Terre Haute Train Tracker App
TLDR: I built a free IOS only(for now) mobile app where users can submit reports of trains stoppages to alert other users
A couple weeks ago i saw a post about someone wanting an app to help report train stoppages. I thought this was a great idea and went to work. First I wanted to see if there were any public API’s available to track these trains that go through Terre Haute and it turns out GPS coordinates of trains are not widely available to the public and difficult to get. So the other option was a crowdsourced app where users can submit reports when they are stopped by a train. The apps works by having users place a marker down on a map which only the users can see when they are stopped by a train. Enough reports in an area and a heat blob appears on the map where everyone can see and everyone is notified there is a train stoppage. This is a simple free to use app that requires no sign up. This is my first app so please let me know if you would like any features or if there are bugs. We have a bug report button on the app you can use to submit these requests. If this app helps you at all or want to help support development costs please feel free to donate, Thank you all!
App → https://apps.apple.com/app/terre-haute-train-tracker/id6774419092Website → https://terrehautetraintracker.com