What was your longest Amtrak delay?

Question

Some people have been delayed for 5 hours!

Answer 1

Mine was about 10 hours when I was ON the train.

After Hurricane Katrina, the trains in and out of New Orleans were usually 12-24 hours behind. Also, the Coast Starlight is usually about 8 hours behind

Answer 2

24 hours in Omaha. Missed connection in Chicago and they flew me to Omaha. Train from Chicago couldn't cross the Mississippi due to flooding so I had to wait for one to come from the west and turn around.

Answer 3

over 24 hours (not sure exactly how long). a few years ago on the CA zephyr from chicago to ca, engines got screwed up on single tracked nevada desert (middle of nowhere). we had no a/c either. if i remember correctly, they delivered mc donalds and paper plates for dinner

Answer 4

6 hours in new orleans during that ice storm in december 1989 or 90...a bridge burned down in west texas...that was the reason for delay

Answer 5

I had a wait of 4 hours travelling from Florence S.C. to Newark..