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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending May 12, 2024

Forty-two percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending May 12, 2024... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 14 minutes late.

Ninety-four percent of long-distance trains operated their scheduled end-to-end route this week. Trains that were annulled or truncated did not get included in the data.

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

Auto Train (2 of 14 runs canceled)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 8 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hour, 37 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 51 mins late .

California Zephyr .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 12 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 33 mins late .

Capitol Limited .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 10 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 29 mins late .

Cardinal

• On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 41 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 50 mins late .

Carolinian

• On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 43 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour late .

City of New Orleans .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 16 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 15 mins late .

Coast Starlight .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 16 mins late .

Crescent .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 57 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 40 mins late .

Empire Builder .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 52 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 44 mins late .

Lake Shore Limited .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 3 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late .

Maple Leaf .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 43 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late .

Palmetto .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 1 min late .

Silver Meteor .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 25 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 25 mins late .

Silver Star

• On-time arrival at final destination: 14 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 41 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 58 mins late .

Southwest Chief .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 19 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 30 mins late .

Sunset Limited (4 of 6 runs truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 min late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 mins late .

Texas Eagle (10 of 14 runs truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 25 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 32 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 43 mins late .

Vermonter .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 11 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 12 mins late .

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, Week Ending May 12, 2024)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 42 % . . . . . (avg year-to-date = 47 %). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 43 mins late . . . . . . (avg year-to-date = 41 mins late). .. . . . .. . , , , ,(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 14 mins late . . (avg year-to-date = 1 hour, 17 mins late).

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Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, May 6	41 %	30 mins late	51 mins late
Tuesday, May 7	41 %	41 mins late	1 hour, 7 mins late
Wednesday, May 8	18 %	49 mins late	1 hour late
Thursday, May 9	47 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
Friday, May 10	39 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 50 mins late
Saturday, May 11	50 %	50 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late
Sunday, May 12	56 %	28 mins late	1 hour, 4 mins late

 

MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:

Week ending . . .	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
May 14, 2023	41 %	1 hour, 3 mins late	1 hour, 47 mins late
May 21, 2023	42 %	54 mins late	1 hour, 32 mins late
May 28, 2023	47 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 7 mins late
June 4, 2023	44 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 10 mins late
June 11, 2023	33 %	52 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
June 18, 2023	38 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 36 mins late
June 25, 2023	34 %	50 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
July 2, 2023	29 %	57 mins late	1 hour, 21 mins late
July 9, 2023	36 %	1 hour, 4 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late
July 16, 2023	35 %	1 hour, 5 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late
July 23, 2023	34 %	1 hour, 19 mins late	2 hours late
July 30, 2023	25 %	1 hour, 29 mins late	1 hour, 59 mins late
August 6, 2023	32 %	1 hour, 14 mins late	1 hour, 48 mins late
August 13, 2023	30 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 36 mins late
August 20, 2023	33 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late
August 27, 2023	38 %	44 mins late	1 hour, 10 mins late
September 3, 2023	38 %	50 mins late	1 hour, 22 mins late
September 10, 2023	42 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
September 17, 2023	40 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 5 mins late
September 24, 2023	49 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
October 1, 2023	47 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 29 mins late
October 8, 2023	55 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 16 mins late
October 15, 2023	51 %	41 mins late	1 hour, 24 mins late
October 22, 2023	47 %	36 mins late	1 hour, 7 mins late
October 29, 2023	47 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 19 mins late
November 5, 2023 *	45 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 9 mins late
November 12, 2023 *	48 %	31 mins late	1 hour late
November 19, 2023	42 %	31 mins late	53 mins late
November 26, 2023	55 %	22 mins late	48 mins late
December 3, 2023	47 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 11 mins late
December 10, 2023	56 %	23 mins late	52 mins late
December 17, 2023	56 %	23 mins late	54 mins late
December 24, 2023	51 %	30 mins late	1 hour, 2 mins late
December 31, 2023	62 %	22 mins late	57 mins late
January 7, 2024	70 %	13 mins late	44 mins late
January 14, 2024	60 %	32 mins late	1 hour, 19 mins late
January 21, 2024	35 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	1 hour, 41 mins late
January 28, 2024	51 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
February 4, 2024	48 %	34 mins late	1 hour, 6 mins late
February 11, 2024	50 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 25 mins late
February 18, 2024	45 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 4 mins late
February 25, 2024	55 %	27 mins late	1 hour late
March 3, 2024	53 %	31 mins late	1 hour, 6 mins late
March 10, 2024	58 %	25 mins late	59 mins late
March 17, 2024	46 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 11 mins late
March 24, 2024	40 %	44 mins late	1 hour, 13 mins late
March 31, 2024	46 %	46 mins late	1 hour, 27 mins late
April 7, 2024	43 %	44 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
April 14, 2024	31 %	1 hour, 3 mins late	1 hour, 34 mins late
April 21, 2024	41 %	54 mins late	1 hour, 30 mins late
April 28, 2024	43 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 6 mins late
May 5, 2024	41 %	52 mins late	1 hour, 28 mins late
May 12, 2024	42 %	43 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late

* shortened weeks of data

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

Train	Pct on-time arrival
City of New Orleans	81 %
Lake Shore Limited	65 %
Sunset Limited	64 %
Texas Eagle	62 %
Capitol Limited	60 %
Empire Builder	50 %
Coast Starlight	45 %
Vermonter	45 %
Maple Leaf	44 %
Crescent	43 %
Palmetto	42 %
California Zephyr	41 %
Auto Train	40 %
Cardinal	34 %
.Silver Meteor	34 %
Silver Star	32 %
Carolinian	30 %
Southwest Chief	20 %

Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival

Train	Overall avg arrival
Maple Leaf	12 mins late
Vermonter	14 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	21 mins late
Capitol Limited	23 mins late
Palmetto	24 mins late
City of New Orleans	26 mins late
Texas Eagle	31 mins late
Carolinian	34 mins late
Crescent	36 mins late
Sunset Limited	43 mins late
Empire Builder	43 mins late
Cardinal	48 mins late
Silver Meteor	50 mins late
Coast Starlight	51 mins late
Auto Train	52 mins late
Silver Star	1 hour late
California Zephyr	1 hour, 30 mins late
Southwest Chief	1 hour, 42 mins late

Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival When Late

Train	Avg arrival when late
Maple Leaf	21 mins late
Vermonter	25 mins late
Palmetto	42 mins late
Carolinian	48 mins late
Capitol Limited	56 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	1 hour late
Crescent	1 hour, 3 mins late
Cardinal	1 hour, 14 mins late
Silver Meteor	1 hour, 16 mins late
Texas Eagle	1 hour, 21 mins late
Empire Builder	1 hour, 26 mins late
.Auto Train	1 hour, 27 mins late
Silver Star	1 hour, 28 mins late
Coast Starlight	1 hour, 33 mins late
Sunset Limited	2 hours, 2 mins late
Southwest Chief	2 hours, 8 mins late
City of New Orleans	2 hours, 21 mins late
California Zephyr	2 hours, 33 mins late

 

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 adopt 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. Moreover, no consideration is given to the impact of late departures from originating points impacting subsequent late arrivals at destination, or for any time advanced during that run. Again, calculations refer solely to arrival at final terminal.

Data apply only to final destination, not to intermediate stops. Moreover, it does not identify causes for delay, or apply responsibility to any of the carriers involved en route.

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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