Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in the US and Canada
Hey all! My train the other day was delayed and I got curious where they all were at any given time, so I built a map and figured I'd share it.
Trains.fyi is an interactive map that displays the real-time locations of passenger trains across the United States and Canada. Created after the maker experienced a train delay and wondered where trains were… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in the US and Canada launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Timezone converter and world clock by time.fyi is a simple, fast and easy to use app to convert timezones and check the current time in different cities around the world.
2024 · time.fyi · its alternatives →
- 2MF
I downloaded the MSHA's (Mine Safety and Health Administration) public datasets and create a visualization of all the mines in the US complete with the operators and details on each site.
Feb 2026 · mines.fyi · its alternatives →
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I built a search engine for engineering blogs because I was tired of manually checking individual company blogs to find real-world production examples. The problem: When learning a new technology, the best insights often come from how companies like Google, Meta, or Stripe actually implement it in production. But these gems are scattered across dozens of separate engineering blogs with no way to search across them. What I built: Engineering.fyi indexes engineering blogs from ~15 companies (Google, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, Uber, etc.) and makes them searchable in one place. You can…
2025 · engineering.fyi · its alternatives →
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Resource.fyi▲409Interactive platform for free tools, products & resources
2022 · resource.fyi · its alternatives →
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I was frustrated with the existing caltrain websites / apps, so I made a super minimalist one to answer the actual question I have: how long until the next train? If you're in SF it grabs the next southbound trains, otherwise, the next northbound.
2025 · erikschluntz.com · its alternatives →
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Amtrak.js▲77The easiest way to track Amtrak Trains programmatically
2021 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →
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deck.gl based visualiser of the TFL Api + National Rails to be able to track (with minimal drift) a train along the way in London and to the nearest airports. If you pick one from any platform in https://nexttrain.london basically you can share your train journey along the rails. Build to test Cloudflare workers and their infra along with deck.gl performance that is incredible in my opinion.
Jul 2026 · ride.nexttrain.london · its alternatives →
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View Railroad Crossings, Bridges, Live Amtrak Data & More!
2022 · therailmap.com · its alternatives →
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virail▲72Transport metasearch: trains, flights, buses, car sharing
2018 · virail.com · its alternatives →
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Chronotrains▲10Interactive map for train travel in Europe.
2024 · chronotrains.com · its alternatives →
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Our son is really into trains. He was home sick a few weeks ago and we found that there are several YouTube channels that have live video feeds from various train stations or railway clubs around the US. He really liked it, but he kept wanting to know when the next train was going to show up so he could see it. I built this small website at https://train.api.connelly.casa/ which shows the time to the next train (Pacific time) and will automatically rotate channels to find the next train. It uses the Amtrak live train data today. In the future I might add other agencies, since…
2023 · train.api.connelly.casa · its alternatives →
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Tidbyt▲111Use to check weather, train arrivals, stocks, Dogecoin etc
2021 · tidbyt.com · its alternatives →
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Track San Francisco's vintage streetcars with this live map
2019 · streetcar.live · its alternatives →
- 15PF
Hey HN! A long time ago I built a map of trains at trains.fyi, and then realized nobody had bought planes.fyi - so this is my new map project. It's a bunch of things, but mostly, a 3D map of aircraft around given airports, as well as the weather, ATIS, and other data sources visualized in 3D and unique ways. Like most of the stuff I build, it's got no real use, but I think it's neat. If you like planes, check out the CYYZ/KJFK map, weather, and runway tabs - I put the most work into that. Also any feature requests, questions, comments, etc are always appreciated!
Dec 2025 · planes.fyi · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m a junior developer. I wanted to share a side project I’ve been working on. The national railway carrier (BDZ) has no public API. They have an official map but the UI is quite dated, often lags, and doesn't show the full route context. I wrote a short write-up about the process here: https://www.pavlinbg.com/posts/bg-train-tracker I know it's still rough around the edges (I'm still working on it), but I’d love to hear your feedback or suggestions!
Dec 2025 · bdzmap.com · its alternatives →
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Travel confidently; be alerted at your destination.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Public transport departure times for Facebook Messenger
2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
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A curated atlas of 1,247 notable train routes
Aug 2026 · worldtrainmap.com · its alternatives →
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Predicts your TSA wait before you leave for the airport
May 2026 · atlas-navigation.com · its alternatives →
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Interactive map for tracking Italian trains in real-time.
Feb 2026 · railradar24.com · its alternatives →
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