Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week
ending October 28, 2018
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, October 22 |
36 % |
37 mins late |
58 mins late |
Tuesday, October 23 |
34 % |
29 mins late |
45 mins late |
Wednesday, October 24 |
51 % |
30 mins late |
1 hour, 2 mins late |
Thursday, October 25 |
43 % |
28 mins late |
49 mins late |
Friday, October 26 |
28 % |
53 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Saturday, October 27 |
38 % |
46 mins late |
1 hour, 15 mins late |
Sunday, October 28 |
35 % |
31 mins late |
48 mins late |
Thirty-eight percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier
in the week ending October 28, 2018... The remaining 62 percent, on average, arrived
59 minutes late.
The City of New Orleans is now
the leader, year-to-date, with the best on-time percentage (59%), followed
by Auto Train (57%) and Coast Starlight (52%). All other named long-distance
trains arrived, on average, less than 50 percent on-time. The train with
the lowest on-time percentage, year-to-date, is Crescent (3%).. Overall,
year-to-date, long-distance trains, on average, arrived at their final destination
on-time 30 percent of the time.
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Performance of Individual Trains
. . . .
Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . ((Year to date = 57 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 5 mins late. . .((Year to date = 44 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 32 mins late .
(Year to date = 1 hour, 42 mins late)
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 31 % . .
.((Year to date = 39 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 20 mins late . .
. .((Year to date = 1 hour, 15 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 56 mins late . .(Year to date = 2 hours
late)
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . ((Year to date = 12 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 29 mins late . ..
((Year to date = 1 hour, 31 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 36 mins late . (Year to date = 1 hour,
43 mins late)
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 33 % . .
((Year to date = 40 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 12 mins late . ..
. ((Year to date = 58 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 48 mins late.((Year to date = 1 hour,
37 mins late)
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 36 % . .
.((Year to date = 24 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 31 mins late. . ((Year to date = 47 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 48 mins late .
. (Year to date = 1 hour, 2 mins late)
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 93 %. . (
.(Year to date = 59 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 mins late. . . . . . ((Year to date = 27 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 25 mins late . .(Year to date = 1 hour, 7 mins late)
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 64 % . .
((Year to date = 52 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 8 mins late. . .. .((Year to date = 44 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late .
..(Year to date = 1 hour, 32 mins
late)
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 0 % . . .((Year to date = 3 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 58 mins late. . ((Year to date = 2 hours, 33 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 58 mins late .
. ((Year to date = 2 hours, 38 mins
late)
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 45 %. . (Year to date = 32 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 33 mins late. . .(Year to date = 1 hour, 31 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour late .((Year to date = 2 hours, 13 mins late)
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 24 %. . .
((Year to date = 13 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 50 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 19 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour,
30 mins late)
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 % . .
(Year to date = 38 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 7 mins late. . .((Year to date = 18 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 15 mins late .
. ((Year to date = 29 mins late)
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 % . .((Year to date = 19 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 17 mins late. . ((Year to date = 49 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 30 mins
late . ((Year to date = 1 hour late)
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . .
((Year to date = 28 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 22 mins late. . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 4 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 45 mins late .((Year to date = 1 hour, 30 mins late)
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %.. .
(Year to date = 12 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 45 mins late. ((Year to date = 1 hour, 32 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 58 mins late
. . ((Year to date = 1 hour, 45 mins late)
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 14 % . .
((Year to date = 35 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 56 mins late . .. ((Year to date = 1 hour, 10 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 6 mins late. . ((Year to date = 1 hour,
48 mins late)
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %. . ((Year to date = 32 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 7 mins late . . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 38 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 20 mins late . . ((Year to date = 2 hours,
24 mins late)
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 9 % . . ((Year to date = 25 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 42 mins late. . . .((Year to date = 1 hour, 25 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 46 mins late .
(Year to date = 1 hour, 53 mins late)
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 43 % . .
((Year to date = 26 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 9 mins late . . .((Year to date = 27 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 16 mins late.
. ((Year to date = 36 mins late)
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
week ending October 28, 2018)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 38 % . . . . . . . . . . ((Year to date = 30 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 36 mins late . . , ,
, ,((Year to date = 1 hour, 7 mins
late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 59 mins late ((Year to date = 1 hour, 36 mins late)
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Recent weekly performance
Weekly performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Week ending June 24 |
14 % |
1 hour, 37 mins late |
1 hour, 54 mins late |
Week ending July 1 |
11 % |
1 hour, 40 mins late |
1 hour, 52 mins late |
Week ending July 8 |
19 % |
1 hour, 32 mins late |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
Week ending July 15 |
26 % |
1 hour, 27 mins late |
1 hour, 57 mins late |
Week ending July 22 |
20 % |
1 hour, 30 mins late |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
Week ending July 29 |
16 % |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
2 hours, 3 mins late |
Week ending August 5 |
14 % |
1 hour, 53 mins late |
2 hours, 12 mins late |
Week ending August 12 |
15 % |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
2 hours, 2 mins late |
Week ending August 19 |
22 % |
1 hour, 24 mins late |
1 hour, 47 mins late |
Week ending August 26 |
30 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending September 2 |
29 % |
1 hour, 13 mins late |
1 hour, 43 mins late |
Week ending September 9 |
28 % |
1 hour, 15 mins late |
1 hour, 45 mins late |
Week ending September 16 |
29 % |
52 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending September 23 |
27 % |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
1 hour, 42 mins late |
Week ending September 30 |
29 % |
56 mins late |
1 hour, 20 mins late |
Week ending October 7 |
32 % |
51 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending October 14 |
33 % |
58 mins late |
1 hour, 27 mins late |
Week ending October 21 |
31 % |
51 mins late |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
Week ending October 28 |
38 % |
36 mins late |
59 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 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.
(Trains that are truncated,
annulled, terminated en route, or provided with incomplete or ambiguous
data are generally excluded from the survey.)
.