Dev tools · September 13, 2021

Amtrak.js
The easiest way to track Amtrak Trains programmatically
Amtrak.js launched on September 13, 2021 with 77 votes, #833 of 2,941 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
What it does
Amtrak.js is a super simple and easy way to interact with the Amtrak's train tracking API in both Node.js and the browser. Everything from fetching data, parsing it, and cleaning it is handled for you, so you can focus on the real work. Also, it's open source!
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