Railway

Take full control of your motion paths in After Effects with Railway. This powerful tool lets you attach layers to a path and animate them with ease, giving you the freedom to create complex animations without expression headaches.

Product Overview

Railway is a plugin for After Effects that simplifies path-based animation. Whether you’re animating characters, text, or graphics, Railway lets you attach layers to a path, edit the path at any time, and animate each layer independently using effect controls. It’s perfect for creating train-like movements, derailments, or any follow-path animation.

Key Features & Benefits

• ✅ Attach layers to any path → Animate them along the path with full control over lift and derail amounts.
• ✅ Edit paths anytime → Layers follow along automatically, so you can tweak your animation without breaking the setup.
• ✅ Independent layer control → Use effect controls to animate each layer separately or all at once.
• ✅ No expression hijacking → Your paths remain editable and free from expression overrides.
• ✅ Works with shape transforms, text, and more → Integrates into any workflow.

Why Choose This Asset

Railway stands out because it respects your creative freedom. Unlike built-in trace path features, Railway lets you edit paths after attachment and gives you dedicated effect controls for lift, derail, and orientation. Plus, it’s backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee and free updates within the same major version.

Specifications

Perfect For

• 🎨 Motion designers who need flexible path animation
• 🚂 Animators creating train, railroad, or vehicle movements
• 📝 Text animators wanting layers to follow a custom path
• 🎬 Character animators requiring independent layer control
• ⚡ Anyone tired of expression conflicts in After Effects