RailCam...were you want it

[Anonymous]

tell me were you would like to see a railcam.
maybe someone here at trains.com will take note and put one there.[8D]got any thoughts Tower 55, Cajon, Tehachapi a east coast NS or CSX line, or maybe a short line somewhere in USA and see a short line show of old geeps and switchers.
so let me know what or should i say were you want one

[Willy2]

I wouldn't mind having a train cam at Gibbon or Kearney, Nebraska. It would be interesting to have one at Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska too. Seeing the operations in America's largest rail yard would have to be interesting. It would also be cool to have one on the Cajon Pass.

Willy

[Anonymous]

good sugestion
a yard is a awsome place for a webcam
lets you see the day-to-day job of a yard crew and good veiws of locomotive terminals

[Anonymous]

Maybe Alliance, Nebraska

DOGGY

[Anonymous]

Not for nothing, but....I wouldn't mind seeing an outbound shot of one of the ladder track
interlockings of Grand Central Terminal (NYC). I just wish I had access to my GCT folder (office is packed for new carpet and right now, some cobwebs fill my short term memory...) so I could pin point a location that could be neat. There are a great number of cross/slip switches that you don't get to see elsewhere....and they're a thing of beauty...

There is always something from Metro-North departing or arriving.

[JoeKoh]

Ive said it before Fostoria Oh but you would need a dual cameras to catch the action on all 3 lines(2 csx and ns).
stay safe
Joe

[Big_Boy_4005]

I've already asked Mike Yuhas about getting a camera at Dayton's Bluff just east of downtown St Paul, cause it has fantastic variety and action. He told me what the requirements were, and I immeadiately dropped the subject.

You will need a place to mount your camera on PRIVATE PROPERTY not belonging to the railroad, a sourse of electricity and high bandwidth internet access, camera and server, and the money for all of the costs of operating it.

ANY TAKERS???? If not, I'm afraid that we can only dream.

[cpbloom]

in Pittsburgh at CP-Home and CP-Bloom in both directions

[Anonymous]

If any short line deserves a Web cam it be NBSR with the camera on
the rail line near St steven or some where in northern Maine.New Brunswick
Southern Railway has a selection of Equipment ranging from SW-1200
GP-9,s GP-7R,s GP-38-2,S and GP-38-3.S(which are rebuilt GP-35,s).you never
know what they may haul from military loads to equipment for the Irving oil
refinery.

stay green stay safe

David Brown

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005

You will need a place to mount your camera on PRIVATE PROPERTY not belonging to the railroad, a sourse of electricity and high bandwidth internet access, camera and server, and the money for all of the costs of operating it.

ANY TAKERS???? If not, I'm afraid that we can only dream.

The only way that new railcams will go up is if someone sponsors them. In the case of the Willis cam in Galesburg, they had the connection and were willing to use part of it for the cam. The Ft Madison cam lists a number of sponsors/advertisers. We already know about the Rochelle cam.

The equipment isn't really a showstopper. While it's not cheap, the hardware necessary to do something useful isn't out of the range of a decent sponsor. Right now, the Willis cam is a home camcorder, sitting on a window sill...

The location can be touchy - getting reliable power and the Internet connection could be issues. Some really great spots for cams are probably a good distance from both. Even so, the monthly cost of power for the cam and server would be relatively small.

The Internet connection, on the other hand, is going to cost you. Even RoadRunner comes in at over $40 a month. A commercial grade "T1" will likely be a good deal more. I haven't priced them lately.

The bottom line, if you want to introduce a rail cam somewhere, is to convince some businesses, tourism groups, and local governments that the cam will benefit them. If Rochelle (and others) can build a park, you might be able to arrange a rail cam where you are.

[traingeek087]

Basin yard in North Platte. They're errecting a seven story golden spike that will overlook the yard, put it on that spike.

[traingeek087]

The spike is owned by the city and is on city property!

[Big_Boy_4005]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005

You will need a place to mount your camera on PRIVATE PROPERTY not belonging to the railroad, a sourse of electricity and high bandwidth internet access, camera and server, and the money for all of the costs of operating it.

ANY TAKERS???? If not, I'm afraid that we can only dream.

The only way that new railcams will go up is if someone sponsors them. In the case of the Willis cam in Galesburg, they had the connection and were willing to use part of it for the cam. The Ft Madison cam lists a number of sponsors/advertisers. We already know about the Rochelle cam.

The equipment isn't really a showstopper. While it's not cheap, the hardware necessary to do something useful isn't out of the range of a decent sponsor. Right now, the Willis cam is a home camcorder, sitting on a window sill...

The location can be touchy - getting reliable power and the Internet connection could be issues. Some really great spots for cams are probably a good distance from both. Even so, the monthly cost of power for the cam and server would be relatively small.

The Internet connection, on the other hand, is going to cost you. Even RoadRunner comes in at over $40 a month. A commercial grade "T1" will likely be a good deal more. I haven't priced them lately.

The bottom line, if you want to introduce a rail cam somewhere, is to convince some businesses, tourism groups, and local governments that the cam will benefit them. If Rochelle (and others) can build a park, you might be able to arrange a rail cam where you are.

Thank you Larry, you have very nicely filled in the detail of the message that I was trying to convey. While the task of setting up a new railcam is not impossible, it is much more of a challenge than I can manage these days, and I doubt that too many of our other dreamy friends here are up to the task either.

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, it is always nice to dream, but turning dreams into reality takes hard work! Perhaps we will all be pleasantly surprised, when someone here picks up the gauntlet that I have thrown and creates a new rail web cam. Good luck, and go get em guys. This is your chance to become a hero among railfans!!![8D][:D][;)][tup][tup]

[espeefoamer]

I'd like to see a webcam at Cascade Locks,OR. in the Columbia River Gorge.[:)]

[mudchicken]

On Millie's dashboard! [:-^][:-^][:-^]

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

On Millie's dashboard! [:-^][:-^][:-^]

Second the motion.

[traingeek087]

What?

[Anonymous]

At the Naperville IL Metra/Amtrak stop.

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

On Millie's dashboard! [:-^][:-^][:-^]

Second the motion.

where do we send the check??[8D]
stay safe
Joe and matt

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TwinModal

At the Naperville IL Metra/Amtrak stop.

2nd that

DOGGY
GO CUBS

[Anonymous]

Mounted on the side of the Brunswick RR Museum, overlooking over 50 trains a day on a 4 track CSX main, with an Amtrak, many MARC commuters, and the occasional Runthrough or lease power......now to convince the museum that its worth it.......................

[Anonymous]

What annual subscription price would you pay to watch 3-6 Train Cams like Rochelle, Ft. Madison, Willis, etc.?

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

On Millie's dashboard! [:-^][:-^][:-^]

Second the motion.

Thanks guys - Millie woudn't mind - but Mookie would probably have trouble getting it focused on the trains. With her dexterity she would give you great shots of the ground, the sky and the pigeons. Plus - she flaps her hands when she gets excited and would cause sea-sickness around the forum!

[Anonymous]

Either Horseshoe Curve or Fostoria Ohio.

[Anonymous]

How about either end of Jamaica (Queens) NY station on the LIRR? A bit of freight, diesel, electric-MUs, dual-powered through trains, and virtually all LIRR trains except those bound for Port Washington branch? Not sure if the JFK trains-to-planes are in the picture (i.e. above ground) anywhere.......

Next idea would be outer (western / southern) end of Penn.Station, Newark NJ - once the haunt of a smorgasbord of passenger cars (all the pre-Amtrak paint schemes PLUS the "Jersey Builders" with ex-GN equipment 30+ years ago, still a mix of everything from Acela Express to diesel-hauled NJTransit locals, and everything in between, PLUS PATH trains terminating. Inner (NYC) end (where everything crosses on the drawbridge spans of DOCK tower) would be an alternative with virtually the same traffic.

Both LIRR and NJ locales offer LOTS OF TRAINS almost all day long.

[Anonymous]

Try one of these on for size... Dolton Junction, Hayford, or Blue Island Junction in Chicago. Here's a good site that gives y'all a little insight. http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/index.html

[Anonymous]

Western Ave in Chicago UP and CP freight, passenger

[Anonymous]

Rondout or Hoffman avenue would be a good place to have a railcam

[Anonymous]

Did someone say Deshler Ohio