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Railfan & Railroad Magazine - Taking you trackside since 1974!

Domain Summary

What is the traffic rank for Railfan.com?

• Railfan.com ranks #10,036,269 globally on HypeStat.

What percent of global Internet users visit Railfan.com?

• 3.9E-5% of global Internet users visit Railfan.com

How many people visit Railfan.com each day?

• Railfan.com receives approximately 1.9K visitors and 2,471 page impressions per day.

Which countries does Railfan.com receive most of its visitors from?

• Railfan.com is mostly visited by people located in United States,Canada,Brazil.

How much Railfan.com can earn?

• Railfan.com should earn about $11.42/day from advertising revenue.

What is Railfan.com estimated value?

• Estimated value of Railfan.com is $10,371.20.

What IP addresses does Railfan.com resolve to?

• Railfan.com resolves to the IP addresses 74.208.236.78.

Where are Railfan.com servers located in?

• Railfan.com has servers located in Wayne, PA, 19087, United States.

railfan.com Profile

Title:Railfan & Railroad Magazine - Taking you trackside since 1974! Description:Taking you trackside since 1974!
Tags:
railroad
railfan
north shore
railfan and railroad
r&r
hobby
magazine
sel
locomotive
railfanning
trains
chasing
p ography
photography
Category:Travel and Tourism / Ground Transportation
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What technologies does railfan.com use?

These are the technologies used at railfan.com. railfan.com has a total of 8 technologies installed in 9 different categories.
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railfan.com Traffic Analysis

Railfan.com is ranked #10,036,269 in the world. This website is viewed by an estimated 1.9K visitors daily, generating a total of 2.5K pageviews. This equates to about 58.2K monthly visitors. Railfan.com traffic has increased by 12.7% compared to last month.
Daily Visitors1.9K
3.25%
Monthly Visits58.2K
12.7%
Pages per Visit1.29
22.55%
Visit duration00:13
66.4%
Bounce Rate60.04%
31.39%
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Daily Unique Visitors:
1,921
Monthly Visits:
58,206
Pages per Visit:
1.29
Daily Pageviews:
2,471
Avg. visit duration:
00:13
Bounce rate:
60.04%
Global Reach:
3.9E-5%
Monthly Visits (SEMrush):
31,828
Monthly Unique Visitors (SEMrush):
28,056
Monthly Visits (SimilarWeb):
58,212
HypeRank:
10,036,269
SEMrush Rank:
174,194
SimilarWeb Rank:
665,818
*All traffic values are estimates only.

Traffic sources

Direct:
39.94%
Referral:
9.59%
Search:
43.59%
Social:
6.49%
Paid:
0.40%

Desktop vs Mobile

Desktop:
54.18%
Mobile:
45.82%

Total Visits Last 3 Months

72.5K
MAY
51.6K
JUN
58.2K
JUL

Visitors by country

Country
Users%
 
United States 87.33%
 
Canada 4.54%
 
Brazil 3.56%
 
India 1.53%
 
Peru 1.38%

Which sites are competitors to railfan.com?

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Domain:
  railfan.com
Rank:
(Rank based on keywords, cost and organic traffic)
  174,194
Organic Keywords:
(Number of keywords in top 20 Google SERP)
  16,620
Organic Traffic:
(Number of visitors coming from top 20 search results)
  10,706
Organic Cost:
((How much need to spend if get same number of visitors from Google Adwords)
  $1,538.00
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Revenue report ▼

Google.com would generate approximately $11.4 per day if the source of income were advertisements, which equates to an estimated monthly revenue of $342.6 and annual gross revenue of approximately $4.2K. Based on these figures, the site's net worth is estimated at around $10.4K.

How much would railfan.com make?

Daily Revenue:
$11.42
Monthly Revenue:
$342.60
Yearly Revenue:
$4,168.30
*All earnings values are estimates only.

Daily earning by country

 
CountryPageviewsEarning
 
United States 2,158$10.42
 
Canada 112$0.68
 
Brazil 88$0.12
 
Peru 34$0.02
 
India 38$0.01

Loss of money due to Adblock?

Daily Revenue Loss:
$2.06
Monthly Revenue Loss:
$61.77
Yearly Revenue Loss:
$751.50
Daily Pageviews Blocked:
436
Monthly Pageviews Blocked:
13,072
Yearly Pageviews Blocked:
159,048

Daily revenue loss by country

 
CountryBlockedLost Money
 
United States 388$1.88
 
Canada 28$0.17
 
Brazil 5$0.01
 
India 11$0.00
 
Peru 3$0.00

How much is railfan.com worth?

Website Value:
$10.4K

Ad Experience Report ▼

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Mobile summary

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Where is railfan.com hosted? ▼

Railfan.com may be hosted in multiple data centers distributed in different locations around the world. This is probably just one of them.
Server IP:
74.208.236.78
ASN:
AS8560 
ISP:
1&1 Internet SE 
Server Location:
Wayne
PA
19087
United States, US
 

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How fast does railfan.com load? ▼

The average loading time of railfan.com is 1283 ms. The Desktop speed index is 94 and mobile speed index is 67.
Average Load Time:
1283 ms

Page Speed (Google PageSpeed Insights) - Desktop

94
0-49 50-89 90-100 i

Field Data

Over the last 30 days, the field data shows that this page has a AVERAGE speed compared to other pages in the Chrome User Experience Report.We are showing the 90th percentile of FCP and the 95th percentile of FID.

Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)0ms 99% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.01s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 99% 0% of loads for this page have an average (0.01s ~ 0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 0%
Time To First Byte (TTFB)1.5s 6% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 6% 81% of loads for this page have an average (0.8s ~ 1.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 81% 11% of loads for this page have a slow (>1.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 11%
First Contentful Paint (FCP)2.2s 65% of loads for this page have a fast (<1.8s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 65% 25% of loads for this page have an average (1.8s ~ 3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 25% 8% of loads for this page have a slow (>3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 8%
First Input Delay (FID)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average (0ms ~ 0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0%
Interaction To Next Paint (INP)14ms 99% of loads for this page have a fast (<200ms) Interaction To Next Paint (INP) 99% 0% of loads for this page have an average (200ms ~ 500ms) Interaction To Next Paint (INP) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>500ms) Interaction To Next Paint (INP) 0%
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)2.4s 77% of loads for this page have a fast (<2500ms) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 77% 16% of loads for this page have an average (2500ms ~ 4000ms) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 16% 5% of loads for this page have a slow (>4000ms) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 5%

Origin Data

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Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)3ms 91% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.01s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 91% 7% of loads for this page have an average (0.01s ~ 0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 7% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 0%
Time To First Byte (TTFB)1.1s 29% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 29% 64% of loads for this page have an average (0.8s ~ 1.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 64% 5% of loads for this page have a slow (>1.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 5%
First Contentful Paint (FCP)1.8s 75% of loads for this page have a fast (<1.8s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 75% 18% of loads for this page have an average (1.8s ~ 3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 18% 5% of loads for this page have a slow (>3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 5%
First Input Delay (FID)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average 0ms ~ 0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0%
Interaction To Next Paint (INP)28ms 99% of loads for this page have a fast (<200ms) Interaction To Next Paint (INP) 99% 0% of loads for this page have an average (200ms ~ 500ms) Interaction To Next Paint (INP) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>500ms) Interaction To Next Paint (INP) 0%
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)1.8s 88% of loads for this page have a fast (<2500ms) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 88% 8% of loads for this page have an average (2500ms ~ 4000ms) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 8% 2% of loads for this page have a slow (>4000ms) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 2%

Lab Data

INP breakdown  
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Max Potential First Input Delay 20 ms
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Speed Index 1.8 s
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First Contentful Paint 0.8 s
First Contentful Paint marks the time at which the first text or image is painted. Learn more about the First Contentful Paint metric
Time to Interactive 1.2 s
Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric
Lazy load third-party resources with facades  
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First Meaningful Paint  
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Largest Contentful Paint 1.2 s
Largest Contentful Paint marks the time at which the largest text or image is painted. Learn more about the Largest Contentful Paint metric
Total Blocking Time 0 ms
Sum of all time periods between FCP and Time to Interactive, when task length exceeded 50ms, expressed in milliseconds. Learn more about the Total Blocking Time metric

Page Speed (Google PageSpeed Insights) - Mobile

67
0-49 50-89 90-100 i

Field Data

Over the last 30 days, the field data shows that this page has a AVERAGE speed compared to other pages in the Chrome User Experience Report.We are showing the 90th percentile of FCP and the 95th percentile of FID.

Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)0ms 99% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.01s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 98% 1% of loads for this page have an average (0.01s ~ 0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 1% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 0%
Time To First Byte (TTFB)1.4s 6% of loads for this page have a fast (<800s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 10% 74% of loads for this page have an average (800s ~ 1800s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 74% 14% of loads for this page have a slow (>1800s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 14%
First Contentful Paint (FCP)1.9s 65% of loads for this page have a fast (<1.8s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 74% 19% of loads for this page have an average (1.8s ~ 3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 19% 5% of loads for this page have a slow (>3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 5%
First Input Delay (FID)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average (0ms ~ 0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0%
Interactive To Next Paint (INP)71ms 99% of loads for this page have a fast (<200s) Interactive To Next Paint (INP) 98% 0% of loads for this page have an average (200s ~ 500s) Interactive To Next Paint (INP) 0% 1% of loads for this page have a slow (>500s) Interactive To Next Paint (INP) 1%
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)2.2s 77% of loads for this page have a fast (<2500s) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 82% 10% of loads for this page have an average (2500s ~ 4000s) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 10% 6% of loads for this page have a slow (>4000s) Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 6%

Origin Data

All pages served from this origin have an AVERAGE speed compared to other pages in the Chrome User Experience Report. over the last 30 days.To view suggestions tailored to each page, analyze individual page URLs.

Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)0ms 99% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.01s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 99% 0% of loads for this page have an average (0.01s ~ 0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0.025s) Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 0%
Time To First Byte (TTFB)1.3s 5% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 5% 85% of loads for this page have an average (0.8s ~ 1.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 85% 8% of loads for this page have a slow (>1.8s) Time To First Byte (TTFB) 8%
First Contentful Paint (FCP)2.2s 56% of loads for this page have a fast (<1.8s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 56% 34% of loads for this page have an average (1.8s ~ 3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 34% 9% of loads for this page have a slow (>3s) First Contentful Paint (FCP) 9%
First Input Delay (FID)0 0% of loads for this page have a fast (<0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have an average 0ms ~ 0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0% 0% of loads for this page have a slow (>0ms) First Input Delay (FID) 0%
Interactive To Next Paint (INP)68ms 90% of loads for this page have a fast (<0.2s) Interactive To Next Paint (INP) 90% 4% of loads for this page have an average (0.2s ~ 0.5s) Interactive To Next Paint (INP) 4% 5% of loads for this page have a slow (>0.5s) Interactive To Next Paint (INP) 5%
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)2.2s 83% of loads for this page have a fast (<2.5s)Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 83% 10% of loads for this page have an average (2.5s ~ 4s)Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 10% 5% of loads for this page have a slow (>4s)Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 5%

Lab Data

Largest Contentful Paint 6.6 s
Largest Contentful Paint marks the time at which the largest text or image is painted. Learn more about the Largest Contentful Paint metric
Time to Interactive 6.7 s
Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric
Total Blocking Time 0 ms
Sum of all time periods between FCP and Time to Interactive, when task length exceeded 50ms, expressed in milliseconds. Learn more about the Total Blocking Time metric
INP breakdown  
Start investigating with the longest subpart. To reduce processing duration, , often JS. Delays can be minimized optimize the main-thread costs
Speed Index 5.2 s
Speed Index shows how quickly the contents of a page are visibly populated. Learn more about the Speed Index metric
First Contentful Paint 3.3 s
First Contentful Paint marks the time at which the first text or image is painted. Learn more about the First Contentful Paint metric
Max Potential First Input Delay 20 ms
The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric
Lazy load third-party resources with facades  
Some third-party embeds can be lazy loaded. Consider replacing them with a facade until they are required. Learn how to defer third-parties with a facade
First Meaningful Paint  
First Meaningful Paint measures when the primary content of a page is visible. Learn more about the First Meaningful Paint metric

Does railfan.com use compression? ▼

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railfan.com use gzip compression.
Original size: 40.25 KB
Compressed size: 10.86 KB
File reduced by: 29.39 KB (73%)

Google Safe Browsing ▼

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This site is not currently listed as suspicious

MyWot.com Reputation Ratings

MyWOT (short for "My Web of Trust") is a web-based reputation and rating service that provides users with information about the trustworthiness and safety of websites. railfan.com has 77 Safety Reputations.
Status:
  SAFE
Safety Reputations:
  77
Safety Confidence:
  9

SSL Checker - SSL Certificate Verify ▼

An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that establishes a secure encrypted connection between a web server and a user's web browser. It provides authentication and encryption, ensuring that data transmitted between the server and the browser remains private and protected. railfan.com supports HTTPS.
 railfan.com supports HTTPS
     
Verifying SSL Support. Please wait...
Common Name: *.railfan.com
Organization:
Location:
Issuer: Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
Valid from: May 12 00:00:00 2025 GMT
Valid until: May 26 23:59:59 2026 GMT
Authority: CA:FALSE
Keysize: 2048 Bits
Common Name: Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
Organization: Sectigo Limited
Location: Salford, Greater Manchester, GB
Issuer: USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Valid from: Nov 2 00:00:00 2018 GMT
Valid until: Dec 31 23:59:59 2030 GMT
Authority: CA:TRUE
Keysize: 2048 Bits
Common Name: USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Organization: The USERTRUST Network
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Issuer: AAA Certificate Services
Valid from: Mar 12 00:00:00 2019 GMT
Valid until: Dec 31 23:59:59 2028 GMT
Authority: CA:TRUE
Keysize: 4096 Bits

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 railfan.com supports HTTP/2
     
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Http Header ▼

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content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
x-ws-ratelimit-limit: 1000
x-ws-ratelimit-remaining: 999
date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:55:23 GMT
server: Apache
x-powered-by: PHP/7.4.33
link: <https://railfan.com/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
content-encoding: gzip

DNS Lookup ▼

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Type Ip Target/Txt TTL
A 74.208.236.78 834