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Posted by chad thomas on Friday, April 21, 2006 3:14 PM
You can see how big it is here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=portland,or.&ll=45.495849,-122.645284&spn=0.003279,0.010729&t=k&om=1

And look at the roundhouse and you can see Doyle McCormak's PA sitting next to it.[8D]
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Posted by sanvtoman on Friday, April 21, 2006 3:04 PM
Great web cam, Yard switching and mainline activity. You can almost here the diesels reving up.I wonder how big a yard this is? That overhead walkway would be a good place to take pics.
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Posted by fifedog on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:05 AM
Thanks for the poting, CT. Love them webcam links. [%-)]Isn't it amazing, all the fuss about railfans trackside, when anyone can access these webcams...
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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:53 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Sorry about the streching. Does anybody know how to fix it and still have the long links?

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Posted by Green Bay Paddlers on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:25 PM
Are there any good Chicago-area webcams other than Rochelle?
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:26 PM
One of the best for sure!
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Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Friday, July 29, 2005 12:18 PM
Good stuff Chad. Very nice!!
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Posted by ValorStorm on Friday, July 29, 2005 1:44 AM
Very nice, since it's viewable at night, too!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:30 PM
Very interesting.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:28 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by breakingbenjamin4444

Kool thanks

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Posted by alstom on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:33 PM
Sorry about the last reply, as I was trying to do something at the moment.
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Posted by chad thomas on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:30 PM
Sorry about the streching. Does anybody know how to fix it and still have the long links?
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Posted by chad thomas on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:27 PM
Here are the other ones I've found if anyone is interested:

Web Cams:

http://www.trainorders.com/
Tehachappi,Dunsmuir,Sand Patch

http://live6.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?func=live&name=/ecodb/clarion/camera1&pan=132.85132&tilt=-3.051323&panfov=41.906456&tiltfov=32.663704&overlay=default&skin=default&useapplet=true&time=1116688451310&width=640&height=480&quality=65&catalogname=catalog&zoom=1.1143868&imagemap.x=252&imagemap.y=305&imagemap.w=78&imagemap.h=94
http://live6.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?zoom=1.5&name=%2Fecodb%2Fsandiego%2Foneamerica2&skin=default&pan=-43.91858&panfov=31.621866&tiltfov=24.647451&tilt=-20.001436&oldimage=1117379981882416&width=640&height=480&oldscale=0.75&useapplet=false&vfadjust=0.44444445&imagemap.x=183&imagemap.y=340
San Diego

http://www.livetrains.com/plugins/cam/default.asp
Fort Madison

http://www.portvancouver.com/the_port/web_cams.html
Vancouver

http://www.railcams.com/
Santa Ana, Portland, Olympia,Fullerton

http://live6.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?func=0&name=/port/cam/camera3&pan=-115.36499&tilt=-4.675&panfov=11.675&tiltfov=9.1&overlay=default&skin=default&useapplet=false&time=1034271735904&width=448
Oakland

http://web.insidevc.com/webcam/
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:09 PM
Thanks for sharing. This is the best picture I have seen.
Enjoy
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Posted by alstom on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:48 PM
Cool!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/alstom/CEFXsd40-2right.gif[/img]
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Posted by spbed on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:41 PM
Got to be refresh every few minutes. [:o)][:p][:)]

Originally posted by ChuckCobleigh

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:37 PM
Not to mention listing to the scanner stream from the area while watching.

Cool.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:31 PM
Kool thanks

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Posted by coborn35 on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:46 PM
I like it!
Ditto Alec:)

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Posted by spbed on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:45 PM
Really terrific also must better resolution then Ft. Madison or Rochelle. Thanks again [:o)][:)]

Originally posted by chad thomas

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Posted by spbed on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:31 PM
Thanks I will be in Portland end Sept so this was like de ja veu. My filing system also worked & I found the Trains railside article in 12/02 edition for Portland.

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Posted by wctransfer on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:04 AM
Cool, im watchin it as I speak.

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Cool new web cam
Posted by chad thomas on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:55 AM
Well I don't know if it's new but it's new to me. My dad turned me on to it this morning. It's at Brooklyn yard up in Portland,Or. There is actually 2 cams, one looking each way up the tracks. And it's streaming video (updates every 3/4 second or so). Anyway here's the link:

http://western.com/

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