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trains.fyi<\/a> maps the real-time locations of North American passenger trains: Amtrak and Via Rail, plus a few commuter lines, based on their GPS tracking data. [Maps Mania<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

trains.fyi maps the real-time locations of North American passenger trains: Amtrak and Via Rail, plus a few commuter lines, based on their GPS tracking data. 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It\u2019s by Evelyn Ivy, who explains on Mastodon that it took six months of work to complete. \u201cShowing five different commuter rail systems (#CTRail, #MetroNorth, #LIRR, #NJTransit, and #SEPTA), this map depicts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Transit"","block_context":{"text":"Transit","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/transit\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"NYC and Philadelphia regional rail networks","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nyc-philadelphia-regional-rail-1024x920.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nyc-philadelphia-regional-rail-1024x920.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nyc-philadelphia-regional-rail-1024x920.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nyc-philadelphia-regional-rail-1024x920.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1835222,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/12\/passenger-rails-decline-in-the-u-s-and-canada\/","url_meta":{"origin":1821671,"position":2},"title":"Passenger Rail\u2019s Decline in the U.S. and Canada","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"6 December 2024","format":"link","excerpt":"The decline in passenger rail service in the U.S. and Canada is charted by this interactive map, which uses a slider to compare Amtrak and Via Rail service in 1980 with what it is today. 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