Getting familiar with various tracking tools.

Here are several platforms that provide live tracking for railways, vessels, and aircraft. Most offer basic access at no cost, with premium features requiring a subscription.

While you may not need these services right now, familiarizing yourself with what's available and how they work can prove valuable if the situation changes.

Below are some options I've recently identified:

Aircraft

Flightradar24 General plane spotting & detailed 3D views.

• Free (Basic)
• $1.49/mo (Silver)
• $3.99/mo (Gold)

FlightAware Business aviation & predictive arrival times.

• Free (Basic)
• $39.95/mo (Premium+)
• $89.95+/mo (Enterprise)

ADS-B Exchange Unfiltered data (includes many military/private aircraft).

• Free (Community-driven / Ad-supported)

Dictator Alert Dictator Alert is a project that tracks the aircrafts of authoritarian regimes all over the world.

• FREE

Vessel & Ship Tracking

MarineTraffic Global coverage & port analytics.

• Free (Basic)
• $12/mo (Starter)
• $110+/mo (Satellite tracking)

VesselFinder Simple, fast interface for real-time positions.

• Free (Basic)
• $3/mo (Premium)
• $119/mo (Satellite AIS)

Marine Vessel Traffic Live vessel tracking services are absolutely free for use and are not related in any way to these plans and prices.

• FREE

North American Trackers

Amtrak Track a Train Free (Official live GPS tracker)

• FREE

RailRat Real time Amtrak train status tracker, with arrival and departure updates organized by route, station and train (unofficial).

• FREE

Heritage Units

• Free (Basic reporting)
• ~$30/year (Pro features & advanced alerts)