Howard

Unofficial client library for the Chicago Transit Authority's Train Tracker API

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'howard'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install howard

In order to use the Train Tracker API, you will need to apply for an API key.

Once you have your API key, configure it like so:

Howard.api_keys do |key|
  key.train_tracker = "your API key here"
end

See train arrivals for a given station or stop.

arrivals = Howard.arrivals(stop: 41400, max: 5)
arrivals.first.route.full_name # => "Brown Line"
arrivals.first.train.run # => "419"
arrivals.first.train.latitude # => 41.97776
arrivals.first.delayed? # => false
arrivals.first.eta.to_s # => "2 min"

This library is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Chicago Transit Authority.