TRMNL plugin: Metro North Status

My TRMNL showing the next trip from Grand Central Station.
My TRMNL showing the next trip from Grand Central Station.
TRMNL plugin store page for Metro North Trip Status.
TRMNL plugin store page for Metro North Trip Status.
Settings for the plugin to allow user to customize their train route.
Settings for the plugin to allow user to customize their train route.

As soon as I saw the TRMNL, I knew I had to have one. It’s an open-source piece of hardware that lets you set up a dedicated terminal to information that matters to you, whatever that happens to be. 

I immediately knew I wanted to know what train I might catch for my regular commute. There was an existing plugin in the TRMNL store, but it didn’t support trips that required a transfer. I also wanted to display information in a different way to highlight the next train you could catch. 

My solution is Metro North Trip Status, which you can install for free if you have a TRMNL. The plugin is actually two projects. The first is an API that I run on a server I maintain. The second is the plugin as built in the TRMNL store. It was really fun to build this plugin and my wheels are spinning up new ideas of what plugin to build next.