RailRider

Application to assist in train hopping.

Features

• detect nearby trains
• find fastest route by freight train
• warn rider of upcoming crossings
• warn rider of upcoming trains on parallel tracks
• warn rider if train is stopping or about to move
• radio scanner for voice communication
• transcribe and log radio voice communication
• show current speed (and whether it is safe to jump off)

Components

• Routing Service (GraphHopper with custom routing rules)
• POI Database
• Device (Raspberry Pi with an RTL-SDR and internet connection)

POI Database

Database of crowdsourced points of interest for train hopping:

• catch out spots
• hop off spots

Project setup

yarn install

Compiles and hot-reloads for development

yarn serve

Compiles and minifies for production

yarn build

Lints and fixes files

yarn lint

Customize configuration

See Configuration Reference.