Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for the
Year 2022
Thirty-four percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time
or earlier in the full year 2022... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one
hour and 39 minutes late.
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This Year's Performance of Individual
Trains . . . .
Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 35 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 4 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 39 mins late .(
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 13 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 55 mins late . .
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- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 21 mins late .(
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 22 mins late .(
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 25 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 19 mins late .(
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 40 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 25 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 41 mins late .(
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 62 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 17 mins late .(
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 42 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 56 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 37 mins late .(
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 2 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 33 mins late .(
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 19 mins late . .
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- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 27 mins late .(
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 38 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 51 mins late .(
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 17 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 27 mins late .(
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 38 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 44 mins late .(
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 54 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 35 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 17 mins late .(
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 18 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 34 mins late . .
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- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 55 mins late .(
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 20 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 59 mins late . .
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- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 29 mins late .(
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 35 mins late . .
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- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 7 mins late .(
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 14 mins late . .
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- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 51 mins late .(
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 %. . .
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- Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late . . .(
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 30 mins late .(
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
Full Year 2022)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 34 % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 5 mins late. . . . .. . , ,
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- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 39 mins late .
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Monthly performance 2022 . . .
| Monthly performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
| January 2022 |
44 % |
58 mins late |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
| February 2022 |
46 % |
48 mins late |
1 hour, 29 mins late |
| March 2022 |
33 % |
57 mins late |
1 hour, 26 mins late |
| April 2022 |
29 % |
59 mins late |
1 hour, 24 mins late |
| May 2022 |
27 % |
1 hour, 16 mins late |
1 hour, 43 mins late |
| June 2022 |
23 % |
1 hour, 39 mins late |
2 hours, 9 mins late |
| July 2022 |
22 % |
1 hour, 40 mins late |
2 hours, 7 mins late |
| August 2022 |
26 % |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
1 hour, 39 mins late |
| September 2022 |
38 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 24 mins late |
| October 2022 |
35 % |
51 mins late |
1 hour, 18 mins late |
| November 2022 |
40 % |
53 mins late |
1 hour, 29 mins late |
| December 2022 |
48 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 39 mins late |
| Full Year 2022 |
34 % |
1 hour, 5 mins late |
1 hour, 39 mins late |
Seven-year annual comparison . . .
7-year comparison |
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 |
2021 |
41 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 27 mins late |
2022 |
34 % |
1 hour, 5 mins late |
1 hour, 39 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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