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Also worth noting that non-app solutions do exist. [NextBus](http://www.nextbus.com/), for instance, includes both a web interface and an SMS-based query centered around texting it your stop number.



i wrote http://metra.jcs.org/ to provide train schedules for the metra rail lines in the chicago area after metra spent $3.9M on a new website that wasn't even usable on an iphone. they finally have a mobile version now but i find the interface difficult to use compared to mine.

aside from word of mouth, or searching google for "metra iphone", i have no way of directing traffic to it like i would if it were a dedicated app in the app store/android market. i've often thought about just taping up flyers at each metra stop to advertise for the site.




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