Third Rail: NYC Transit ETAs

Third Rail predicts when your train will actually arrive at a station, down to the exact second. Sick of delayed trains? The model also detects if a train might be late, and forecasts a range of likely arrival times.

This might sound like just a minor improvement, but the tangled layout of our city's transit often provides many routes to get from one place to another. I've found that when I know which route might have a delay, I often save significant time.

• Private by default: Third Rail does not automatically collect your location data for analytics and advertising purposes. Our server never even sees your location to get directions. (See the privacy policy for details.) • No service between stations? No problem: If you've got the app open and you lose cell signal, you can continue to view realtime arrival info for any train in the system. • Independently owned and designed in NYC