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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for August 2022

Twenty-six percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in August 2022... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 39 minutes late.

Date	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, August 1	19 %	1 hour, 34 mins late	1 hour, 56 mins late
Tuesday, August 2	16 %	1 hour, 57 mins late	2 hours, 19 mins late
Wednesday, August 3	10 %	2 hours, 42 mins late	3 hours late
Thursday, August 4	10 %	1 hour, 59 mins late	2 hours, 12 mins late
Friday, August 5	10 %	2 hours, 8 mins late	2 hours, 23 mins late
Saturday, August 6	28 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	1 hour, 43 mins late
Sunday, August 7	27 %	56 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
Monday, August 8	25 %	51 mins late	1 hour, 8 mins late
Tuesday, August 9	32 %	54 mins late	1 hour, 20 mins late
Wednesday, August 10	22 %	1 hour, 46 mins late	2 hours, 16 mins late
Thursday, August 11	23 %	1 hour, 6 mins late	1 hour, 26 mins late
Friday, August 12	27 %	1 hour, 33 mins late	2 hours, 8 mins late
Saturday, August 13	27 %	1 hour, 11 mins late	1 hour, 38 mins late
Sunday, August 14	39 %	57 mins late	1 hour, 34 mins late
Monday, August 15	32 %	55 mins late	1 hour, 21 mins late
Tuesday, August 16	33 %	1 hour, 8 mins late	1 hour, 43 mins late
Wednesday, August 17	31 %	1 hour, 12 mins late	1 hour, 44 mins late
Thursday, August 18	29 %	1 hour, 9 mins late	1 hour, 37 mins late
Friday, August 19	23 %	1 hour, 2 mins late	1 hour, 20 mins late
Saturday, August 20	30 %	55 mins late	1 hour, 18 mins late
Sunday, August 21	38 %	27 mins late	43 mins late
Monday, August 22	31 %	44 mins late	1 hour, 3 mins late
Tuesday, August 23	6 %	1 hour, 9 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
Wednesday, August 24	34 %	50 mins late	1 hour, 16 mins late
Thursday, August 25	32 %	1 hour, 16 mins late	1 hour, 51 mins late
Friday, August 26	23 %	1 hour, 20 mins late	1 hour, 44 mins late
Saturday, August 27	18 %	1 hour, 19 mins late	1 hour, 37 mins late
Sunday, August 28	25 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 18 mins late
Monday, August 29	25 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 29 mins late
Tuesday, August 30	29 %	58 mins late	1 hour, 22 mins late
Wednesday, August 31	42 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 19 mins late
Composite for Month	26 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	1 hour, 39 mins late

 

Seven-year comparison for August . . .

7-year comparison	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
August 2016	33 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
August 2017	26 %	1 hour, 2 mins late	1 hour, 24 mins late
August 2018	21 %	1 hour, 26 mins late	1 hour, 50 mins late
August 2019	25 %	1 hour, 9 mins late	1 hour, 32 mins late
August 2020	54 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
August 2021	37 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 13 mins late
August 2022	26 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	1 hour, 39 mins late

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This Month's Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train

• On-time arrival at final destination: 52 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 28 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins late .(

California Zephyr

• On-time arrival at final destination: 5 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 4 hours, 11 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 4 hours, 24 mins late .(

Capitol Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 30 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 48 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 8 mins late .(

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 12 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 17 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 27 mins late .(

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 23 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 39 mins late .(

City of New Orleans

• On-time arrival at final destination: 45 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 41 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 15 mins late .(

Coast Starlight

• On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 31 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 55 mins late .(

Crescent

• On-time arrival at final destination: 27 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 50 mins late .(

Empire Builder

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 37 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 13 mins late .(

Lake Shore Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 47 mins late .(

Maple Leaf

• On-time arrival at final destination: 37 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 15 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 24 mins late .(

Palmetto

• On-time arrival at final destination: 35 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 34 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 52 mins late .(

Silver Meteor [temporarily suspended]

• On-time arrival at final destination: [no data]. . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: [no data]. . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: [no data]. . .

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 5 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 7 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 13 mins late .(

Southwest Chief

• On-time arrival at final destination: 3 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 30 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 35 mins late .(

Sunset Limited

• On-time arrival at final destination: 8 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 hours, 9 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 26 mins late .(

Texas Eagle

• On-time arrival at final destination: 8 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 4 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 15 mins late .(

Vermonter

• On-time arrival at final destination: 18 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 33 mins late .(

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, August 2022)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 26 % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 14 mins late. . . .. . . . .. . , , , ,(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 39 mins late .

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 Year-to-Date Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival

Train	Pct on-time arrival
Silver Meteor	59 %
City of New Orleans	52 %
Empire Builder	46 %
Coast Starlight	45 %
Maple Leaf	40 %
Vermonter	38 %
Carolinian	37 %
Texas Eagle	35 %
Lake Shore Limited	34 %
Palmetto	33 %
Auto Train	33 %
Cardinal	21 %
Crescent	19 %
Capitol Limited	18 %
.Southwest Chief	15 %
Sunset Limited	15 %
California Zephyr	11 %
Silver Star	11 %

Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival

Train	Overall avg arrival
Vermonter	14 mins late
Maple Leaf	15 mins late
Carolinian	27 mins late
Palmetto	31 mins late
City of New Orleans	37 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	38 mins late
Coast Starlight	53 mins late
Silver Meteor	58 mins late
Auto Train	1 hour, 2 mins late
Cardinal	1 hour, 7 mins late
Texas Eagle	1 hour, 11 mins late
Empire Builder	1 hour, 11 mins late
Capitol Limited	1 hour, 13 mins late
Crescent	1 hour, 28 mins late
Silver Star	1 hour, 54 mins late
Southwest Chief	2 hours, 22 mins late
Sunset Limited	2 hours, 49 mins late
California Zephyr	3 hours, 24 mins late

Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival When Late

Train	Overall avg arrival
Vermonter	23 mins late
Maple Leaf	25 mins late
Carolinian	43 mins late
Palmetto	47 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	58 mins late
City of New Orleans	1 hour, 18 mins late
Cardinal	1 hour, 24 mins late
Capitol Limited	1 hour, 29 mins late
Auto Train	1 hour, 33 mins late
Coast Starlight	1 hour, 37 mins late
Texas Eagle	1 hour, 48 mins late
Crescent	1 hour, 50 mins late
Silver Star	2 hours, 8 mins late
Empire Builder	2 hours, 9 mins late
Silver Meteor	2 hours, 21 mins late
Southwest Chief	2 hours, 48 mins late
Sunset Limited	3 hours, 20 mins late
California Zephyr	3 hours, 50 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 terminal behind schedule, even by a minute, it is considered 'late.' 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 reported by Amtrak. (Data only apply to final destination, not to intermediate stops.)

(Trains that are truncated, annulled, originated or terminated en route, or reported with incomplete or ambiguous data are excluded from the survey.)

 

 

 

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