Derailer checks
Tap the derailer, record ON or OFF as physically checked. Stale or conflicting reports are flagged.
CLEARER MOVES · CLEARER RECORDSRail operations,
Rail operations,
made simple.
Keep tracks, derailers, yard drawings, movement journals and railcar spots connected. Built for field crews and supervisors who need the last report, the right checkpoint and a useful history.
✓ Tagged checkpoints✓ Recorded position reports✓ Railcar and move history
‹D-1
Records only · not movement authority
RAIL · T-1D-1Derailer · North lead · 42 m from SW-12
Record field observation📡 Hold your phone to D-1's tag📡 Tag tapped · D-1 · 7:42 AMPosition🔴 ON · stops cars🟢 OFF · reported off✓ I physically checked itSave signed-in observation
✓ D-1 reported ONPhysically checked · J. Ruiz · 7:42 AM · 📡
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EXAMPLE SCREEN · YOUR SITE’S PROCEDURES DECIDE WHAT’S SAFE
Industrial yardsRefineriesChemical plantsTerminalsTransload & portsShort lines
BUILT FOR THE WORKLess hunting.
Less hunting.
More context.
Bring the existing paper-and-radio workflow into one organized, field-friendly record. Start with what your crew uses today.
Movement tracking
Log each move with its locos, switch list and the checkpoints tapped along the way.
Railcar management
Cars spotted, loaded and pulled — with reminders when they've sat too long.
Tracks & checkpoints
Your tracks, switches, derailers and racks, each with its tag and surveyed distance.
Yard drawings
Upload the yard drawings you have. Checkpoints show their last report right on them.
Reports & history
Who checked what, where and when — a complete record for every track and move.
Move · 2104Track T-02 · ➡ Eastbound · 6 cars
● Recording · next D-1 · 40 m
Tank carTILX 281234
Covered hopperHWCX 300512
Tank carGATX 987654
Tank carUTLX 640021
CONNECTED WORKFLOWSVisualize.
Visualize.
Track. Record.
Move with clarity.
From derailer checks to finished moves, Tap Rail gives your crew one place for the yard — the drawing, the move, the cars and the last report on every checkpoint.
- Checkpoints on your own yard drawings
- The move, its switch list and cars
- Last report on every derailer, at a glance
START SIMPLEOne pilot.
One pilot.
Real field feedback.
Choose one practical starting area. Expand only when the information is reviewed and teams know the workflow.
01
Map
Set up tracks, yard drawings, derailers and other checkpoints.
02
Record
Crew members identify tagged points and report what they physically observed.
03
Review
Track journal entries, car spotting and reports that need follow-up.
OUR APPROACHBuilt with the crew,
Built with the crew,
not around them.
How we build Tap Rail — and what it will and won't do at your site.
Made for the field
Sun mode, glove-size buttons and one tap at each checkpoint — on the phones your crew already carries.
Your rules decide movement
Yard rules and qualified crews decide what moves. Tap keeps the record of what was checked, by whom and when.
Your data stays yours
Each yard's drawings and records stay in its own workspace. AI is off unless you turn it on — Tap's private AI, your own server, or none.
Start small, prove it
One yard or one lead, a few weeks, judged by your crew. Grow it only once it's earning its place.
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Records only. Not movement authority.
Tap Rail cannot verify route clearance, blue-flag protection, live train location or a derailer position from an NFC scan. Operations remain governed by site rules and qualified personnel.
LET'S BUILD A USEFUL PILOT
Start where the work happens.
One yard, one defined workflow, measured by how useful the records are to your crew.
- We tag it with you and set up the first tracks and checkpoints.
- Your crew uses phones they already carry.
- You judge it by how useful the records are.