# Railwatch

> Official dated Amtrak schedules with exact-match live status overlays, route progress, delay trends, and station confidence.

Railwatch is a no-auth, server-rendered Amtrak tracker. It ingests Amtrak's official public GTFS schedule and overlays Track Your Train telemetry only after matching the exact dated run.

## Primary Pages

- https://railwatch.app/: search and discovery hub for active Amtrak trains, routes, and stations.
- https://railwatch.app/trains: active train directory.
- https://railwatch.app/routes: active route directory.
- https://railwatch.app/stations: station directory.

- https://railwatch.app/connect: assistant setup, capabilities, and current connection status.
- https://railwatch.app/privacy: website and connector privacy notice.
- https://railwatch.app/support: support and troubleshooting.

## Machine-Readable Discovery

- https://railwatch.app/sitemap.xml: XML sitemap for search engines and crawlers.
- https://railwatch.app/robots.txt: crawl policy and sitemap location.
- https://railwatch.app/api/trains/43?date=2026-07-17: JSON official dated schedule and matching live status; replace the train number and date.
- https://railwatch.app/api/mcp: read-only MCP endpoint for agents. Tools expose dated train status, direct schedule search, route boards, and station boards.

## URL Patterns

- https://railwatch.app/trains/{number}?date={YYYY-MM-DD}: official dated train dashboard.
- https://railwatch.app/trains/{number}/live?date={YYYY-MM-DD}: schedule or exact-match live train view.
- https://railwatch.app/trains/{number}/share?date={YYYY-MM-DD}: shareable dated train card.
- https://railwatch.app/routes/{routeName}?date={YYYY-MM-DD}: official route schedule plus live map.
- https://railwatch.app/stations/{stationCode}?date={YYYY-MM-DD}: official station board plus delay confidence.

Data changes frequently and may be unavailable when Amtrak or the Railwatch database is unavailable. Use the sitemap for currently discoverable pages.
The MCP endpoint is public by default because Railwatch data is public and read-only. If RAILWATCH_MCP_API_KEY is configured, clients must send it as Authorization: Bearer or x-api-key.