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Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

Performance for week ending November 16, 2025

Fifty-four percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their scheduled final destination on time or earlier in the week ending November 16, 2025... The remaining trains, on average, arrived one hour and 14 minutes late.

Ninety-five percent of surveyed trains this week operated their full origin-to-destination run. Trains that were annulled or truncated are not included in the week's data.

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This Week's Performance of Individual Trains . . . .

Auto Train .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 79 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 26 mins late .

California Zephyr .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 71 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 7 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 23 mins late .

Cardinal .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 17 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 41 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 13 mins late .

Carolinian .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 36 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 6 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 10 mins late .

City of New Orleans .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 1 min late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 7 mins late .

Coast Starlight .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 31 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 26 mins late .

Crescent .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 86 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 37 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 4 hours, 21 mins late .

Empire Builder .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 45 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 45 mins late .

Floridian (1 of 14 runs truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 15 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 2 hours, 33 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 3 hours, 1 min late .

Lake Shore Limited (7 of 21 runs truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 29 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 7 mins late .

Maple Leaf ,

• On-time arrival at final destination: 7 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 21 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 22 mins late .

Palmetto ,

• On-time arrival at final destination: 57 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 20 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 46 mins late .

Silver Meteor .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 30 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 1 min late .

Southwest Chief .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 64 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 27 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 16 mins late .

Sunset Limited .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 100 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 0 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 0 mins late .

Texas Eagle .

• On-time arrival at final destination: 50 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 51 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 41 mins late .

Vermonter (4 of 14 runs truncated)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 0 %. . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 9 mins late . . .(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 9 mins late .

 

COMPOSITE - (Long-DistanceTrains, Week Ending November 16, 2025)

• On-time arrival at final destination: 54 % . . . . . . . (avg year-to-date = 42 %). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
• Average arrival, all trains: 34 mins late . . . . . . . . . (avg year-to-date = 49 mins late). .. . . . .. . , , , ,(
• Average arrival, trains arriving late: 1 hour, 14 mins late . (avg year-to-date = 1 hour, 25 mins late).

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Daily performance	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
Monday, November 10	48 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 22 mins late
Tuesday, November 11	66 %	35 mins late	1 hour, 41 mins late
Wednesday, November 12	55 %	1 hour, 1 min late	2 hours, 13 mins late
Thursday, November 13	47 %	24 mins late	45 mins late
Friday, November 14	55 %	16 mins late	34 mins late
Saturday, November 15	60 %	33 mins late	1 hour, 22 mins late
Sunday, November 16	45 %	30 mins late	54 mins late

 

MULTI-WEEK PERFORMANCE:

Week ending . . .	Pct on-time arrival	Overall avg arrival	Avg arrival if late
November 17, 2024	41 %	40 mins late	1 hour, 8 mins late
November 24, 2024	48 %	40 mins late	1 hour, 18 mins late
December 1, 2024	47 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
December 8, 2024	45 %	38 mins late	1 hour, 9 mins late
December 15, 2024	41 %	36 mins late	1 hour, 1 min late
December 22, 2024	42 %	44 mins late	1 hour, 17 mins late
December 29, 2024	49 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 33 mins late
January 5, 2025	69 %	14 mins late	47 mins late
January 12, 2025	40 %	57 mins late	1 hour, 35 mins late
January 19, 2025	50 %	40 mins late	1 hour, 21 mins late
January 26, 2025	35 %	1 hour, 12 mins late	1 hour, 50 mins late
February 2, 2025	47 %	39 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
February 9, 2025	46 %	1 hour, 7 mins late	2 hours, 3 mins late
February 16, 2025	44 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 25 mins late
February 23, 2025	36 %	54 mins late	1 hour, 26 mins late
March 2, 2025	44 %	56 mins late	1 hour, 39 mins late
March 9, 2025	49 %	42 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
March 16, 2025	39 %	59 mins late	1 hour, 37 mins late
March 23, 2025	41 %	1 hour, 3 mins late	1 hour, 46 mins late
March 30, 2025	44 %	40 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
April 6, 2025	38 %	49 mins late	1 hour, 20 mins late
April 13, 2025	42 %	44 mins late	1 hour, 16 mins late
April 20, 2025	45 %	37 mins late	1 hour, 7 mins late
April 27, 2025	49 %	32 mins late	1 hour, 4 mins late
May 4, 2025	34 %	43 mins late	1 hour, 6 mins late
May 11, 2025	37 %	45 mins late	1 hour, 12 mins late
May 18, 2025	31 %	1 hour, 10 mins late	1 hour, 42 mins late
May 25, 2025	40 %	56 mins late	1 hour, 34 mins late
June 1, 2025	44 %	41 mins late	1 hour, 14 mins late
June 8, 2025	42 %	48 mins late	1 hour, 23 mins late
June 15, 2025	34 %	54 mins late	1 hour, 22 mins late
June 22, 2025	26 %	1 hour, 8 mins late	1 hour, 31 mins late
June 29, 2025	26 %	1 hour, 21 mins late	1 hour, 50 mins late
July 6, 2025	35 %	1 hour, 1 min late	1 hour, 33 mins late
July 13, 2025	24 %	1 hour, 33 mins late	2 hours, 1 min late
July 20, 2025	29 %	1 hour, 15 mins late	1 hour, 45 mins late
July 27, 2025	30 %	1 hour, 10 mins late	1 hour, 40 mins late
August 3, 2025	30 %	1 hour, 1 min late	1 hour, 27 mins late
August 10, 2025	33 %	1 hour, 18 mina late	1 hour, 57 mins late
August 17, 2025	34 %	57 mina late	1 hour, 27 mins late
August 24, 2025	33 %	1 hour, 1 min late	1 hour, 30 mins late
August 31, 2025	48 %	44 min late	1 hour, 24 mins late
September 7, 2025	49 %	37 min late	1 hour, 12 mins late
September 14, 2025	52 %	36 min late	1 hour, 15 mins late
September 21, 2025	50 %	38 min late	1 hour, 17 mins late
September 28, 2025	46 %	30 min late	57 mins late
October 5, 2025	56 %	30 min late	1 hour, 7 mins late
October 12, 2025	50 %	33 min late	1 hour, 5 mins late
October 19, 2025	52 %	32 min late	1 hour, 6 mins late
October 26, 2025	56 %	24 min late	54 mins late
November 2, 2025	58 %	23 min late	56 mins late
November 9, 2025	52 %	27 min late	57 mins late
November 16, 2025	54 %	34 min late	1 hour, 14 mins late

2025-Year-to-Date Standings - Percentage On-Time Arrival

Train	Pct on time arrival
City of New Orleans	69 %
Sunset Limited	65 %
Crescent	58 %
Coast Starlight	56 %
Lake Shore Limited	54 %
California Zephyr	48 %
Empire Builder	48 %
Auto Train	46 %
Texas Eagle	45 %
Palmetto	38 %
Carolinian	37 %
Silver Meteor	35 %
Vermonter	31 %
.Southwest Chief	29 %
Maple Leaf	21 %
Cardinal	19 %
Floridian	.18 %

2025-Year-to-Date Standings - Overall Average Arrival

Train	Overall Average Arrival
Lake Shore Limited	18 mins late
Vermonter	23 mins late
Crescent	25 mins late
City of New Orleans	27 mins late
Carolinian	27 mins late
Palmetto	28 mins late
Maple Leaf	30 mins late
Coast Starlight	41 mins late
Sunset Limited	46 mins late
Silver Meteor	46 mins late
Auto Train	49 mins late
Texas Eagle	1 hour, 1 min late
Cardinal	1 hour, 6 mins late
Empire Builder	1 hour, 7 mins late
California Zephyr	1 hour, 17 mins late
Southwest Chief	1 hour, 40 mins late
Floridian	1 hour, 49 mins late

2025-Year-to-Date Standings - Average Arrival When Late

Train	Average Arrival When Late
Vermonter	34 mins late
Maple Leaf	39 mins late
Lake Shore Limited	40 mins late
Carolinian	43 mins late
Palmetto	46 mins late
Crescent	1 hour, 1 min late
Silver Meteor	1 hour, 10 mins late
Cardinal	1 hour, 22 mins late
City of New Orleans	1 hour, 27 mins late
Auto Train	1 hour, 30 mins late
Coast Starlight	1 hour, 32 mins late
Texas Eagle	1 hour, 50 mins late
Sunset Limited	2 hours, 9 mins late
Empire Builder	2 hours, 9 mins late
Floridian	2 hours, 14 mins late
Southwest Chief	2 hours, 21 mins late
California Zephyr	2 hours, 29 mins late

 

ABOUT THESE REPORTS:

This is strictly a 'statistical study.' It harmonizes actual performance into an average and is intended to evaluate the timely operation of the trains involved over a specified period. The performance of each train on its individual run, however, is a single statistic within itself. Always consider traveling on Amtrak as being an adventure! (Anything can happen.)

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 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 the presumption of on-time reporting. Accordingly, these reports offer a more realistic analysis than what is routinely reported by Amtrak. Moreover, no consideration is given to the impact of late departures from originating points impacting subsequent late arrivals at destination, or for any time advanced during that run following late origination. Again, calculations refer solely to arrival at final terminal.

Data apply only to final destination, not to intermediate stops. Moreover, it does not identify causes for delay, or statistically apply responsibility to any of the host carriers involved en route.

Trains that are truncated, annulled, originated or terminated at an en route station, or reported with incomplete or ambiguous data are excluded from the survey.

 

 

 

 

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