By: Mike Kole

Mike Kole
Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:34:06 +0000

There is no way this train will make these times. Amtrak can’t get to Chicago from Indianapolis in 4 hours, much less from Columbus. I know, having taken the Hoosier State and Cardinal several times, and it is regularly late. The hold up is the area immediately adjacent to Chicago- a snarl of tracks, none of which are owned by the passenger agency. No word on what will be different for this line than today’s situation.

Amtrak’s on-time numbers are posted on its’ website. It improved in September to about 2/3 on-time. In August it was 1/3. If your time matters to you, you go another way.