🚂 cta_location 🚂

Fetch train location data from CTA API and store in MongoDB.

Setup

Install MongoDB via homebrew and start on localhost

> brew install mongodb
> sudo mkdir -p /data/db
> sudo mongod

Create virtual environment and install python packages

> git clone git@github.com:fowebb/cta_location.git
> cd cta_location
> mkvirtualenv --no-site-packages cta_location
> workon cta_location
> add2virtualenv .
> pip install -r requirements.txt
> cp example_env.py env.py
> vim env.py    <--- add your CTA API key

Get train locations for specified Route ID - will fetch/ingest locations every 60 seconds.

python cta_location_gatherer.py route_id

Route ID Quick Reference:

• Red = Red Line (Howard-95th/Dan Ryan service)
• Blue = Blue Line (O’Hare-Forest Park service)
• Brn = Brown Line (Kimball-Loop service)
• G = Green Line (Harlem/Lake-Ashland/63rd-Cottage Grove service)
• Org = Orange Line (Midway-Loop service)
• P = Purple Line (Linden-Howard shuttle service)
• Pink = Pink Line (54th/Cermak-Loop service)
• Y = Yellow Line (Skokie-Howard [Skokie Swift] shuttle service)