Railcams

Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line at the famous Horseshoe Curve — heavy mountain railroading. Camera operated by Virtual Railfan.

Virtual Railfan PTZ at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum's Horseshoe Curve viewing platform. The 220-degree curve on NS Pittsburgh Line — Amtrak Pennsylvanian and helper-led NS freights climb the 1.8% grade.

NS Pittsburgh Line climbing the Allegheny grade through the most famous curve in American railroading. 50-70 trains/day.

PTZ live stream over Anchorage Yard, the Alaska Railroad locomotive shop, intermodal staging and passenger coach storage.

Aggregator page for the Ashland station webcam on the CSX RF&P subdivision with daily Amtrak service.

Free YouTube live fixed-view camera looking north along the CSX RF&P main at Ashland.

CSX A-Line + NS Crescent Corridor + Amtrak through downtown Atlanta. Mixed CSX manifest, NS intermodal, Amtrak Crescent + Silver Service.

B&O Railroad Museum's own YouTube channel — the world's oldest railroad museum at the Mt. Clare Shops, plus occasional excursions on the museum's heritage track.

Streaming views of BNSF's Belen Yard along the Southern Transcon south of Albuquerque.

East-to-west view of the Union Pacific Sunset Route just east of Benson Station.

Host-controlled view of the Union Pacific tracks at Big Sandy, east of Dallas.

Host-controlled view of Birmingham Station with NS, CSX, and Amtrak Crescent traffic east and west.

Boone area — Union Pacific overland and Boone & Scenic Valley heritage operations.

MBTA Green Line / light-rail action in Boston.

NS Manassas Line at the historic Boyce Railway Depot. NS local + intermodal traffic; quiet country setting.

Southwest view of the NS freight main line through Bridgeport in northeast Alabama.

View south at the NYC Subway just west of West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station in Coney Island.

Fixed depot-view livestream of Union Pacific traffic through the historic Caliente, Nevada depot.

LIVE Trains PTZ railcam at the restored Caliente depot on the Union Pacific Caliente Subdivision.

Joint Line south of Denver — BNSF + UP shared corridor. Daily Amtrak Southwest Chief passes through.

Live HD webcams of historic trains and rail yard activity at TVRM in Chattanooga, hosted by the museum with Virtual Railfan.

NS Chicago Line east of the Chesterton diamond. Continuation of the same heavy NS corridor as the West cam, different angle.

Multiple streaming cams on the Norfolk Southern Chicago Line (former LS&MS) at Chesterton.

NS Chicago Line at Chesterton, IN — the diamond crossing where NS meets NICTD South Shore Line. High-frequency NS intermodal + manifest, Amtrak Capitol Limited / Lake Shore Limited, and NICTD electric commuter trains.

Chicago downtown rail action — multiple Class I roads (BNSF, CN, NS) plus Metra + Amtrak converge through downtown. Highest train density in North America.

Cincinnati Railroad Club live cam from inside the clubhouse atop Cincinnati Union Terminal, looking north over the CSX/NS approach tracks toward Queensgate Yard and Tower A.

Cincinnati Railroad Club's second live angle from Cincinnati Union Terminal. Companion view to Cam 1 — together they cover the CUT platform area and approach trackage where Amtrak's Cardinal departs three days a week.

Virtual Railfan free public cam — FEC mainline at Cocoa, fixed view looking north. Catches every northbound FEC freight + Brightline passenger movement through the Beach Line corridor.

Southward fixed view of the Union Pacific main line at W. Oak Street in Conway.

Iron Rail Cams livestream of the Norfolk Southern and CPKC diamond at the Crossroads Museum depot in Corinth.

Webb's Trains hosted railcam page at MP 458.8 covering the NS and CPKC diamond outside the Crossroads Museum depot.

Union Pacific's Overland Route through Nebraska — heavy freight including coal, intermodal, and unit trains. Stream operated by Railside Live.

NS Pittsburgh Line climbing the Allegheny grade toward Gallitzin and the Horseshoe Curve. Helper sets cycling, heavy intermodal, manifest, plus Amtrak Pennsylvanian.

SE view at the base of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad station in Cumberland, also overlooking nearby CSX operations.

Live fixed-view south cam of 150 MPH Acela trains on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor at MP 168.

North-to-south view of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad in northwest Arkansas.

CSX Indianapolis Line (former NYC Big Four). CSX manifest + occasional Amtrak detour.

Live fixed-view camera on the busy CSX diamond crossing in Deshler, Ohio.

Railfan view at the historic Durand Union Station overlooking the CN Flint Subdivision with Great Lakes Central and Amtrak Blue Water service.

Heritage steam operation between Durango and Silverton through the San Juan Mountains. Seasonal service.

NE and W views of mainline freight and Amtrak intercity traffic at Elkhart.

LIVE Trains Railcam 24/7 stream from the Izaak Walton Inn covering BNSF freights and the Amtrak Empire Builder over Marias Pass.

Pan-tilt-zoom companion stream at the Izaak Walton Inn watching BNSF and Amtrak Empire Builder traffic on Marias Pass.

Companion view to the south cam, pointed north along the Nahunta Sub. Catches northbound consists earlier.

The Folkston Funnel — CSX Nahunta Sub, where every Florida-bound CSX freight + the Silver Service Amtraks pass through. Just over the FL/GA line. Free YouTube live, with chat.

Free YouTube live railcam at The Press Box, milepost 156.1 on CN's Waukesha Subdivision in Fond du Lac.

Free PTZ camera at Tower 55, one of the busiest rail junctions in the US.

Free PTZ guest cam covering the Fostoria Iron Triangle where CSX and NS lines cross.

BNSF Southern Transcon at Fullerton — BNSF intermodal + manifest, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner / Southwest Chief, Metrolink commuter rush.

BNSF Transcon main + Amtrak Pacific Surfliner + Metrolink at Fullerton station. One of the highest train counts on any Virtual Railfan stream.

Union Pacific and Iowa Northern through Genoa — mixed freight traffic.

Live HD railfan cam from the historic Greenville Junction station museum on Moosehead Lake, looking eastbound at the CPKC mainline.

UP Provo Subdivision through Helper canyon — heavy freight climbing Soldier Summit, plus the daily Amtrak California Zephyr. Helper's namesake helper locomotives still get assigned for tonnage trains over the grade.

RRphotographer live cam at BNSF Cajon Sub MP ~56 near the summit, facing north toward Silverwood Lake. Three BNSF mains plus UP Palmdale Cutoff — 90+ trains per day climbing/descending the pass.

Tehachapi Live Train Cams overhead view of the iconic UP Tehachapi Loop from a hilltop ~3/4 mile from the spiral. Catches BNSF (trackage rights) and UP freights wrapping around and crossing over themselves on the 2.2% climb.

Multi-cam live stream of the Tehachapi Loop — one of America's most iconic railfan locations. Heavy BNSF + UP traffic climbing/descending the grade.

ENE view along Main Street, La Grange — CSX freight and intercity trains running in the street.

RailStream West Virginia railcam category page hosting the Landgraff Elkhorn Inn camera on the NS Pocahontas Division.

Virtual Railfan fixed view of BNSF Marceline Sub MP 312.7 at the historic Amtrak depot. 50-70 freights/day plus the morning/evening Southwest Chief stops.

Free live rotating and static webcams on the UP Laramie Subdivision, hosted by the Laramie Depot in partnership with Virtual Railfan.

Free YouTube live PTZ camera at Laramie on the Union Pacific main line.

CSX bridge crossing the Ohio River from Cincinnati. CSX manifest + Amtrak Cardinal twice-weekly.

ACME Cinematography 24/7 stream from the Mance Post Office at MP 207.89 on CSX Keystone Sub. Catches loaded coal/intermodal climbing the 1.7% Sand Patch grade through the Allegheny tunnel district.

Live webcams at Marshfield Base Station (2,700 ft) and Waumbek Station (4,000 ft) showing the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway.

Virtual Railfan's free-tier landing page; rotating selection of free Florida and US streams.

South/southeast view of the tracks below New London Union Station with Amtrak, Shore Line East, and P&W traffic.

New Orleans rail hub — six Class I railroads converge here (CSX, NS, UP, BNSF, KCS, CN) plus Amtrak.

West Bronx view NW at Metro-North Hudson Line near Marble Hill and the IRT subway crossing the Broadway Bridge.

Steel Highway Railcams feed mounted at the top of UP Bailey Yard's Golden Spike Tower, looking west across the largest railroad classification yard in the world (2,850 acres, 10,000 cars/day).

Pacific Surfliner + Coaster commuter + BNSF freight on the busy Los Angeles–San Diego corridor.

OMRA-operated free live camera on the BNSF Red Rock Subdivision at MP 380.7.

BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision — the Oregon Trough. Heavy BNSF Transcon traffic in a scenic Rock River setting.

BNSF and Union Pacific routes west of St. Louis — mixed Midwest freight including unit and intermodal trains.

Official PTZ railcam at the 1921-built PU Interlocking Tower watching NS Lehigh Line MP-76 with 25-30 trains/day.

Virtual Railfan free public cam — Plant City CSX A-Line, PTZ. Complements the fixed-view north cam at the same diamond.

CSX A Line / S Line junction in Plant City. Fixed-view camera (north) on YouTube. Behind a YouTube channel membership — visit the link to join Virtual Railfan and watch.

Museum-hosted live cams at the Plant City train viewing platform. S Line facing north + double-diamond view.

Aggregator linking to a Steel Highway Rail Cams YouTube feed of the BNSF lift bridge across the Mississippi River.

NE and SW views in NW Princeton covering CSX/NS freight operations north of Evansville.

Delmarva Central Railroad freight through Delaware.

Hotel Roanoke / N&W Historical Society RailCam looking west toward Roanoke Amtrak Station from the hotel parapet. Companion angle to the VMT PTZ — wider view of the throat into the former N&W shops.

Two webcam views of the Norfolk Southern railroad near the former Virginian Railway Station.

Virtual Railfan PTZ at the Virginia Museum of Transportation overlooking NS mainline tracks east of downtown. Catches NS freights, Amtrak Roanoker, and frequent 611 heritage steam excursions in season.

Virtual Railfan PTZ overlooking the NX Crossing at Rochelle Railroad Park, where BNSF Chicago Sub (MP 83.7) meets UP Geneva Sub (MP 75.3). 80+ trains daily on the elevated platform that put Rochelle on the railfan map.

Fixed eastward view from Saint Paul Union Depot showing BNSF Midway Sub and Amtrak Empire Builder operations.

Virtual Railfan PTZ from Saint Paul Union Depot — Amtrak Empire Builder, BNSF, and CPKC traffic along the Mississippi River.

King Street Station: Amtrak Cascades + Empire Builder + Coast Starlight terminus, Sound Transit Sounder commuter.

CSX Selkirk Yard south of Albany — the largest hump yard in the northeast. Heavy mixed-freight + intermodal traffic; the Amtrak Empire Service mainline runs adjacent.

View NE at Selma Union Railroad Station (Selma-Smithfield), a mainline intercity and freight junction SE of Raleigh.

CSX A-Line at the historic Selma Union Station. CSX manifest + Amtrak Silver Star / Silver Meteor / Carolinian / Palmetto.

CSX Shenandoah Subdivision junction + MARC Brunswick Line terminus. CSX manifest + Amtrak Capitol Limited + MARC commuter rush hours.

Fixed east-facing view at SoNo Tower covering the Metro-North New Haven Line and Amtrak Northeast Corridor.

Museum-hosted Virtual Railfan cameras watching Norfolk Southern freight and Amtrak Crescent at Hub City.

Strasburg Rail Road's own YouTube channel — heritage steam excursions, the East Strasburg yard, and the Paradise crossing with Amtrak Keystone.

UP Moffat Subdivision at Tabernash, west of the Moffat Tunnel. Heavy coal + intermodal + the Amtrak California Zephyr.

Tehachapi Live Train Cams view at the restored SP Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum. Trackside-level companion to the Loop overlook, catching trains slowing through Tehachapi proper at the top of the grade.

View SW at the NC Railroad mainline through Thomasville at the Fisher Ferry Street crossing.

Union Pacific's Roseville Subdivision over the Donner Pass — Amtrak California Zephyr + heavy intermodal.

NW-to-SE view of the Union Pacific Sunset Route through central Tucson with Amtrak Texas Eagle service.

Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line through Tyrone — gateway to the Horseshoe Curve area.

Washington Union Station — Amtrak Northeast Corridor + Acela, MARC commuter, VRE service, and the south end of the historic Long Bridge over the Potomac. WMATA Metro red line below grade.

N/S views across East Douglas Avenue at the BNSF mainline in central Wichita.

Virtual Railfan live cam at the GPTM overlooking the BNSF mainline through Wichita.

BNSF's Seattle Subdivision through southwest Washington — Amtrak Cascades + heavy freight.

Pan Am Southern and CSX traffic through Worcester. Aggregator page redirects to the current live stream when active.