SWITCHYARD NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

AN UNOFFICIAL TRANSIT LAB

REBUILD
NEW YORK.

Build lines. Restore connections. Create the subway New York never got.

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MANHATTAN
BROOKLYN
FANTASY SYSTEM / 2040
BUILD.CONNECT.TEST.SHARE.

01 / PLAY

YOUR CITY.
YOUR SYSTEM.

Place stations, draw routes, and see how far your imaginary network reaches.

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02 / MAP SHOP

YOUR NETWORK.
WALL WORTHY.

Browse geographic map previews, or create and export your own network.

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03 / NEVER BUILT

ANOTHER NEW YORK
WAS PLANNED.

Trace proposals that could have reshaped how the five boroughs move.

BUILD YOUR VISION →
Loading New York’s streets and subway…

REDDIT COMMUNITIES

YOUR MAP.
YOUR COMMUNITY.

Find fellow transit fans, explore their maps, and share your own ideas. Pick the community that fits your network.

DOWNLOAD · CHOOSE · SHARE

In the builder, select Export, download your map image, and choose a Reddit community. Open the draft, attach your image and review it before posting. You can also use the links above to browse each community.

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INDEPENDENT COMMUNITIES

Switchyard is not affiliated with Reddit, these communities, their moderators, or transit agencies. A link is not permission to promote the game. Check each community’s rules on maps, self-promotion and AI-assisted content before posting. Nothing is posted automatically.

KEEP THE CITY MOVING

Free to play.
More to connect.

Build freely. Upgrade for the combined Northeast, Amtrak, extra cloud saves and poster exports. Paying never improves your leaderboard score.

EVERY CITY FREE · FULL NORTHEAST $8 ONCE

EVERY PLANNER

Build your network.

Free

All lines, station tools, expansion packs, challenges and sound. Browser quick-saves and map-image sharing stay free. Game saves remain inside the game.

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FOUNDING PLAYER · NORTHEAST UPGRADE

Connect the whole Northeast.

$8one-time purchase

Combine all regions, edit Amtrak, keep three cloud saves and export high-resolution PNG posters. Includes future Northeast city additions in this web edition.

Support new cities and mobile app development. One payment, no subscription. Restore access with your checkout email.

MORE GOOD THINGS DOWN THE LINE

Help build the next stop.

Play every individual city, combine any two cities, use the complete editor, export standard images for free, and sign in for free device saving and one cloud slot. The optional $8 Full Northeast Upgrade unlocks three-or-more-city maps, editable Amtrak and three cloud saves. One payment, no subscription.

One payment. No subscription. Restore access with your checkout email.

Sign in for free device saves and one cloud save.

The $8 upgrade includes three cloud slots. No subscription.

TOEK SOFTWARE DESIGN / AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT

FOR THE LOVE
OF THE SUBWAY.

Switchyard Northeast Corridor started with a love of trains and a simple question: what would you change about New York’s subway?

THE INSPIRATION

I loved playing JP Wright’s NYC subway-building game. That feeling of drawing a new connection and imagining a different city inspired me to build Switchyard Northeast Corridor: my own expanding transit sandbox, made by a fellow train lover.

This is an independent, unofficial project. I’m not affiliated with JP Wright or the original game, and the credit for that inspiration belongs to its creator.

YOUR VERSION OF THE NORTHEAST

Add stations, reshape lines, try a long-awaited connection, or build something completely your own. Explore beyond the five boroughs into nearby New Jersey, western Long Island, and Yonkers, and watch the game’s ridership, coverage, and ratings respond.

The numbers are gameplay simulations, not real transit forecasts. This is a place to experiment and have fun.

WHAT COMES NEXT

Switchyard Northeast Corridor is an early public beta by Toek Software Design. I’m hoping to bring it to an app, add new modes, and make more fun NYC subway-related projects.

Your feedback helps shape what gets built next. Share a map with r/nycrail or send a suggestion through the Community page.

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BOSTON, RECONNECTED

Boston joins the same Switchyard editor: rapid transit, optional commuter rail and Silver Line bus services. Built around community ideas—ring connections, Green Line experiments and better airport access—without claiming any one plan is the right answer. Start in Boston →

CREDITS & INDEPENDENCE

Boston transit data provided by MassDOT / MBTA under its developer license. Adapted representative GTFS routes, not current schedules or an official map. No affiliation with or endorsement by MBTA, MassDOT, Massport, Amtrak, the City of Boston or any transit agency. Boston land outlines: U.S. Census 2025 cartographic boundaries.

Interactive maps use Leaflet, with regional geography from Census-derived boundary data. The starter subway network uses MTA public GTFS data; population estimates use NYC DCP and U.S. Census data adapted for gameplay.

Switchyard Northeast Corridor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the MTA, New York City Transit, the City of New York, Reddit, or r/nycrail.