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Re:Chicago HN'ers: I made an iPhone/Android version of Metra... by DougBarth on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @01:17PM (#879529)
Awesome. This is so much better than Metra's own site.

A nice addition would be cross reference their service updates for any delay information.

Re:Chicago HN'ers: I made an iPhone/Android version of Metra... by wglb on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @01:48PM (#879617)
Metra's site is much improved, but is a total pain on anything but a desktop.
Re:Chicago HN'ers: I made an iPhone/Android version of Metra... by DougBarth on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @02:02PM (#879652)
It's visually improved, but functionally, it's not much better and in some ways, worse.

Besides the lack of mobile support, looking at train schedules is not more difficult. My preferred stop is only in service on certain routes. Therefore, depending on the time, I may need to use a different station. Determining my options requires two tabs and mental comparing the departure times.

A coworker who rides the express trains out of the city noted that there is no indication of which departures are express, leaving one to do the math to see if their ride will be 20 minutes or an hour.

Re:Chicago HN'ers: I made an iPhone/Android version of Metra... by there on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @03:29PM (#879877)
i will certainly be adding delay information soon. i just need to write something to poll metrarail.com periodically.