Friday, June 17 22 %
2 hours, 5 mins late
2 hours, 39 mins late
Saturday, June 18 23 %
2 hours, 14 mins late
2 hours, 53 mins late
Sunday, June 19 31 %
1 hour, 51 mins late
2 hours, 41 mins late
Monday, June 20 38 %
1 hour, 38 mins late
2 hours, 38 mins late
Tuesday, June 21 28 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
Wednesday, June 22 24 %
1 hour, 21 mins late
1 hour, 46 mins late
Thursday, June 23 19 %
1 hour, 22 mins late
1 hour, 40 mins late
Friday, June 24 12 %
2 hours, 6 mins late
2 hours, 24 mins late
Saturday, June 25 13 %
1 hour, 56 mins late
2 hours, 13 mins late
Sunday, June 26 14 %
1 hour, 22 mins late
1 hour, 35 mins late
Monday, June 27 31 %
1 hour, 15 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
Tuesday, June 28 29 %
1 hour, 14 mins late
1 hour, 44 mins late
Wednesday, June 29 28 %
1 hour, 2 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late
Thursday, June 30 17 %
1 hour, 18 mins late
1 hour, 34 mins late
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Composite for Month 23 %
1 hour, 39 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
Seven-year comparison for June . . .
7-year comparison
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
June 2016 29 %
1 hour, 2 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late
June 2017 20 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 32 mins late
June 2018 19 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
1 hour, 47 mins late
June 2019 21 %
1 hour, 24 mins late
1 hour, 47 mins late
June 2020 58 %
29 mins late
1 hour, 9 mins late
June 2021 39 %
1 hour late
1 hour, 37 mins late
June 2022 23 %
1 hour, 39 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
June 2022 Train-by-Train Performance . . .
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 21 %
1 hour, 37 mins late
2 hours, 3 mins late
California Zephyr 3 %
4 hours, 24 mins late
4 hours, 34 mins late
Capitol Limited 25 %
1 hour, 17 mins late
1 hour, 44 mins late
Cardinal 19 %
1 hour, 15 mins late
1 hour, 34 mins late
Carolinian 32 %
31 mins late
46 mins late
City of New Orleans 23 %
1 hour, 23 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
Coast Starlight 25 %
44 mins late
59 mins late
Crescent 15 %
2 hours, 22 mins late
2 hours, 48 mins late
Empire Builder 56 %
48 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 29 %
1 hour, 1 min late
1 hour, 25 mins late
Maple Leaf 14 %
4 mins late
5 mins late
Palmetto 23 %
41 mins late
54 mins late
Silver Meteor [no data]
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Silver Star 2 %
2 hours, 34 mins late
2 hours, 36 mins late
Southwest Chief 0 %
4 hours, 4 mins late
4 hours, 4 mins late
Sunset Limited 0 %
4 hours, 21 mins late
4 hours, 21 mins late
Texas Eagle 18 %
1 hour, 55 mins late
2 hours, 20 mins late
Vermonter 45 %
10 mins late
19 mins late
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Year-to-Date 2022 Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival
Train |
Pct on-time arrival |
| Silver Meteor | 59 % |
| City of New Orleans | 55 % |
| Coast Starlight | 52 % |
| Empire Builder | 46 % |
| Vermonter | 45 % |
| Carolinian | 44 % |
| Texas Eagle | 42 % |
| Palmetto | 35 % |
| Lake Shore Limited | 34 % |
| Auto Train | 29 % |
| Cardinal | 25 % |
| Southwest Chief | 21 % |
| Sunset Limited | 19 % |
| Crescent | 17 % |
| Capitol Limited | 17 % |
| California Zephyr | 15 % |
| Maple Leaf | 14 % |
| Silver Star | 14 % |
Year-to-Date 2022 Standings - Overall Average Arrival
Train |
Overall avg arrival |
| Maple Leaf | 4 mins late |
| Vermonter | 11 mins late |
| Carolinian | 23 mins late |
| Palmetto | 29 mins late |
| City of New Orleans | 35 mins late |
| Lake Shore Limited | 41 mins late |
| Coast Starlight | 43 mins late |
| Cardinal | 55 mins late |
| Texas Eagle | 56 mins late |
| Silver Meteor | 58 mins late |
| Auto Train | 1 hour, 9 mins late |
| Empire Builder | 1 hour, 10 mins late |
| Capitol Limited | 1 hour, 16 mins late |
| Crescent | 1 hour, 40 mins late |
| Silver Star | 1 hour, 43 mins late |
| Southwest Chief | 2 hours late |
| Sunset Limited | 2 hours, 42 mins late |
| California Zephyr | 2 hours, 46 mins late |
Year-to-Date 2022 Standings - Average Arrival When Late
Train |
Overall avg arrival |
| Maple Leaf | 5 mins late |
| Vermonter | 20 mins late |
| Carolinian | 41 mins late |
| Palmetto | 44 mins late |
| Lake Shore Limited | 1 hour, 2 mins late |
| Cardinal | 1 hour, 14 mins late |
| City of New Orleans | 1 hour, 19 mins late |
| Coast Starlight | 1 hour, 29 mins late |
| Capitol Limited | 1 hour, 32 mins late |
| Texas Eagle | 1 hour, 36 mins late |
| Auto Train | 1 hour, 37 mins late |
| Silver Star | 2 hours late |
| Crescent | 2 hours, 1 min late |
| Empire Builder | 2 hours, 10 mins late |
| Silver Meteor | 2 hours, 21 mins late |
| Southwest Chief | 2 hours, 33 mins late |
| California Zephyr | 3 hours, 15 mins late |
| Sunset Limited | 3 hours, 21 mins late |
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