---
fmbm: core
type: Apex Door
title: Rail-Fax
resource: https://rail-fax.com/
tags: [rail-works, apex-door, rail-fax]
status: draft
---

# Rail-Fax

Send a fax without a fax machine. Compose a cover sheet, keep the record as data.

## Status
- **RAIL-MPE 72 mm block** — Native on an 80 mm thermal roll and an iPhone screen — 576 dots, 1-bit (`LIVE`)
- **Share to any app on your phone** — iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Mail — native share sheet (`LIVE`)
- **Cover sheet composer** — Fill it in, print it, keep the record (`LIVE`)
- **Record as data** — Plain text you can search in twenty years (`LIVE`)
- **Page rendering engine** — True 1-bit page at 1728×2156, 203.2×196 dpi (`PROVEN`)
- **Send to a fax number** — Needs a number and a carrier — the one piece still missing (`NOT YET`)

## Family
- [Kai Buskirk](https://kaibuskirk.com) — Origin — the reference PWA
- [Rail-Works](https://rail-works.com) — The suite — rails for work that moves
- [Rail-Fax](https://rail-fax.com) — Send a fax without a fax machine
- [Rail-Mail](https://rail-mail.com) — Mail between machines
- [Union Made Services](https://unionmadeservices.com) — Sites, storefronts and tools for locals
- [Union.ink](https://union.ink) — Union labor, on contract
- [StudioX88](https://studiox88.com) — House brand — design and build
- [Cadre](https://cadre.fyi) — The cadre gateway