Live US Train Status - Real-Time Amtrak & Commuter Rail Tracker

Track Amtrak Trains in the US

US Rail Carriers We Track

  • Amtrak

    National long-distance and Northeast Corridor.

  • Long Island Rail Road

    Commuter rail between NYC and Long Island.

  • Metro-North Railroad

    NY/CT commuter rail into Grand Central.

  • NJ Transit

    Commuter rail across New Jersey.

  • SEPTA Regional Rail

    Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

  • MBTA Commuter Rail

    Boston-area commuter lines.

  • Metra

    Chicago metropolitan commuter rail.

  • Caltrain

    San Francisco Peninsula corridor.

  • Coaster

    San Diego-Oceanside commuter rail.

  • Tri-Rail

    South Florida commuter rail.

  • MARC Train

    Maryland commuter rail into DC.

  • Virginia Railway Express

    Northern Virginia commuter rail.

Status updates when you load this page. Open the live map below for current Amtrak, commuter and freight positions, delays, and station arrivals.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I track an Amtrak train in real time?

Open the US train tracker, choose Amtrak and enter the train number. Status updates as long as the carrier reports data.

What is the live status of the Northeast Regional?

Northeast Regional trains appear as soon as Amtrak publishes positions. The page refreshes on each load and shows the latest available status, including delay or on-time.

Are US commuter rail delays shown live?

Yes. Status, delays and last-update timestamp are shown for each commuter carrier we cover where the operator publishes data.

Does this cover freight trains too?

Freight is included where the operator publishes public status. Coverage varies by carrier.

How fresh is the train status data?

Status is refreshed on every page load. The last update timestamp is shown next to each carrier.

Do I need an account to use the tracker?

No. track-trace.live is free and does not require sign-up.

More information

Welcome to the Amtrak Train Status

Have you ever wanted to watch the status of your Amtrak train? Now you are in the right place. This Amtrak train tracker shows the status of all available trains and shows them on a map.

How can I track my train?

There are two possibilities to find your train. Either you can display the whole map by choosing the “View live map”-option and zoom in to your train. Or you can search for your station. To do this, simply enter the station name or station code to lookup to begin tracking your train.

Is my train on time?

Maybe... To see if you train is on time you can use the train status tool and just click on a specific train and take a look on the left side. You will see the stations and the estimated delay or if your Amtrak train will be early. As a first indication if your Amtrak train is on time you can refer to the color codes on the map. Green means, that your Amtrak train status is: on time – meaning the train is within the grace period. Yellow means, your train is late and in between the grace and 2x the grace period. If there the color is red, your trin is late by at least two times the grace period. More than six times the grace period mean that the background is black. If there is a grey background, it means that there is a service malfunction.

Now, what is the grace time on this Amtrak train status?

This is determined by the train run length for you Amtrak train.
  1. ≤ 250 miles and all Acela Express trains: 10 minutes
  2. 251-350 miles: 15 minutes
  3. 351-450 miles: 20 minutes
  4. 451-550 miles: 25 minutes
  5. ≥ 551 miles: 30 minutes

Can I buy tickets for Amtrak train routes on this page?

No, unfortunately you cannot buy tickets on this page. To buy your tickets please refer to the official Amtrak and VIA websites.

What’s the cost of the Amtrak train tracker?

The Amtrak train tracker is free and will be free in the future. There is no and there will be no cost for you in the future.

Are you related to Amtrak or VIA?

To make this short: No, there is no relationship between either Amtrak or VIA Rail and our site. This Amtrak train tracker works completely independent. The Amtrak train status and VIA train tracker is sourced by Transitdocs, which is an independent platform for tracking trains on the map.

Can you guarantee the accuracy of the data displayed?

Unfortunately, our source cannot guarantee the accuracy. But their data is sourced directly from the railroads publicly available online tools – and they are known to have some limitations. So please contact the railroad directly to ensure that you don’t miss your Amtrak or VIA Rail Canada train. Use this information at your on risk. All original data for Amtrak is from their Track-A-Train service. The Canadian VIA Rail data is from their own VIA status service.