Lake Shore Limited 449 Boston – Chicago Union Station

View line Lake Shore Limited

Boston 12:50 → Chicago Union Station 11:12 Daily 22 h 22 min · 22 stops Amtrak

Running now · updated 18:01

Between Pittsfield Amtrak Station and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station +18 min

Estimated arrival at Chicago Union Station 11:30 11:12 · 47 km/h

  1. Boston12:50
  2. Springfield15:21
  3. Pittsfield Amtrak Station16:42
  4. Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station18:10
  5. Schenectady19:27
  6. Buffalo Depew Station00:29
  7. Chicago Union Station11:12

Today it is running worse than usual: typical arrival delay is 0 min; 65% of the last 26 runs arrived on time.

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On-time · 30 days
65%
17/26 runs under 3 min
RT coverage: 25 full · 1 partial · 0 no data
On-time · 90 days
68%
21/31 runs under 3 min
RT coverage: 30 full · 1 partial · 0 no data
Typical delay
−1min
Median at arrival, 90 days
30 days: 0 min
P90
+17min
9 in 10 runs arrive with less than this
30 days: +18 min

Last 30 days

Arrival delay at Chicago Union Station, in minutes. One bar per run.

  • On time (<3 min)
  • 3–10 min
  • 10–30 min
  • 30+ min
  • Partial coverage
  • No data

Worst days

  • Wed 4 Nov Max en route +37 min · last fix heading to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station +31 min
  • Thu 8 Oct Max en route +29 min · last fix heading to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station +21 min
  • Fri 6 Nov Max en route +40 min · last fix heading to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station +18 min
  • Thu 15 Oct Max en route +17 min · last fix heading to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station +17 min
  • Sat 31 Oct Max en route +31 min · last fix heading to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station +15 min

Distribution · 90 days

31 runs with a known final delay. On time = under 3 min, the same cut the map uses.

  • Early 48% · 15
  • On time 19% · 6
  • 3–10 min 13% · 4
  • 10–30 min 16% · 5
  • 30+ min 3% · 1

On-time by weekday

  • 100% M n=4
  • 75% T n=4
  • 80% W n=5
  • 40% T n=5
  • 40% F n=5
  • 75% S n=4
  • 75% S n=4

Stops and timetable

Timetable of the latest run from the operator’s GTFS (22 stops).

Last 90 days, 31 runs. At intermediate stops it is an estimate from the delay at origin and destination. Delays over 2 h count as “> 2 h”: our data does not measure them exactly.

StopSched.Usually 9 days in 10Today
Boston
12:50on time on timePassed
Boston
12:57≈ on time ≈ on timePassed
Framingham Amtrak
13:25≈ on time ≈ on timePassed
Worcester Union Station
14:00 / 14:06≈ on time ≈ +1 minPassed
Springfield
15:21 / 15:26≈ on time ≈ +2 minPassed
Pittsfield Amtrak Station
16:42≈ 1 min early ≈ +3 minPassed
Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
18:10 / 19:05≈ 1 min early ≈ +4 minNext
Schenectady
19:27 / 19:33≈ 1 min early ≈ +5 min
Utica Amtrak Station
20:45 / 20:50≈ 1 min early ≈ +5 min
Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
21:51 / 22:05≈ 1 min early ≈ +6 min
Rochester
23:23 / 23:29≈ 2 min early ≈ +7 min
Buffalo Depew Station
00:29 / 00:39≈ 2 min early ≈ +8 min
Erie Amtrak Station
02:10 / 02:16≈ 2 min early ≈ +9 min
Cleveland
03:53 / 04:03≈ 2 min early ≈ +10 min
Elyria Amtrak
04:32 / 04:36≈ 2 min early ≈ +11 min
Sandusky Amtrak Station
05:09 / 05:13≈ 2 min early ≈ +11 min
Toledo
06:13 / 06:33≈ 2 min early ≈ +12 min
Bryan Amtrak Station
07:23≈ 2 min early ≈ +13 min
Waterloo Amtrak Station
07:51≈ 2 min early ≈ +13 min
Elkhart Amtrak Station
08:43≈ 2 min early ≈ +14 min
South Bend Amtrak Station
09:04 / 09:07≈ 2 min early ≈ +14 min
Chicago Union Station
11:122 min early +15 min

Each run is closed into train_runs (country, train number, service day) from the live positions. Final delay = last delay seen. Partial coverage: the feed stopped before the final stop (last value used, hatched in the chart). No data: a run without any valid delay; counts as neither on time nor late. Data collected since 10 July 2026.

Will I make my connection?

Pick where you get off and how many minutes you have until your next train. We work it out from what this train did over the last 90 days.

Include the time to change platforms. It is an estimate from past data, not a guarantee. Days more than 2 h late count as a missed connection.

Recent runs

DateLast stopFinalMax
Fri 6 NovAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 17:58Partial coverage+18 min+40 min
Thu 5 NovAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 19:29−1 min+19 min
Wed 4 NovAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 20:03+31 min+37 min
Tue 3 NovAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 22:23+4 min+119 min
Mon 2 NovAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 19:29−3 min+43 min
Sun 1 NovAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:15−11 min+7 min
Sat 31 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:42+15 min+31 min
Fri 30 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:09−17 min—
Thu 29 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:36+4 min+24 min
Wed 28 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:270 min+22 min
Tue 27 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:240 min+10 min
Mon 26 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:54−14 min+4 min
Sun 25 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:13−12 min+4 min
Sat 24 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:24−7 min+11 min
Fri 23 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:32+4 min+21 min
Thu 22 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:17−12 min—
Wed 21 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:270 min+7 min
Fri 16 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 19:050 min+52 min
Thu 15 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:45+17 min+17 min
Wed 14 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:14−11 min—
Tue 13 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:13−15 min+5 min
Mon 12 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:08−18 min—
Sun 11 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:11−17 min—
Sat 10 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:23−4 min+7 min
Fri 9 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:38+7 min+10 min
Thu 8 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:53+21 min+29 min
Wed 7 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:040 min+4 min
Tue 6 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:07−21 min—
Mon 5 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:10−17 min—
Sun 4 OctAlbany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station 18:38+11 min+11 min