When should I return if using Amtrak

ValDisney

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Hi everyone. It looks like we have to take amtrak to disney this yr (starting in NJ). Plane fares are too high. :(
I heard alot about delays. I want to make sure we are back by Jan 1st.
Should I leave disney dec 31 which means we'll get in on the 1st?
Is a better option to leave disney on the 30th and arrive on the 31st. This way if delayed we'll see be home in plenty of time for the kids to rest up before going back to school on the 2nd.
I heard the auto train can be fun on NYE (and they r usu never delayed, but I am not sure about the regular train. Plus it will cost $800 for my SUV, By the time I'm done, the plane is cheaper.
Thanks for any advice
Valerie
 
If you want to be guaranteed of not getting back too late in the evening, I'd take train 98 (northbound Silver Meteor) from Orlando on the 31st. Even with the worst delays CSX can throw at you, you'll still be in New York sometime in the afternoon (scheduled arrival 10:42 a.m.). The Silver Star is your other option, and while you would be find on that train as well, its due into NY at 3:43 p.m., so a really late train here would mean you wouldn't get home until the late evening, with school the next day.

But keep in mind that really, really excessive delays are uncommon. The latest the northbound Meteor has been in the last week is 56 minutes, but it has been early into New York the past four days, by as much as 52 minutes! Just 44 minutes late today. Today's not ideal, but not all that bad for a train that has to come all the way from Miami.
 














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