Railcams
Curated public live-stream cameras at rail hotspots. Every link opens the camera on the host's site or YouTube — we never host or proxy the stream. Streams can go offline at any time; report broken cams via the suggestion form.
Horseshoe Curve — Virtual Railfan
MembersAltoona, PA · Virtual RailfanNS Pittsburgh Line climbing the Allegheny grade through the most famous curve in American railroading. 50-70 trains/day.
Norfolk SouthernAmtrakCastle Rock — Virtual Railfan
MembersCastle Rock, CO · Virtual RailfanJoint Line south of Denver — BNSF + UP shared corridor. Daily Amtrak Southwest Chief passes through.
BNSFUnion PacificAmtrakFullerton — Virtual Railfan
MembersFullerton, CA · Virtual RailfanBNSF Transcon main + Amtrak Pacific Surfliner + Metrolink at Fullerton station. One of the highest train counts on any Virtual Railfan stream.
BNSFAmtrakMetrolinkHelper Canyon / Soldier Summit — Virtual Railfan
MembersHelper, UT · Virtual RailfanUP 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.
Union PacificAmtrakTehachapi Loop — Virtual Railfan
MembersKeene, CA · Virtual RailfanMulti-cam live stream of the Tehachapi Loop — one of America's most iconic railfan locations. Heavy BNSF + UP traffic climbing/descending the grade.
BNSFUnion PacificPlant City — North View
MembersPlant City, FL · Virtual RailfanCSX 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.
CSXAmtrakSelkirk Yard — Virtual Railfan
MembersSelkirk, NY · Virtual RailfanCSX Selkirk Yard south of Albany — the largest hump yard in the northeast. Heavy mixed-freight + intermodal traffic; the Amtrak Empire Service mainline runs adjacent.
CSXAmtrakTabernash — Virtual Railfan
MembersTabernash, CO · Virtual RailfanUP Moffat Subdivision at Tabernash, west of the Moffat Tunnel. Heavy coal + intermodal + the Amtrak California Zephyr.
Union PacificAmtrakDC Union Station — Virtual Railfan
MembersWashington, DC · Virtual RailfanWashington 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.
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