Amtrak's Long-Distance Train Performance
June 2024
Thirty (30) percent of Amtrak's named long-distance trains arrived at their final destination on time or earlier in June 2024.
The average arrival of all long-distance trains in the survey period was one hour and five minutes late.
The average arrival of just those trains that were behind schedule was one hour and 33 minutes late.
YEAR-TO-DATE: Forty-three percent of long-distance trains arrived on time or earlier.
YEAR-TO-DATE: Average arrival of long-distance trains was 47 minutes late.
YEAR-TO-DATE: Average arrival of those trains arriving behind schedule was one hour and 22 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 when 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 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 generally differ.
Average daily long-distance train performance in June 2024 was as follows:
Date
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Saturday, June 1 31 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 7 mins late
Sunday, June 2 39 %
31 mins late
51 mins late
Monday, June 3 33 %
41 mins late
1 hour, 2 mins late
Tuesday, June 4 29 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 5 mins late
Wednesday, June 5 23 %
1 hour, 10 mins late
1 hour, 30 mins late
Thursday, June 6 17 %
1 hour, 41 mins late
2 hours, 1 min late
Friday, June 7 14 %
1 hour, 30 mins late
1 hour, 44 mins late
Saturday, June 8 44 %
1 hour, 10 mins late
2 hours, 5 mins late
Sunday, June 9 31 %
1 hour, 52 mins late
2 hours, 44 mins late
Monday, June 10 39 %
50 mins late
1 hour, 22 mins late
Tuesday, June 11 34 %
57 mins late
1 hour, 27 mins late
Wednesday, June 12 33 %
48 mins late
1 hour, 13 mins late
Thursday, June 13 34 %
34 mins late
52 mins late
Friday, June 14 30 %
1 hour, 8 mins late
1 hour, 37 mins late
Saturday, June 15 37 %
1 hour, 33 mins late
2 hours, 27 mins late
Sunday, June 16 36 %
1 hour, 9 mins late
1 hour, 48 mins late
Monday, June 17 17 %
1 hour, 19 mins late
1 hour, 35 mins late
Tuesday, June 18 28 %
51 mins late
1 hour, 11 mins late
Wednesday, June 19 19 %
59 mins late
1 hour, 13 mins late
Thursday, June 20 26 %
59 mins late
1 hour, 20 mins late
Friday, June 21 31 %
46 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
Saturday, June 22 34 %
50 mins late
1 hour, 16 mins late
Sunday, June 23 25 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 10 mins late
Monday, June 24 14 %
1 hour, 47 mins late
2 hours, 5 mins late
Tuesday, June 25 24 %
1 hour, 36 mins late
2 hours, 7 mins late
Wednesday, June 26 41 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
2 hours, 27 mins late
Thursday, June 27 14 %
1 hour, 51 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
Friday, June 28 47 %
49 mins late
1 hour, 33 mins late
Saturday, June 29 31 %
37 mins late
55 mins late
Sunday, June 30 42 %
49 mins late
1 hour, 24 mins late
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Average for month 30 %
1 hour, 5 mins late
1 hour, 33 mins late
Nine-year comparison for June . . .
9-year comparison
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
June 2016 29 %
1 hour, 2 mins late
1 hour, 26 mins late
June 2017 20 %
1 hour, 13 mins late
1 hour, 32 mins late
June 2018 19 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
1 hour, 47 mins late
June 2019 21 %
1 hour, 24 mins late
1 hour, 47 mins late
June 2020 58 %
29 mins late
1 hour, 9 mins late
June 2021 39 %
1 hour late
1 hour, 37 mins late
June 2022 23 %
1 hour, 39 mins late
2 hours, 9 mins late
June 2023 35 %
53 mins late
1 hour, 21 mins late
June 2024 30 %
1 hour, 5 mins late
1 hour, 33 mins late
June 2024 Train-by-Train Performance . . .
Train
Pct on-time arrival
Overall avg arrival
Avg arrival if late
Auto Train 48 %
30 mins late
58 mins late
California Zephyr 40 %
44 mins late
1 hour, 14 mins late
Capitol Limited 59 %
17 mins late
41 mins late
Cardinal 23 %
1 hour late
1 hour, 17 mins late
Carolinian 2 %
1 hour, 42 mins late
1 hour, 43 mins late
City of New Orleans 77 %
16 mins late
1 hour, 8 mins late
Coast Starlight 47 %
38 mins late
1 hour, 10 mins late
Crescent 5 %
1 hour, 35 mins late
1 hour, 40 mins late
Empire Builder 38 %
1 hour, 27 mins late
2 hours, 20 mins late
Lake Shore Limited 50 %
13 mins late
25 mins late
Maple Leaf 27 %
32 mins late
44 mins late
Palmetto 3 %
1 hour, 10 mins late
1 hour, 12 mins late
Silver Meteor 15 %
1 hour, 44 mins late
2 hours, 3 mins late
Silver Star 3 %
1 hour, 38 mins late
1 hour, 41 mins late
Southwest Chief 6 %
2 hours, 35 mins late
2 hours, 59 mins late
Sunset Limited 43 %
51 mins late
1 hour, 30 mins late
Texas Eagle 17 %
2 hours, 23 mins late
2 hours, 52 mins late
Vermonter 18 %
30 mins late
37 mins late
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