TrainSnap

Let’s add a Naito/Steel Bridge crossing.

I’m a daily bike commuter that needs to cross over the train tracks in the early dark of the morning or late dark of the night. Neither of which is a fun time to hang out next to a parked freight train for a hour. With the ever increasing length of freight train cars those waits can literally be more than an hour! Now I just check this app when I leave home and reroute when I’ve seen the crossing closed for more than a few minutes! This morning it was listed closed for an hour so I rerouted and saw the stopped train as I took a bridge over it!! Opportunity for improvement- the notifications function isn’t useful given the frequency of times the gates go down for a Max train. A 2 minute closure for the Max train isn’t the problem with these intersections - it’s the stopped freight trains. So maybe a specific alert only for freight trains or when gates closed for >5 minutes. I think geofencing is a great idea as suggested by another reviewer! This app has really improved my QOL and I’m looking forward to more improvements & hopefully more train track crossing inclusions!

This app is a lifesaver. Would love to see more granular options for notifications: I want to know when a freight train is blocking 12th, but care less about Max trains and passenger rail, which go by quickly. I’d also love to be able to geofence notifications so I get them when I’m home in Portland but not when I’m traveling.