Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance
February 2023
Forty-four percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in February 2023.
The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was 53 minutes late.
The average arrival of just those trains that were behind schedule was one hour and 34 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 when 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 given 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 likely differ.
Average daily long-distance train performance in February 2023 was as follows:
Date
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Wednesday, February 1 24 %
1 hour, 53 mins late
2 hours, 29 mins late
Thursday, February 2 45 %
38 mins late
1 hour, 9 mins late
Friday, February 3 31 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
2 hours, 8 mins late
Saturday, February 4 39 %
1 hour, 22 mins late
2 hours, 15 mins late
Sunday, February 5 50 %
24 mins late
49 mins late
Monday, February 6 55 %
59 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
Tuesday, February 7 57 %
55 mins late
2 hours, 7 mins late
Wednesday, February 8 59 %
45 mins late
1 hour, 45 mins late
Thursday, February 9 45 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 12 mins late
Friday, February 10 33 %
38 mins late
57 mins late
Saturday, February 11 56 %
22 mins late
50 mins late
Sunday, February 12 56 %
55 mins late
2 hours, 4 mins late
Monday, February 13 53 %
16 mins late
34 mins late
Tuesday, February 14 52 %
21 mins late
43 mins late
Wednesday, February 15 33 %
59 mins late
1 hour, 29 mins late
Thursday, February 16 36 %
42 mins late
1 hour, 6 mins late
Friday, February 17 47 %
35 mins late
1 hour, 5 mins late
Saturday, February 18 37 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 4 mins late
Sunday, February 19 58 %
19 mins late
47 mins late
Monday, February 20 56 %
27 mins late
1 hour, 1 min late
Tuesday, February 21 45 %
43 mins late
1 hour, 19 mins late
Wednesday, February 22 52 %
1 hour, 6 mins late
2 hours, 16 mins late
Thursday, February 23 23 %
1 hour, 33 mins late
1 hour, 59 mins late
Friday, February 24 42 %
1 hour, 36 mins late
2 hours, 47 mins late
Saturday, February 25 44 %
43 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
Sunday, February 26 43 %
55 mins late
1 hour, 37 mins late
Monday, February 27 25 %
1 hour, 37 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
Tuesday, February 28 45 %
1 hour, 6 mins late
2 hours, 1 min late
Composite for Month 44 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 34 mins late
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Composite Year-to-Date 48 %
50 mins late
1 hour, 37 mins late
Nine-year comparison for February . . .
9-year comparison
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
February 2015 38 %
1 hour, 1 min late
1 hour, 40 mins late
February 2016 50 %
34 mins late
1 hour, 7 mins late
February 2017 40 %
50 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
February 2018 37 %
55 mins late
1 hour, 27 mins late
February 2019 39 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 59 mins late
February 2020 48 %
44 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late
February 2021 46 %
1 hour, 3 mins late
1 hour, 56 mins late
February 2022 46 %
48 mins late
1 hour, 29 mins late
February 2023 44 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 34 mins late
February 2023 Train-by-Train Performance . . .
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 54 %
57 mins late
2 hours, 4 mins late
California Zephyr 6 %
2 hours, 39 mins late
2 hours, 48 mins late
Capitol Limited 50 %
36 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
Cardinal 38 %
1 hour, 8 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
Carolinian 52 %
24 mins late
50 mins late
City of New Orleans 83 %
20 mins late
1 hour, 59 mins late
Coast Starlight 29 %
1 hour, 34 mins late
2 hours, 13 mins late
Crescent 34 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
Empire Builder 41 %
1 hour, 16 mins late
2 hours, 8 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 57 %
21 mins late
48 mins late
Maple Leaf 54 %
11 mins late
24 mins late
Palmetto 39 %
35 mins late
57 mins late
Silver Meteor 41 %
34 mins late
58 mins late
Silver Star 23 %
1 hour, 14 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
Southwest Chief 41 %
1 hour, 28 mins late
2 hours, 29 mins late
Sunset Limited 42 %
47 mins late
1 hour, 20 mins late
Texas Eagle 44 %
56 mins late
1 hour, 41 mins late
Vermonter 57 %
17 mins late
40 mins late
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