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US Train Tracker
Every Amtrak and commuter train we can see, live on a map of US passenger track, right in your browser.
Watch
US Train Tracker in 37 seconds: the whole country, a fly-in, a train up close and its details.
See it
The map: live trains across the Northeast, colour-coded by railroad, with every train numbered
How it works
1 · A small server
Runs on a computer you own: a Mac, a Windows PC, Linux or a Raspberry Pi. Every 20 to 60 seconds it gathers live positions, predictions and service alerts from Amtrak and the commuter railroads.
2 · A map in your browser
Open it on that computer, or on any phone, tablet or computer on the same Wi-Fi. Trains move as the updates arrive, with no reloading.
On the map
- Zoom from coast to carArrows across the country, then little trains, then every train drawn to scale, car by car, bending with the track.
- Click a trainIts route, destination, next stop with the predicted time, and how late it's running.
- Station boardsClick a station for its next trains, live from the railroad.
- Running late?Colour every train by lateness: green on time, amber 5 to 15 minutes late, red beyond that.
- Trails and alertsSee where each train has been over the last 15 minutes, and each railroad's service alerts.
- All the trackPassenger lines, and from city zoom the freight main lines, sidings and yards. Click any track for its owner and type.
Railroads include Amtrak and commuter rail in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Denver and Austin, with more (Chicago, the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New Jersey) when you add their free keys.
All aboard
Free for Mac and Windows, with an installer that sets it up as a background service and adds Start and Stop icons.
Go to the download