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Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance

April 2022

Twenty-nine percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in April 2022.

The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was 59 minutes late.

The average arrival of just those trains that were behind schedule was one hour and 24 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 even though 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 for minutes in advance 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 likely differ.

Average daily long-distance train performance in April 2022 was as follows:

 Date

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 Friday, April 1

15 %

 1 hour, 8 mins late

1 hour, 20 mins late

 Saturday, April 2

29 %

 51 mins late

1 hour, 12 mins late

 Sunday, April 3

19 %

 55 mins late

1 hour, 7 mins late

 Monday, April 4

17 %

1 hour, 14 mins late

 1 hour, 29 mins late

 Tuesday, April 5

38 %

46 mins late

 1 hour, 14 mins late

 Wednesday, April 6

30 %

 1 hour, 11 mins late

 1 hour, 42 mins late

 Thursday, April 7

33 %

 1 hour, 16 mins late

 1 hour, 54 mins late

 Friday, April 8

27 %

 58 mins late

1 hour, 20 mins late

 Saturday, April 9

32 %

 1 hour, 3 mins late

1 hour, 32 mins late

 Sunday, April 10

27 %

 46 mins late

1 hour, 3 mins late

 Monday, April 11

30 %

1 hour, 5 mins late

 1 hour, 33 mins late

 Tuesday, April 12

34 %

49 mins late

 1 hour, 15 mins late

 Wednesday, April 13

14 %

 55 mins late

 1 hour, 4 mins late

 Thursday, April 14

20 %

 1 hour, 55 mins late

 2 hours, 24 mins late

 Friday, April 15

16 %

 1 hour, 16 mins late

1 hour, 31 mins late

 Saturday, April 16

36 %

 38 mins late

59 mins late

 Easter

48 %

 37 mins late

1 hour, 11 mins late

 Monday, April 18

33 %

1 hour, 11 mins late

 1 hour, 46 mins late

 Tuesday, April 19

42 %

35 mins late

 1 hour, 1 min late

 Wednesday, April 20

32 %

 32 mins late

 47 mins late

 Thursday, April 21

26 %

 41 mins late

 56 mins late

 Friday, April 22

30 %

 59 mins late

1 hour, 24 mins late

 Saturday, April 23

29 %

 1 hour, 37 mins late

2 hours, 15 mins late

 Sunday, April 24

20 %

 1 hour, 30 mins late

1 hour, 53 mins late

 Monday, April 25

40 %

 46 mins late

1 hour, 17 mins late

 Tuesday, April 26

34 %

 1 hour, 3 mins late

1 hour, 35 mins late

 Wednesday, April 27

48 %

 45 mins late

1 hour, 27 mins late

 Thursday, April 28

17 %

 1 hour, 12 mins late

 1 hour, 26 mins late

 Friday, April 29

24 %

 1 hour, 1 min late

 1 hour, 21 mins late

 Saturday, April 30

50 %

 31 mins late

 1 hour, 2 mins late

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 Composite for Month

29 %

 59 mins late

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 

Seven-year comparison for April . . .

 7-year comparison

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 April 2016

 44 %

 36 mins late

 1 hour, 4 mins late

 April 2017

 31 %

 52 mins late

 1 hour, 16 mins late

 April 2018

 37 %

 47 mins late

 1 hour, 15 mins late

 April 2019

 37 %

 53 mins late

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 April 2020

 68 %

 20 mins late

 1 hour late

 April 2021

 42 %

 39 mins late

 1 hour, 7 mins late

 April 2022

 29 %

 59 mins late

 1 hour, 24 mins late

 

April 2022 Train-by-Train Performance . . .

 Train

 Pct on-time arrival

 Overall avg arrival

 Avg arrival if late

 Auto Train

 23 %

 53 mins late

 1 hour, 10 mins late

 California Zephyr

 2 %

 3 hours, 10 mins late

 3 hours, 15 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 10 %

 1 hour, 23 mins late

 1 hour, 32 mins late

 Cardinal

 40 %

 19 mins late

 32 mins late

 Carolinian

 48 %

 15 mins late

 29 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 64 %

 18 mins late

 51 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 50 %

 41 mins late

 1 hour, 22 mins late

 Crescent

 16 %

 1 hour, 29 mins late

 1 hour, 46 mins late

 Empire Builder

 33 %

 59 mins late

 1 hour, 28 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 33 %

 28 mins late

 42 mins late

 Maple Leaf

 [no data]

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 Palmetto

 25 %

 25 mins late

 33 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 [no data]

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 Silver Star

 10 %

 1 hour, 25 mins late

 1 hour, 34 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 18 %

 1 hour, 26 mins late

 1 hour, 44 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 8 %

 3 hours, 29 mins late

 3 hours, 48 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 31 %

 55 mins late

 1 hour, 19 mins late

 Vermonter

48 %

 3 mins late

 6 mins late

 

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 Year-to-Date 2022 Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival *

 Train

 Pct on-time arrival

 City of New Orleans

 64 %

 Silver Meteor

 59 %

 Carolinian

 53 %

 Coast Starlight

 53 %

 Texas Eagle

 52 %

 Vermonter

 45 %

 Palmetto

 42 %

 Empire Builder

 41 %

 Lake Shore Limited

 37 %

 Southwest Chief

 34 %

 Auto Train

 34 %

 Cardinal

 30 %

 Sunset Limited

 28 %

 Crescent

 23 %

 Silver Star

 20 %

 California Zephyr

 20 %

 Capitol Limited

 14 %

Year-to-Date 2022 Standings - Overall Average Arrival *

 Train

 Overall avg arrival

 Vermonter

 9 mins late

 Carolinian

 16 mins late

 Palmetto

 21 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 27 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 34 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 37 mins late

 Cardinal

 47 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 50 mins late

 Auto Train

 52 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 58 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 1 hour, 15 mins late

 Silver Star

 1 hour, 16 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 1 hour, 20 mins late

 Empire Builder

 1 hour, 25 mins late

 Crescent

 1 hour, 26 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 2 hours, 11 mins late

 California Zephyr

 2 hours, 17 mins late

Year-to-Date 2022 Standings - Average Arrival, Only When Late *

 Train

 Avg arrival when late

 Vermonter

 16 mins late

 Carolinian

 33 mins late

 Palmetto

 35 mins late

 Lake Shore Limited

 59 mins late

 Cardinal

 1 hour, 7 mins late

 Texas Eagle

 1 hour, 11 mins late

 City of New Orleans

 1 hour, 16 mins late

 Auto Train

 1 hour, 18 mins late

 Capitol Limited

 1 hour, 34 mins late

 Silver Star

 1 hour, 36 mins late

 Coast Starlight

 1 hour, 45 mins late

 Crescent

 1 hour, 52 mins late

 Southwest Chief

 1 hour, 53 mins late

 Silver Meteor

 2 hours, 21 mins late

 Empire Builder

 2 hours, 24 mins late

 California Zephyr

 2 hours, 51 mins late

 Sunset Limited

 3 hours, 1 min late

* First four months of 2022

 

 

 

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