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Hello! I really wanted a "show train route" feature that was present on another map that is no longer online.
I was playing around with an LLM and that transformed into 2 days of prompting to get to this version.

I have seen that in the meantime you have already added a similar feature but the data source endpoint seems to be down sometimes.
This implementation keeps all the data local and needs to be manually generated once in a while (if map expands).

The data inputs are from the official SimRail wiki, which exposes .json files with paths which describe the actual playable area. There is a generate-rail-data.mjs script that will generate everything needed for the feature to work.

For trains that cross into unplayable area and then back into playable, the unplayable area will be displayed in red. The feature works pretty well and is quite performant, as most of the calculations are pre-made.

I've also added a "follow train toggle" because I really needed it for testing, and also a "single" mode so it's easier to spot your train.

The disadvantage of this implementation is that it's quite complex. I've put approx. 100 eur of GLM-5.2 credits into this, so it's been polished to hell and back. Disclaimer: I am a software engineer, it wasn't just some random guy prompting the LLM until it lucked out into a working implementation. I had to steer the model quite often to get a half decent implementation.

This is a gift for the many hours I have used this map. Up to you if you think it's actually usable!
Thanks for creating this project!

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  • New Features
    • Added train route visualization with colored track-availability segments and directional arrows.
    • Added “Follow train,” “Single train,” and “Show route” options, saved between sessions.
    • Added a route legend with additional route information.
  • Improvements
    • The map follows selected trains only when follow mode is enabled.
    • Route details and signal information are presented in a more compact layout.
    • Route display adjusts arrow sizing as the map zoom changes.
    • The map can focus on only the selected train.

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The pull request adds generated rail data, runtime train-route computation, colored route rendering, persisted map controls, selected-train filtering, and updated train detail and signal presentation.

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Train route mapping

Layer / File(s) Summary
Rail data generation
packages/map/scripts/rail-helpers.mjs, packages/map/scripts/generate-rail-data.mjs, packages/map/scripts/station-overrides.json, packages/map/package.json, .gitignore, README-TRAIN-ROUTE.md
Adds cached source ingestion, station matching, rail graph construction, A* routing, route classification, generated output, documentation, and the generate:rail-data command.
Runtime route computation
packages/map/lib/trainRoute.ts, README-TRAIN-ROUTE.md
Adds timetable loading, station resolution, cached route computation, polyline decoding, direction reversal, and green, red, and grey route segments.
Map controls and train presentation
packages/map/contexts/SelectedTrainContext.tsx, packages/map/components/TrainText.tsx, packages/map/components/TrainRoute.tsx, packages/map/components/Map.tsx, packages/map/components/TrainsList.tsx, packages/map/components/TrainUpcomingSignal.tsx, packages/map/styles/TrainDetails.module.css, packages/map/styles/SelectedTrainPopup.module.css
Adds persisted route, follow, and single-train state, route rendering with directional arrows, conditional map panning, selected-train filtering, and revised train detail and signal layouts.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: julian-louis

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sequenceDiagram
  participant TrainText
  participant SelectedTrainContext
  participant Map
  participant TrainRoute
  participant EDRTimetableAPI
  participant railDatajson
  TrainText->>SelectedTrainContext: Set route visibility and follow state
  Map->>TrainRoute: Request route for selected train
  TrainRoute->>EDRTimetableAPI: Fetch timetable
  TrainRoute->>railDatajson: Resolve stations and route geometry
  railDatajson-->>TrainRoute: Return colored route segments
  TrainRoute-->>Map: Render polylines and directional arrows
  Map->>Map: Pan when follow mode is enabled
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A transient timetable API failure can hide one train’s route until the page session is restarted, but it does not affect core map operation.

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In `@packages/map/lib/trainRoute.ts`:
- Around line 186-194: Update fetchTimetable so a resolved null result removes
its key from timetableCache before returning, while preserving successful
caching and in-flight deduplication. Apply the same null-result eviction in
getTrainRoute so failed timetable requests cannot permanently cache a null
route.

In `@packages/map/scripts/generate-rail-data.mjs`:
- Around line 232-283: Update the official timetable handling in the
timetablesPromise so it writes the cache and returns only when the parsed all
list contains at least one timetable; when the HTTP response is successful but
all is empty, continue into the existing community EDR fallback instead of
caching the empty result.

In `@packages/map/scripts/rail-helpers.mjs`:
- Around line 336-357: Widen the endpoint candidate scan in the endpointNodes
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Comment on lines +186 to +194
if (!timetableCache.has(key)) {
timetableCache.set(
key,
fetch(`${EDR_TIMETABLE_URL}/${serverCode}/${trainNo}`)
.then((r) => (r.ok ? r.json() : null))
.catch(() => null),
);
}
return timetableCache.get(key)!;

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not cache failed timetable fetches for the whole session.

fetchTimetable stores the promise before the result is known. If the request fails or returns a non-OK status, the resolved value null stays in timetableCache for the session. getTrainRoute then caches the resulting null route in routeCache. After one transient API error the selected train never shows a route again, even if the user toggles the route off and on. Remove the entry when the result is null.

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 	const key = `${serverCode}|${trainNo}`;
 	if (!timetableCache.has(key)) {
-		timetableCache.set(
-			key,
-			fetch(`${EDR_TIMETABLE_URL}/${serverCode}/${trainNo}`)
-				.then((r) => (r.ok ? r.json() : null))
-				.catch(() => null),
-		);
+		const pending = fetch(`${EDR_TIMETABLE_URL}/${serverCode}/${trainNo}`)
+			.then((r) => (r.ok ? r.json() : null))
+			.catch(() => null)
+			.then((result: TimetableStop[] | null) => {
+				// Do not keep a failed fetch cached for the session.
+				if (!result) timetableCache.delete(key);
+				return result;
+			});
+		timetableCache.set(key, pending);
 	}

Apply the same treatment in getTrainRoute so a null route is not cached permanently.

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In `@packages/map/lib/trainRoute.ts` around lines 186 - 194, Update fetchTimetable
so a resolved null result removes its key from timetableCache before returning,
while preserving successful caching and in-flight deduplication. Apply the same
null-result eviction in getTrainRoute so failed timetable requests cannot
permanently cache a null route.

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Comment on lines +232 to +283
const timetablesPromise = (async () => {
const cachePath = path.join(CACHE_DIR, "all_timetables.json");
if (!refresh && fs.existsSync(cachePath)) {
log(" [timetables] Cached");
return;
}
log(" [timetables] Fetching from official API...");
try {
const resp = await fetch(
`${OFFICIAL_TIMETABLE_BASE}?serverCode=${TIMETABLE_SERVER}`,
{ headers: { "User-Agent": USER_AGENT } },
);
if (resp.ok) {
const list = await resp.json();
const all = (Array.isArray(list) ? list : list.data || []).map(
(tt) => ({
trainNo: tt.trainNoLocal,
timetable: tt.timetable || [],
}),
);
fs.writeFileSync(cachePath, JSON.stringify(all));
log(` [timetables] Official: ${all.length} timetables`);
return;
}
} catch (err) {
log(` [timetables] Official API failed: ${err.message}`);
}
log(" [timetables] Falling back to community EDR...");
const trainsResp = await cachedFetchJson(
`${PANEL_BASE}/trains-open?serverCode=${TIMETABLE_SERVER}`,
`trains_${TIMETABLE_SERVER}.json`,
);
const trainList = trainsResp.data || [];
const all = [];
await pool(trainList, 20, async (train) => {
try {
const res = await fetch(
`${EDR_COMMUNITY_BASE}/train/${TIMETABLE_SERVER}/${train.TrainNoLocal}`,
{ headers: { "User-Agent": USER_AGENT } },
);
if (!res.ok) return;
const tt = await res.json();
if (Array.isArray(tt) && tt.length > 0) {
all.push({ trainNo: train.TrainNoLocal, timetable: tt });
}
} catch {
// skip
}
});
fs.writeFileSync(cachePath, JSON.stringify(all));
log(` [timetables] Community EDR: ${all.length} timetables`);
})();

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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Do not cache and return an empty official timetable list.

When the official API returns HTTP 200 with an empty list, this branch writes an empty all_timetables.json and returns. Step 2 then iterates over no timetables and produces no segments, so the community EDR fallback is skipped. Cache and return only when all.length > 0; otherwise continue to the fallback.

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In `@packages/map/scripts/generate-rail-data.mjs` around lines 232 - 283, Update
the official timetable handling in the timetablesPromise so it writes the cache
and returns only when the parsed all list contains at least one timetable; when
the HTTP response is successful but all is empty, continue into the existing
community EDR fallback instead of caching the empty result.

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Ok, I have done some further improvements to the route generation algorithm. I can't currently find issues with the calculated routes of the trains. I have added a README-TRAIN-ROUTE.md file that explains the feature in detail.

Also, I have slightly improved the train panel UI so it uses less vertical space (a problem on my Macbook Pro 16 as it overlapped the bottom right toggles menu) and also be a bit more organized.

If it's too much for a single pull request I can also break it up into multiple. The commits are independently reviewable, though.

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Photo of the new design of the route + train panel + hover panel:
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This has now been merged through #157. Thanks for your contribution!

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