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Amtrak Silver Meteor on-time performance

Of 65 Silver Meteor trips that reached their final stop from Oct 11 to Nov 8, 67.7% arrived within 5 minutes of schedule, 70.8% within 10, 73.8% within 15. Trips ran 7 minutes early on average.

Among the 43 Amtrak lines we measure, the Silver Meteor ranks 7 for on-time arrivals.

67.7%
On time (5 min)
70.8%
Within 10 min (Amtrak)
73.8%
Within 15 min
20%
30 min or more late
65
Trips measured

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

Best day: Oct 20 (100% on time over 3 trips). Worst day: Oct 22 (66.7% on time over 3 trips).

Silver Meteor 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 97
New York Penn to Miami
62.1%3 min29
Train 1041
Jacksonville to Miami
85.7%-1 min7
Train 98
Miami to New York Penn
69%-19 min29

Last 30 days

On-time share of the Silver Meteor trips that finished each day.

DayOn timeAvg lateTrips
Nov 850%44 min2
Nov 7100%-23 min2
Nov 60%16 min2
Nov 550%13 min2
Nov 450%-9 min2
Nov 30%45 min2
Nov 20%234 min2
Nov 150%40 min2
Oct 3150%11 min2
Oct 3050%0 min2
Oct 290%71 min2
Oct 2850%-20 min2
Oct 27100%-33 min2
Oct 2650%45 min2
Oct 25100%-69 min3
Oct 24100%-59 min3
Oct 23100%-47 min3
Oct 2266.7%-16 min3
Oct 21100%-52 min3
Oct 20100%-32 min3
Oct 1966.7%-13 min3
Oct 1850%17 min2
Oct 17100%-61 min2
Oct 16100%-64 min2
Oct 1550%-4 min2
Oct 1450%-10 min2
Oct 13100%-5 min2
Oct 12100%-44 min2
Oct 11100%-56 min2

Silver Meteor delay questions

Is the Amtrak Silver Meteor on time?

The Silver Meteor is on time more often than not: 67.7% of 65 measured trips arrived within 5 minutes of schedule (Oct 11 to Nov 8).

How late is the Silver Meteor on average?

Measured at the final stop, Silver Meteor trips ran 7 minutes early on average. 20% were 30 minutes or more late and 10.8% an hour or more.

How do you measure Silver Meteor 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.