SEPTA Live Trains Screensaver
The SEPTA Live Trains screensaver shows philadelphia regional rail services in motion, gathered key-less by the pipeline and sorted by how late each one is running, with its next stop. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the SEPTA Live Trains screensaver works
The background pipeline reads this from SEPTA and saves a snapshot the saver loads.
Philadelphia regional rail services in motion, gathered key-less by the pipeline and sorted by how late each one is running, with its next stop..
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Philadelphia regional rail services in motion, gathered key-less by the pipeline and sorted by how late each one is running, with its next stop.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Run
automation/run.py septato refresh the feed. - Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from SEPTA and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.