Amtrak Watcher
Lead Service Attendant
I take the Texas Eagle twice a month and the Sunset Limited once a month (on average) for business travel. I always check the “Check Train Status” function on the Amtrak web site to judge the on-time situation, and have finally noticed that, for the east-bound Sunset Limited arriving in New Orleans and especially for the south-bound Texas Eagle arriving in San Antonio, Amtrak may show a 2-hour delay during any train’s trip, but still predicts an on-time arrival or even an early arrival. What’s going on here? How can a train be 2-hours late and still be expected to arrive on time or even early?