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does anything like this exist for trains in usa. i live next to tracks that has amtrack, metra and friegt trains in chicago. Would love to build a cool 'train
by dominotw 4mo ago
does anything like this exist for trains in usa. i live next to tracks that has amtrack, metra and friegt trains in chicago.
Would love to build a cool 'train arriving' system for my son to go up to the window and look at the train thats approaching
- axiomdata316 4mo agoI recently tried to find something like this for the US but it appears security concerns limit public access to a realtime map like this.
- yason 4mo agoThey should classify it as personal information, and you could share, sell, and publish it as much as you want.
- ninju 4mo agoAmtrak has a 'track your train' portal that shows you where all the trains are https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html The location updates, esp. in open areas, is a bit delayed probably due to poor cell tower access :-)
- dheera 4mo agoMost passenger US rail systems have APIs with realtime positions but I don't know of a single map that includes all of them in the whole country. Here's a live one for Boston: https://tmap.live/ https://tmap.live/ Here's a live one for NYC: https://aptransit.co/ https://aptransit.co/ Here's one for Amtrak: https://amtraker.com/map https://amtraker.com/map For your son though just get the "Transit" app by CityMapper