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KarlTrain: a Caltrain app built around the actual commute

karltrain.com ↗ · Useful Tools · score 82.0
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An iPhone app for Caltrain departures, live train positions, stop-by-stop arrival alarms, service alerts, transfers, and train sharing.

Why it surfaced

KarlTrain treats a train ride as more than a departure time: it counts the stops an express actually calls at, moves alarms when delays shift the schedule, and keeps them working in tunnels without a signal. Its strip diagram shows the whole line at once, while alerts narrow themselves to the stations and connections a rider actually uses.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-07 Domain Arrivals issue.