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Really nice, how does this compare to https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ ?

• ks2048 2mo ago
  One is AI slop, one is direct OSM data
  • ventana 2mo ago
    Besides the obvious fact you stated, I think they actually show different information: the thing we're discussing is a map of popular or famous or remarkable train routes, not the map of all the railways in the world.
  • kmarc 2mo ago
    Then you must be sad that the "AI slop" is a user friendly, working toy whereas the OSM data one is just a miserable static database-render. Go and compare them. I love getting lost in data, and I was happy to see all the overloaded, very badly curated, non-dynamic OpenRailwayMap. I cannot click on a railway to get more info, the electrification map is just a mess of many similarly shaded colors. Not user friendly, even if it _has_ the data, it is unfriendly to the user, and makes exploration hard. I say this as an OSM enthusiast and contributor. Compare this to the "AI slop"; even though at first I ran into a misinformation (Zambia central links to London Central), it still made me stay on the page and explore some scenic routes. I obviously knew that this is NOT all the railways, but something fun to engage with and maybe even learn / explore some new things, hell maybe start planning my winter vacation. I guess what I am saying is: your comment has no added value, just sourness, negativity. I hope the author keeps iterating on this project, eventually make it more OSM-interconnected, fix the tiny bugs and focus on bringing joy to us who are interested. After all, this product is out in public now, whereas your miserable comment will get buried here for good.
    • Elfener 2mo ago
      https://openrailwaymap.app/ https://openrailwaymap.app/ (the vector tiles version) is much better, I don't know why people keep recommending the older, raster tiles version.
    • ks2048 2mo ago
      I called it AI slop because the first thing I looked for (Tren Maya) is missing half it tracks. Maybe that's not AI's fault, but that was my first impression. https://worldtrainmap.com/?route=tren-maya https://worldtrainmap.com/?route=tren-maya https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13196595#map=7/19.237/-89.426 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13196595#map=7/19.237...
• Flightmussy 2mo ago
  Openrailway is a bit more technical product than World Train Map. The goal of World Train Map is to have a good selection of almost all passenger rail routes around the world, where the user can hover over each route to get a quick story. The tracing on World Train Map is based on OSM and I am thankful for both their tracings and the community which has corrected this project. Most casual users like me are not interested in signals or the technical stuff about the line, but rather simpler technical details such as speed, average speed and where you can take the route from and to. Besides OSM is really all rail routes, while World Train Map is only passenger service.
  • newsyish 2mo ago
    Isn't commuter rail (above ground) carrying passengers also considered passenger service? If so, then World Train Map is missing a lot in my country.