Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance
July 2024
Thirty-two percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in July 2024.
The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was one hour and nine minutes late.
The average arrival of just those trains that were behind schedule was one hour and 40 minutes late.
YEAR-TO-DATE: Forty-one percent of long-distance trains arrived on time or earlier.
YEAR-TO-DATE: Average arrival of long-distance trains was 50 minutes late.
YEAR-TO-DATE: Average arrival of those trains arriving behind schedule was one hour and 25 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 generally differ.
Average daily long-distance train performance in July 2024 was as follows:
Date
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Monday, July 1 22 %
1 hour, 2 mins late
1 hour, 20 mins late
Tuesday, July 2 34 %
1 hour, 3 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
Wednesday, July 3 33 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
Thursday, July 4 37 %
38 mins late
1 hour late
Friday, July 5 41 %
1 hour, 8 mins late
1 hour, 55 mins late
Saturday, July 6 39 %
44 mins late
1 hour, 13 mins late
Sunday, July 7 34 %
36 mins late
1 hour late
Monday, July 8 28 %
1 hour, 24 mins late
1 hour, 56 mins late
Tuesday, July 9 16 %
1 hour, 14 mins late
1 hour, 28 mins late
Wednesday, July 10 19 %
1 hour, 41 mins late
2 hours, 4 mins late
Thursday, July 11 31 %
1 hour, 47 mins late
2 hours, 35 mins late
Friday, July 12 26 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 39 mins late
Saturday, July 13 38 %
1 hour, 20 mins late
2 hours, 10 mins late
Sunday, July 14 30 %
1 hour, 12 mins late
1 hour, 44 mins late
Monday, July 15 23 %
1 hour late
1 hour, 17 mins late
Tuesday, July 16 10 %
1 hour, 36 mins late
1 hour, 46 mins late
Wednesday, July 17 13 %
1 hour, 40 mins late
1 hour, 54 mins late
Thursday, July 18 24 %
1 hour, 17 mins late
1 hour, 42 mins late
Friday, July 19 41 %
50 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
Saturday, July 20 42 %
1 hour, 7 mins late
1 hour, 56 mins late
Sunday, July 21 38 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 57 mins late
Monday, July 22 28 %
1 hour, 43 mins late
2 hours, 24 mins late
Tuesday, July 23 50 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 47 mins late
Wednesday, July 24 26 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 12 mins late
Thursday, July 25 35 %
1 hour, 33 mins late
2 hours, 24 mins late
Friday, July 26 32 %
1 hour, 44 mins late
2 hours, 34 mins late
Saturday, July 27 38 %
45 mins late
1 hour, 13 mins late
Sunday, July 28 39 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 27 mins late
Monday, July 29 42 %
45 mins late
1 hour, 17 mins late
Tuesday, July 30 30 %
1 hour, 1 min late
1 hour, 27 mins late
Wednesday, July 31 26 %
57 mins late
1 hour, 17 mins late
Average for month 32 %
1 hour, 9 mins late
1 hour, 40 mins late
Nine-year comparison for July . . .
9-year comparison
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
July 2016 30 %
59 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
July 2017 22 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 41 mins late
July 2018 20 %
1 hour, 33 mins late
1 hour, 56 mins late
July 2019 18 %
1 hour, 37 mins late
1 hour, 58 mins late
July 2020 47 %
42 mins late
1 hour, 20 mins late
July 2021 37 %
1 hour, 9 mins late
1 hour, 50 mins late
July 2022 22 %
1 hour, 40 mins late
2 hours, 7 mins late
July 2023 33 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 49 mins late
July 2024 32 %
1 hour, 9 mins late
1 hour, 40 mins late
July 2024 Train-by-Train Performance . . .
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 65 %
22 mins late
1 hour, 1 min late
California Zephyr 14 %
2 hours, 15 mins late
2 hours, 37 mins late
Capitol Limited 50 %
38 mins late
1 hour, 15 mins late
Cardinal 31 %
1 hour, 3 mins late
1 hour, 31 mins late
Carolinian 5 %
1 hour, 21 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
City of New Orleans 87 %
10 mins late
1 hour, 15 mins late
Coast Starlight 37 %
1 hour, 9 mins late
1 hour, 50 mins late
Crescent 20 %
52 mins late
1 hour, 6 mins late
Empire Builder 23 %
2 hours, 11 mins late
2 hours, 51 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 48 %
23 mins late
44 mins late
Maple Leaf 27 %
34 mins late
47 mins late
Palmetto 25 %
38 mins late
50 mins late
Silver Meteor 15 %
1 hour, 44 mins late
2 hours, 1 min late
Silver Star 10 %
1 hour, 33 mins late
1 hour, 43 mins late
Southwest Chief 11 %
2 hours, 46 mins late
3 hours, 6 mins late
Sunset Limited 50 %
55 mins late
1 hour, 50 mins late
Texas Eagle 32 %
1 hour, 16 mins late
1 hour, 53 mins late
Vermonter 18 %
33 mins late
40 mins late
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