<p>In my experience, on the Northeast corridor, Amtrak is seldom significantly late. In all the years I’ve been traveling with them, there have only been serious problems 5 or 6 times. Once a train broke down, once power was lost on all the tracks, etc. They are often 20 mins late or so, because the Amtrak express trains get caught behind local trains, which have priority (!) because Amtrak does not own the tracks.</p>
<p>This has been about 2x/month, year-round, in all kinds of weather, for over 15 years.</p>