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Amtrak City of New Orleans on-time performance

Of 58 City of New Orleans trips that reached their final stop from Oct 11 to Nov 8, 31% arrived within 5 minutes of schedule, 41.4% within 10, 43.1% within 15. Trips ran 50 minutes late on average.

Among the 43 Amtrak lines we measure, the City of New Orleans ranks 34 for on-time arrivals.

31%
On time (5 min)
41.4%
Within 10 min (Amtrak)
43.1%
Within 15 min
51.7%
30 min or more late
58
Trips measured

Measured window: Oct 11 to Nov 8, the last 30 days. On-time threshold: 5 minutes; Amtrak uses 10-15 minutes.

City of New Orleans trains, one by one

Trains with at least 5 measured trips in the window, Oct 11 to Nov 8.

Most delayed on average

TrainOn timeAvg lateTrips
Train 58
New Orleans to Chicago Union
17.2%56 min29
Train 59
Chicago Union to New Orleans
44.8%44 min29

Last 30 days

On-time share of the City of New Orleans trips that finished each day.

DayOn timeAvg lateTrips
Nov 850%4 min2
Nov 7100%-7 min2
Nov 60%18 min2
Nov 550%-4 min2
Nov 40%55 min2
Nov 350%-7 min2
Nov 250%-3 min2
Nov 1100%-8 min2
Oct 31100%-14 min2
Oct 3050%42 min2
Oct 2950%79 min2
Oct 280%55 min2
Oct 27100%-3 min2
Oct 2650%26 min2
Oct 250%84 min2
Oct 2450%6 min2
Oct 230%51 min2
Oct 220%34 min2
Oct 210%76 min2
Oct 200%84 min2
Oct 190%158 min2
Oct 180%56 min2
Oct 170%84 min2
Oct 160%131 min2
Oct 150%152 min2
Oct 140%105 min2
Oct 130%76 min2
Oct 1250%58 min2
Oct 1150%69 min2

City of New Orleans delay questions

Is the Amtrak City of New Orleans on time?

The City of New Orleans is late more often than on time: 31% of 58 measured trips arrived within 5 minutes of schedule (Oct 11 to Nov 8).

How late is the City of New Orleans on average?

Measured at the final stop, City of New Orleans trips ran 50 minutes late on average. 51.7% were 30 minutes or more late and 44.8% an hour or more.

How do you measure City of New Orleans delays?

We record the delay at the final stop of each trip that completed, from Amtrak's live data. Cancelled trips are not counted. A trip is on time when it arrives 5 minutes late or less. Amtrak counts a trip as on time at 10 to 15 minutes depending on the route, so its figures can differ from ours; the 'within 10 minutes' share is the closest to Amtrak's threshold.