Get official FRA traffic data, full railroad map, Rail Community, and much more.
OpenRailroadGuide puts detailed railroad maps and historical aerial imagery in your pocket so you can explore, save, and share the places that matter to railfans, historians, and planners.
Enjoy a completely distraction free experience with no ads on any level!
-**ORG Postchive:**
-**Live train map:** View all Amtrak and VIA Rail trains on a Live Map
-**AR 3D Track View:** See tracks in augmented reality to get quick identification.
-**Frequency Finder:** Find the exact frequency of any rail line in NA to use on your scanner
-**Channel Log:** Use side-by-side with your scanner to tag and organize your channels
-**Transit Map:** View all transit lines in your local city, with color coded lines
-**Rail Community:** Use the rail community to collaborate with other users to put user-made info on rail lines and train sightings that update in real time
-**Train Watch:** Put specific points on the map to get alerts and see upcoming trains to that point
- **FRA Records:** Get official records by the FRA on how much trains run through a railroad in the day, night, and weekly.
- **Interactive Map:** Fast vector-tile map with smooth zooming and panning built for rail lines and right-of-ways.
- **Grade Crossings:** View every railroad crossing in the US with full FRA Inventory records on them.
-**Trainspotting Logs & AI Predictions:** Log every train you spot and use AI Overview to predict where & when the next train will be
-**Railroad Lookup:** Lookup the selected Railroad directly on the internet within the app to get all the info you need
- **Historical Imagery:** Slide through years of aerial imagery to compare past and present alignments.
- **Saved Places & Folders:** Save coordinates with notes, organize them into folders, edit details, and quickly fly to any point.
- **Local Edits & Annotations:** Draw and persist local edits and annotations right on the map; they render alongside map tiles.
- **Seamless Device Sync:** Automatic background sync and backups via iCloud Key-Value Store keep your saved places and edits in sync across your devices.
- **Restore & Backup:** One-tap restore and safe merge behavior prevent accidental data loss and detect when data are already up to date.
- **Quick Access:** Add bookmarks from the map or the main menu and use a dedicated “View on Map” flow that reliably navigates and centers the map on saved places.
- **Power Tools for Enthusiasts:** Street-view toggle, custom map styles and layers, and a compact UI designed for quick field reference.
Privacy: Your saved places and edits are stored on-device and synced only via your iCloud account when enabled.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Overall I would rate the app as top quality and indispensable for railfanning. Good information, easy to use and navigate. Super convenient and at your fingertips. The latest UI updates were good quality of life improvements. Developer is very responsive. I’d give the app 6 stars if I could!
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and glad you enjoy the app!ORG Team
Very nice
CodyP1992
It’s a sweet app. Nice to see what is running around me. Good learning tool.
AAR Ch vs Frequency Mismatch
03msc
For example, 160.635 is AAR 035 not AAR 066 as the app shows. All were wrong for the few I looked at. So somewhere the translation is off for some reason. Otherwise a decent app.
Developer Response
Thanks for letting us know! This feature is still in the works and we are actively working to improve it, see our latest update (3.5) which includes major changes to our frequency finder, with more improvements to it coming in the future.
-- UI fixes
-- Bug fixes
-- Added North Lock and Satellite Mode Toggle map buttons
-- Fixed update popups
-- Updated Alerts system
Version 3.9
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Information
Seller
IKworks
Size
249.4 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
