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Amtrak 59

Amtrak · City of New Orleans

Chicago UnionNew Orleans
Expected at Fulton
9 min late
Observed: 38 min late at Carbondale
Expected arrival
1:21 PM CT
In transit between Carbondale and Fulton · 49 mph E
Last reported: Carbondale, 12:32 AM CT

Live data: Amtraker (amtraker.com)

Delay trend

  1. 10:00 PM13 min lateEffingham · Estimated
  2. 10:18 PM12 min lateEffingham · Estimated
  3. 10:21 PM12 min lateCentralia · Estimated
  4. 10:24 PM13 min lateCentralia · Estimated
  5. 10:51 PM16 min lateCentralia · Estimated
  6. 11:15 PM17 min lateCarbondale · Estimated
  7. 11:51 PM14 min lateCarbondale · Estimated
  8. 12:39 AM9 min lateFulton · Estimated

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Stops
Live data

Times are local to each station, as in Amtrak's timetables.

Chicago Union
Departure
Sched.6:05 PM
Departed6:05 PM· On time
Homewood
Arrival
Sched.6:51 PM
Arrived6:50 PM· 1 min early
Departure
Sched.6:54 PM
Departed6:54 PM· On time
Kankakee
Arrival
Sched.7:21 PM
Arrived7:21 PM· On time
Departure
Sched.7:23 PM
Departed7:23 PM· On time
Champaign-Urbana
Arrival
Sched.8:50 PM
Arrived8:24 PM· 26 min early
Departure
Sched.8:55 PM
Departed8:55 PM· On time
Mattoon
Arrival
Sched.9:34 PM
Arrived9:49 PM· 15 min late
Departure
Sched.9:36 PM
Departed9:50 PM· 14 min late
Effingham
Arrival
Sched.10:01 PM
Arrived10:13 PM· 12 min late
Departure
Sched.10:01 PM
Departed10:14 PM· 13 min late
Centralia
Arrival
Sched.10:50 PM
Arrived11:06 PM· 16 min late
Departure
Sched.10:52 PM
Departed11:10 PM· 18 min late
Carbondale
Arrival
Sched.11:49 PM
Arrived12:03 AM· 14 min late
Departure
Sched.11:54 PM
Departed12:32 AM· 38 min late
Fulton
Arrival
Sched.1:53 AM
Expected2:02 AM· 9 min late
Departure
Sched.1:55 AM
Expected2:04 AM· 9 min late
Newbern-Dyersburg
Arrival
Sched.2:35 AM
Expected2:52 AM· 17 min late
Departure
Sched.2:37 AM
Expected2:54 AM· 17 min late
Memphis Central
Arrival
Sched.4:42 AM
Expected4:42 AM
Departure
Sched.4:55 AM
Expected4:55 AM
Marks
Arrival
Sched.6:25 AM
Expected6:25 AM
Departure
Sched.6:27 AM
Expected6:27 AM
Greenwood
Arrival
Sched.7:30 AM
Expected7:30 AM
Departure
Sched.7:35 AM
Expected7:35 AM
Yazoo City
Arrival
Sched.8:31 AM
Expected8:31 AM
Departure
Sched.8:33 AM
Expected8:33 AM
Jackson
Arrival
Sched.9:40 AM
Expected9:40 AM
Departure
Sched.9:49 AM
Expected9:49 AM
Hazlehurst
Arrival
Sched.10:24 AM
Expected10:24 AM
Departure
Sched.10:26 AM
Expected10:26 AM
Brookhaven
Arrival
Sched.10:45 AM
Expected10:45 AM
Departure
Sched.10:47 AM
Expected10:47 AM
McComb
Arrival
Sched.11:10 AM
Expected11:10 AM
Departure
Sched.11:12 AM
Expected11:12 AM
Hammond
Arrival
Sched.12:09 PM
Expected12:09 PM
Departure
Sched.12:12 PM
Expected12:12 PM
New Orleans
Arrival
Sched.1:47 PM
Expected1:21 PM· 26 min early
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Live data: Amtraker (amtraker.com)

Delay history

Average daily delay since October 6, 2026

On time
—
Avg delay
70 min
Max delay
5 hr 45 min
Runs
5

Only 5 runs tracked so far: too few for an on-time rate.

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Only 5 runs of Amtrak 59 tracked since October 6, 2026: too few for an on-time rate yet.

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