Boston MBTA - Dual Direction
Rapid Transit
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 with station names.
Animation shown at 5x Speed
Receives live data over WiFi
LEDs update every second
Uses 502 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
- LED Count: 502
- LED Type: 0805 Surface Mount
- LED Size: 2.0mm x 1.25mm
- LED Colour: Red, Green, Blue, and Orange
- Brightness control: 16 Level
- 500mA @ 5V
- Included: Power supply and Cable
- Material: 1.6mm FR-4
- Size: 285mm x 200mm (11.2in x 7.9in)
- Colour: Green
- Microcontroller: ESP8266 (ESP-12E)
- LED Driver: HT16K33
- 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
- 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.
I absolutely love this, it's just beautiful.
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!
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.
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.
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