Listen to Fort Worth Area Rail

Fort Worth Area Rail is a Rail scanner feed covering Tarrant County, Texas. Expect train crews and dispatchers coordinating movements, signals and track work.

Yes. Listening to Fort Worth Area Rail in the Scanner Radio app is free on both iPhone and Android.

Scanner Radio lists 15 other scanners in Tarrant County, Texas, including Allstarlink Node 55763 (11CATS Network), Arlington Fire and Colleyville, Southlake, Keller, and Westlake Public Safety. You can see all scanners in Tarrant County on the area page.

Rail channels go quiet between trains and pick up whenever crews are moving through the area. If the feed itself is down, it is usually for maintenance and typically comes back on its own.

In Scanner Radio, turn on push notifications to hear when listener numbers on a feed suddenly spike, which is often the first sign of a major incident, or when there is a big breaking news story.

Rail crews use railroad terms, milepost numbers and signal names more than 10-codes. Scanner Radio includes a built-in 10-code reference so you can follow along. Police Scanner Codes Explained: The Complete 10-Code Guide.