Pricing: per active locomotive, with unlimited users

A small railroad pays like a small railroad. Every railroad starts with a 14-day trial, everyone on the roster gets a login at no charge, and crew members and railfans can have an account of their own for free.

Base: $20 a month
Locomotives: $5 a month for each active one
Users: Unlimited
Trial: 14 days, card required
Crew accounts: Free, for one person

Run a railroad?

Everything RailCompliant does, for your whole fleet and crew: inspections, Forms 1–5, 19 and the 6180.49A, waivers, the audit binder, work orders, purchasing, runs and grant reports.

Active locomotives = $35 a month

Start the 14-day trial Card required. Cancel before day 14 and you pay nothing.

Crew member or railfan?

Your certifications with reminders, a career log, a railfan journey, the regulations and regulation watch. No railroad needed.

Create a free account Free for one person, no card, 13 or older.

What a fleet costs a month

$20 base plus $5 for each active locomotive. A locomotive you stop tracking stops counting; cars never count.

Active locomotives	Per month
1	$25
3	$35
6	$50
12	$80
20	$120

Crew and railfans: free

A free account is for one person, a crew member or a railfan, not a railroad. No card, and no railroad needed.

Create a free account

Your certifications, with reminders before they expire (My Career)
My Journey for railfans: a log of rides and visits with up to 100 photos, location data removed
The regulations reader for 49 CFR Parts 229 and 230
Regulation watch for the parts you follow, with FRA safety advisories if you want them
New blog posts by email, if you ask for them
Comment on blog posts
Start a railroad from your account when you're ready

Billing questions

Anything else: [email protected].

What counts as a locomotive?

Any locomotive on your active roster. Cars and other equipment don't count, only the locomotives you're keeping FRA-compliant.

Do users cost extra?

No. Add every volunteer, mechanic and inspector. Pricing is per locomotive, so nothing stops you putting the whole crew on the record.

How does the trial work?

Fourteen days free with a card on file. You aren't charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel any time before then at no cost.

Can we cancel and take our records?

Yes. Cancel from your billing page whenever you like. Your compliance records and their history export cleanly; the data is yours.

Steam and diesel on one plan?

Both, on the same records. Part 230 steam service-day intervals and Part 229 diesel calendar intervals run on the same engine.

Is our data kept apart from other railroads'?

Yes. Each railroad's records are kept apart in their own database schema, records are hash-chained so changes leave a trace, and access is by role.

Run a railroad?

Set it up in an afternoon and bring in what you already have.

Start the 14-day trial

Crew member or railfan?

Your certifications, your journey and the regulations, free.

Create a free account