Amtrak map has been mostly green lately

[Qapla]

Although there has been some late trains and service disruptions, this map look far better than in the past

 

[Trogdor]

There’s typically a lull in freight traffic between Christmas and New Years.

 

[Qapla]

A point that would reinforce that assertation that Amtrak can run on-time if the freight companies would let them instead of hindering them and then blaming Amtrak for running late.

 

[RalphCT]

Another factor in better on time performance lately, especially for the Empire Builder, is that there has been no winter in the northern states.

 

[Qapla]

With the winter storms hitting so bad right now, there have been a number of cancellations



That being the case, the trains that are running are not as delayed as we might expect: