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Products that do what Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in the US and Canada does

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.

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    Real time subway map for NYC

    2024

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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

  4. 4FL

    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

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    virail72

    Transport metasearch: trains, flights, buses, car sharing

    2018

  6. 6LT

    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

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    Railway412

    Config free deploys: bring your code, we'll handle the rest

    2021

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    2022 · xn--ubhnchen-1za.vercel.app

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    Tidbyt111

    Use to check weather, train arrivals, stocks, Dogecoin etc

    2021

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    Track San Francisco's vintage streetcars with this live map

    2019

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    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

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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

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    Public transport departure times for Facebook Messenger

    2016

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    A curated atlas of 1,247 notable train routes

    26d ago · worldtrainmap.com

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    Hello HN! As a long term NYC resident, I have read countless articles on ideas tweaking subway services, but always found them hard to follow without visual aid. So over the long weekend I decided to build one. It has all the basic features: trains would spawn at their origin, stop at stations, and slow down if it gets too close to another. You can also design custom routes by piecing tracks together. Have fun, and let me know what you think!

    2025 · buildmytransit.nyc

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    Predicts your TSA wait before you leave for the airport

    May 2026 · atlas-navigation.com

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    Interactive map for tracking Italian trains in real-time.

    Feb 2026

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    A site that plans your multi-city travel in a few clicks

    2016

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    Tripjay101

    Finally a simple train ticket booking site

    2016

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    Get around big cities

    2019

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    I previously made a web version of The Weekendest, but when I was laid off from my last job, I decided to take the free time I had to pick up Swift UI, and made a native iOS version of it. The main draw of the app is that the map is dynamically generated based on the current subway routing, so when you open the app on weekends or overnight, you'll see lines correspond to where the trains are actually running, which is a very unique NYC problem. Let me know what you think!

    2024 · apps.apple.com

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    Mapoji108

    Discuss anything with locals right on map.

    2016

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    Live map of every Muni, BART & Caltrain in SF, with a from→to planner - UtpalJayNadiger/wheres-my-muni

    22d ago · github.com

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