Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
Performance for week ending November 15, 2020
Daily performance |
Pct on-time arrival |
Overall avg arrival |
Avg arrival if late |
Monday, November 9 | 55 % |
44 mins late |
1 hour, 36 mins late |
Tuesday, November 10 | 38 % |
39 mins late |
1 hour, 4 mins late |
Wednesday, November 11 | 24 % |
1 hour, 44 mins late |
2 hours, 16 mins late |
Thursday, November 12 | 21 % |
2 hours, 19 mins late |
2 hours, 56 mins late |
Friday, November 13 | 43 % |
36 mins late |
1 hour, 3 mins late |
Saturday, November 14 | 33 % |
1 hour, 13 mins late |
1 hour, 49 mins late |
Sunday, November 15 | 43 % |
41 mins late |
1 hour, 11 mins late |
Thirty-seven percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending November 15, 2020... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 48 minutes late.
This week set the record for the year 2020, so far, as the worst performing of any single week. The percentage of trains arriving on time was the lowest (by two percentage points), the overall average arrival was the worst (by 10 minutes), and the average arrival of the trains that were behind schedule was also the worst (by nine minutes).
Only 78 percent of the scheduled runs ordinarily included in this survey actually operated through from origin to destination during the week. The remaining 22 percent were either truncated or did not operate at all. Only those trains that completed their scheduled end-to-end run are calculated in this survey.
For 2020, year-to-date, 55 percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains have arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier. The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 15 minutes late. Overall average arrival is 33 minutes late.
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This Week's Performance of Individual Trains . . . .
Auto Train
California Zephyr
Capitol Limited
Cardinal
Carolinian
City of New Orleans
Coast Starlight
Crescent
Empire Builder
Lake Shore Limited
Maple Leaf [Canadian portion traffic suspended]
Palmetto
Silver Meteor
Silver Star
Southwest Chief
Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle
Vermonter [Vermont portion of run suspended]
COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, week ending November 15, 2020)
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MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:
Week ending . . .
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
January 5, 2020 52 %
47 mins late
1 hour, 37 mins late
January 12, 2020 52 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 23 mins late
January 19, 2020 58 %
22 mins late
52 mins late
January 26, 2020 62 %
22 mins late
56 mins late
February 2, 2020 60 %
24 mins late
59 mins late
February 9, 2020 49 %
51 mins late
1 hour, 39 mins late
February 16, 2020 48 %
47 mins late
1 hour, 30 mins late
February 23, 2020 47 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late
March 1, 2020 53 %
33 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
March 8, 2020 53 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 9 mins late
March 15, 2020 55 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 27 mins late
March 22, 2020 52 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
March 29, 2020 55 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 28 mins late
April 5, 2020 63 %
22 mins late
1 hour, 1 min late
April 12, 2020 68 %
25 mins late
1 hour, 18 mins late
April 19, 2020 67 %
23 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
April 26, 2020 69 %
11 mins late
36 mins late
May 3, 2020 72 %
18 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
May 10, 2020 67 %
19 mins late
59 mins late
May 17, 2020 65 %
20 mins late
58 mins late
May 24, 2020 59 %
22 mins late
53 mins late
May 31, 2020 71 %
16 mins late
55 mins late
June 7, 2020 57 %
26 mins late
1 hour, 2 mins late
June 14, 2020 61 %
31 mins late
1 hour, 19 mins late
June 21, 2020 64 %
21 mins late
59 mins late
June 28, 2020 50 %
37 mins late
1 hour, 13 mins late
July 5, 2020 55 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 10 mins late
July 12, 2020 53 %
36 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
July 19, 2020 48 %
48 mins late
1 hour, 32 mins late
July 26, 2020 39 %
58 mins late
1 hour, 36 mins late
August 2, 2020 45 %
29 mins late
53 mins late
August 9, 2020 55 %
36 mins late
1 hour, 21 mins late
August 16, 2020 49 %
39 mins late
1 hour, 17 mins late
August 23, 2020 58 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 18 mins late
August 30, 2020 53 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 25 mins late
September 6, 2020 46 %
40 mins late
1 hour, 14 mins late
September 13, 2020 55 %
37 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
September 20, 2020 59 %
21 mins late
50 mins late
September 27, 2020 55 %
21 mins late
47 mins late
October 4, 2020 56 %
28 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
October 11, 2020 53 %
32 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
October 18, 2020 50 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
October 25, 2020 62 %
21 mins late
56 mins late
November 1, 2020 50 %
31 mins late
1 hour, 3 mins late
November 8, 2020 59 %
28 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
November 15, 2020 37 %
1 hour, 8 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
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2020 Year-to-Date Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival
Train
Pct On Time Arrival
City of New Orleans 89 %
Maple Leaf 78 %
Empire Builder 68 %
Coast Starlight 67 %
Vermonter 67 %
Auto Train 64 %
Southwest Chief 61 %
Carolinian 60 %
Silver Meteor 57 %
California Zephyr 55 %
Lake Shore Limited 52 %
Silver Star 52 %
Cardinal 48 %
Texas Eagle 43 %
Palmetto 41 %
Capitol Limited 39 %
Crescent 29 %
Sunset Limited 26 %
2020 Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival
Train
Overall Average Arrival
Maple Leaf 3 mins late
Vermonter 4 mins late
City of New Orleans 9 mins late
Carolinian 17 mins late
Coast Starlight 20 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 20 mins late
Palmetto 25 mins late
Empire Builder 28 mins late
Auto Train 30 mins late
Capitol Limited 30 mins late
Silver Meteor 30 mins late
Silver Star 36 mins late
Cardinal 36 mins late
Southwest Chief 44 mins late
Texas Eagle 48 mins late
California Zephyr 1 hour late
Crescent 1 hour, 4 mins late
Sunset Limited 1 hour, 35 mins late
2020 Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival When Late
Train
Average arrival if late
Vermonter 12 mins late
Maple Leaf 14 mins late
Carolinian 42 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 43 mins late
Palmetto 43 mins late
Capitol Limited 49 mins late
Coast Starlight 1 hour, 2 mins late
Cardinal 1 hour, 9 mins late
Silver Meteor 1 hour, 9 mins late
Silver Star 1 hour, 15 mins late
City of New Orleans 1 hour, 21 mins late
Auto Train 1 hour, 23 mins late
Texas Eagle 1 hour, 24 mins late
Empire Builder 1 hour, 29 mins late
Crescent 1 hour, 30 mins late
Southwest Chief 1 hour, 52 mins late
Sunset Limited 2 hours, 9 mins late
California Zephyr 2 hours, 13 mins late
ABOUT THESE REPORTS:
This survey tracks overall averages. Daily performance figures do not uniformly correspond with averages that develop over a broader period of time.
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.' Trains must arrive on time, or earlier, to be considered 'on time.' 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 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 routinely reported by Amtrak.
Data only apply to final destination, not to intermediate points. They do not adjust for any time gained en route if the train left the originating station late and then gained time, and no additional credit is given for trains that arrive at their destination ahead of scheduled time.
Runs that are truncated, canceled, terminated en route, or reported with missing, incomplete or ambiguous data are excluded from the survey.
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