Boston MBTA - Dual Direction GLX + B Branch Consolidation

Rapid Transit

Updated Version 2022 - Including Green Line Extension and B Branch Station Consolidation

Tracks trains on the MBTA in Boston, showing live locations as each vehicle moves around the network.

This board shows trains going in both directions to all Red line, Blue line, Orange line and Green line stops

Receives live data over WiFi

LEDs update every second

Uses 518 Red, Green, Blue, and Orange LEDs

There is an updated version of this product available: View Product

Ships from the US

Ships to the US
and Canada
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Includes Standard
1 Year Warranty

Designed in
London UK, and
Somerville USA

Looking for shipping to the UK and Europe? Try our UK Site

Specifications

Connectivity

WiFi: 2.4Ghz (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n), WPA/WPA2
Data: Connects to our server every minute
Or connect to your own data sources

Display

LED Count: 518
LED Type: 0805 Surface Mount
LED Size: 2.0mm x 1.25mm
LED Colour: Red, Green, Blue, and Orange
Brightness control: 16 Level

Power

500mA @ 5V
Included: Power supply and Cable

Circuit Board

Material: 1.6mm FR-4
Size: 285mm x 200mm (11.2in x 7.9in)
Colour: Green

Main Components

Microcontroller: ESP8266
LED Driver: HT16K33

Stand

Material: 6mm MDF
Laser cut ready to assemble

What's in the Box?

Package Contains

Live Tracker
Wooden Stand
Power Supply and Cable
Setup Instructions

Shipping and Warranty

Shipping

Ships to the US and Canada
Tracking code supplied once dispatched

Warranty

Standard 1 Year

Maker Friendly

Firmware

Flash the chip via FTDI Pins
Program using Arduino IDE or similar
Reprogrammable!

To get your board up and running you will need access to a 2.4Ghz WiFi network. You can find more details on our FAQ Page.

Hats off to @TrackrTrain these PCBs of rail networks that use live open data to show real-time movements are awesome.

Barry Bullas MBE, Twitter

Reviews

Fascinating! - Traintrackr Customer

9th of January 2025 (Review for: mbta9)

My husband gave this to me for my birthday. And I thought, "huh?" I do get text messages from the MBTA to see how trains are running so I know, if I need to ride it, if there are delays. But it's not due to any particular fascination with the subway system. But...
We set it up together, connected it, put it on my desk. We are *fascinated*, both of us! It's a little like watching a living thing, seeing the progress (or lack thereof!) of trains in the system. At first my husband thought that perhaps the board wasn't working correctly, because the northernmost Green Line branch was showing no train activity. Nope: I looked it up: service on that line was suspended until the 20th of the month and sure enough, on the 20th, the branch showed activity on Traintrackr. If we get up in the night we take a quick look at the board to see how the system's running, depending on the time... We've showed it to friends and they're equally fascinated. A very fun product, and a wonderful birthday gift!

This is awesome! - Traintrackr Customer

23rd of March 2025 (Review for: mbta9)

With this traintrackr I can re-live my days of when I used to dispatch! It is really cool. I particularly love the boards with the double-track for both directions. I wish there was a NYC version of that, but with so many lines I can see why there isn't. Also I hope you keep making more cities. I'd love to see one for SEPTA in Philadelphia and the Montreal Metro. I also really love the night mode.