Rails for work that moves.People on one end. Machines on the other.
A suite of small, sharp tools that carry work from where it is to where it needs to be — without a person having to carry it by hand.
What works today
Rail-FaxCover sheets today; email-in fax-out next. rail-fax.comLive
Union Made ServicesThe shop that builds and runs it allLive
Rail-MailMail between machines, with a record that survivesSoon
The suite front doorOne pattern, stamped — this page is the proofProven
Back of house
Back of houseThe workbench, the boards, the parts that are not for visitors. Members only.
Not yet
Workboardthe live estate boardNot yet
Arcsession record + handoffNot yet
The Buscadre comms boardNot yet
Membershiproster + accessNot yet
The rest of the works
Kai Buskirktechnology, merch, design, appsStudio XThe studio — cloud, web & AI since 1988CadreThe cadre gatewayFreeDaTimeA free multi-witness grounding clock. Authoritative local and UTC time, read not computed.PrintshopThe print rail and shop networkRail-FaxSend a fax without a fax machineRail-MailMail between machinesUnion Made ServicesThe shop — sites, storefronts and tools for localsUnion.inkUnion labor, on contractFreeDaNodeThe multi-witness grounding network behind FreeDaTime. Free forever, open source, attribution only.Union Made SystemsThe rails Union Made Services runs onUnion Made TradesThe register of union, allied and union-supporting businesses across every trade. Issues no label of its own.Union Printing TradesA public register of Union Made Trades shops. Every entry records who verified it and when.A Beat By KaiHeldDoodles & NoodlesDraw without a plan, play without a plan. A sketchbook from Studio X Ink.Foundry.InkCustom lettering, hand-inked art and typefaces cut to brief.LOVE-ART-ROBOTSLOVE is why. ART is what. ROBOTS are how. A creative promotional project from Studio X Ink.ShipWerxThe shipping railStudio X InkThe creative imprint of Studio X — art, design, graphics, robots. The way into the work.StudioX FontsA small type foundry. abeatbyKai, drawn in 2011, downloaded over 1.2 million times.Union DeliveryChartered local deliveryWear XBoutique merchandising, branding and product development. Brand, product and production under one roof.