Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for second
half of 2018
Monthly performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
July 2018 |
20 % |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
1 hour, 56 mins late |
August 2018 |
21 % |
1 hour, 26 mins late |
1 hour, 50 mins late |
September 2018 |
29 % |
1 hour, 6 mins late |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
October 2018 |
34 % |
49 mins late |
1 hour, 15 mins late |
November 2018 |
32 % |
1 hour, 14 mins late |
1 hour, 48 mins late |
December 2018 |
37 % |
59 mins late |
1 hour, 33 mins late |
Second Half 2018 |
29 % |
1 hour, 11 mins late |
1 hour, 40 mins late |
Twenty-nine percent of Amtrak's named
long-distance trains arrived at their ultimate destination on time or earlier
in the final six months (July-December) of 2018. The remaining 71 percent, on average,
arrived one hour and 40 minutes late.
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Performance of Individual Trains
. . . .
Auto Train
- On-time arrival at final destination: 69 %. . ((Same period in 2017 = 62 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 26 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 35 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 22 mins late . (Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 32 mins late)
California Zephyr
- On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . .
.((Same period in 2017 = 35 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 17 mins late . .
. .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour,
6 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 54 mins late . .(Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 41 mins late)
Capitol Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 7 % . . ((Same period in 2017 = 22 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 49 mins late . ..
((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 2
mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 57 mins late . (Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 19 mins late)
Cardinal
- On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . .
((Same period in 2017 = 23 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 47 mins late. . .. . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 20 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 10 mins late .((Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 44 mins late)
Carolinian
- On-time arrival at final destination: 20 %. . .((Same period in 2017 = 25 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 52 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 45 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late . . (Same period in 2017
= 1 hour late)
City of New Orleans
- On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %. . (
.(Same period in 2017 = 37 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 13 mins late. . . . . . ((Same period in 2017 = 34 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 5 mins late . .(Same period in 2017 = 55
mins late)
Coast Starlight
- On-time arrival at final destination: 42 % . .
((Same period in 2017 = 41 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 57 mins late. . .. .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 1 min late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 38 mins late . ..(Same period in 2017
= 1 hour, 43 mins late)
Crescent
- On-time arrival at final destination: 5 % . . .((Same period in 2017 = 9 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 49 mins late . .
((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 43
mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 58 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017
= 1 hour, 53 mins late)
Empire Builder
- On-time arrival at final destination: 31 %. . (Same period in 2017 = 69 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 29 mins late. . .(Same period in 2017 = 26 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 10 mins late .((Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 24 mins late)
Lake Shore Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 11 %. . .
((Same period in 2017 = 13 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 27 mins late. . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 17 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 38 mins late .((Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 29 mins late)
Maple Leaf
- On-time arrival at final destination: 42 % . .
(Same period in 2017 = 30 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 15 mins late. . .((Same period in 2017 = 25 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 26 mins late .
. ((Same period in 2017 = 35 mins
late)
Palmetto
- On-time arrival at final destination: 22 %. . .((Same period in 2017 = 10 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 45 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017 = 45 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 57 mins
late . ((Same period in 2017 = 51 mins late)
Silver Meteor
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 %. . .
((Same period in 2017 = 14 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 59 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 26 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 22 mins late .((Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 40 mins late)
Silver Star
- On-time arrival at final destination: 12 %. ..
. (Same period in 2017 = 10 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 28 mins late . .
((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 47
mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 40 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017
= 1 hour, 58 mins late)
Southwest Chief
- On-time arrival at final destination: 18 % . .
((Same period in 2017 = 39 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 28 mins late . ..
((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 27
mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 47 mins late. . ((Same period in 2017
= 2 hours, 22 mins late)
Sunset Limited
- On-time arrival at final destination: 21 %. . ((Same period in 2017 = 47 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 25 mins late . .
.((Same period in 2017 = 45 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 2 mins late . . ((Same period in 2017
= 1 hour, 25 mins late)
Texas Eagle
- On-time arrival at final destination: 16 % . .
((Same period in 2017 = 31 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 46 mins late. . .
.((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 8
mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 2 hours, 6 mins late . (Same period in 2017 =
1 hour, 39 mins late)
Vermonter
- On-time arrival at final destination: 32 % . .
((Same period in 2017 = 15 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 23 mins late . . .((Same period in 2017 = 30 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 34 mins late.
. ((Same period in 2017 = 36 mins
late)
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains,
second half of 2018)
- On-time arrival at final destination: 29 % . . . . . . . . . . . ..
((Same period in 2017 = 30 %)
- Average arrival, all trains: 1 hour, 11 mins late . . , ,
, , , , , ,((Same period in 2017 =
59 mins late)
- Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 40 mins late .. . . ((Same period in 2017 = 1 hour, 24 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 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 reported with incomplete or ambiguous
data are typically excluded from the survey.)
.