Where would you like to see a RailCam?

[Anonymous]

How about the Cameron, IL, flyover?

[Anonymous]

How about one at Stevens or Stampede Pass? Or maybe on the White Pass & Yukon, what with those wonderful ALCO's, and the mountains... That would be cool.

[Anonymous]

AT Dolton Interlocking Tower, You have the CSX,UP and IHB crossing the diamonds excellent train viewing.

[JoeKoh]

how about fostoria ohio?
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

I 3 places 1.Deshler Ohio2.Willard Ohio3.Fulton California.



train4u

[Anonymous]

St. Anne de bellevue, Quebec.

[Anonymous]

I ditto, somewhere along the NEC. I would love seeing Amtrak's Acela trainsets zipping by.....

[Anonymous]

Keddie Y on the old WP now UP
Marty

[CShaveRR]

Here's an idea:

How about putting a camera high on a signal mast on the home signal bridge of a busy and complicated interlocking (the throat of a passenger terminal, perhaps, or a busy freight junction). You wouldn't be able to see the sides of too much, but to see trains thread their way through a complex maze of track might be interesting and educational.

My nomination for such a site would be the eastward home signal at Park (Elmhurst, Illinois). The camera would face east, and you'd have three tracks going beneath you, spreading into six at the other end, with plenty of crossovers...plenty of action, too, with well over 100 trains on a weekday.

But would the UP cooperate? Naahh....

[JoeKoh]

fostoria 2 csx main lines and ns cutting through too.what a sight to see a train heding eastbound on the old b&o off of the old C&O.don't get me wrong I like deshler too.
stay safe
joe

[CShaveRR]

Joe, I was in Fostoria this spring and concur with what you said...only a couple of hours, but plenty of trains, and most of them took the route you described (B&O east to C&O north, or vice versa). But where in Fostoria would you put one railcam to capture everything?

[Modelcar]

....Is sound possible....? Perhaps not but if it was, Horseshoe Curve to hear the engines pounding up grade. Dynamic brakes wining and flanges squealing on the down hill side.

QM

[bigboy4024]

my chise for a rail cam would have to be in northtown yard in minneapolis over 200 trains a day BNSF UP SOO CP and WC use that yard daly big boy

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Joe, I was in Fostoria this spring and concur with what you said...only a coup[le of hours, but plenty of trains, and most of them took the route you described (B&O east to C&O north, or vice versa). But where in Fostoria would you put one railcam to capture everything?

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Hi you should be able to put it on the northeast corner of the tower(if csx permits) however I see your point if one comes down from the north and one heads westbound on the other track[:0]
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

At every mile marker, on every curve, on every crossing, on every tressle with monitors on the trains. We seen the obstruction but couldn't get stopped ---and the "It takes a loaded freight train 1 1/2 mile to get stopped really gets to be a BS excuse after you hear it 4,000 times a year.

And oh yeah---In the executives boardrooms when they are decideing to pay themselves millions instead of buying safety equipment. Now that would be one valuable tape.

[Anonymous]

Rondout, IL and Daggett, CA

[Anonymous]

I would like to see one in Northtown or St. Paul yard where BNSF and CP come out of St. Paul.

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by missouri

At every mile marker, on every curve, on every crossing, on every tressle with monitors on the trains. We seen the obstruction but couldn't get stopped ---and the "It takes a loaded freight train 1 1/2 mile to get stopped really gets to be a BS excuse after you hear it 4,000 times a year.

And oh yeah---In the executives boardrooms when they are decideing to pay themselves millions instead of buying safety equipment. Now that would be one valuable tape.

[:(!] Didn't we give you your physics lesson before?Mr. Pines you really need to stop this stuff.[:(!]
joe

[rf16a]

I vote for Horseshoe Curve (provided that the excess vegetation is trimmed in the area so that we could actually see the trains [;)] )

I also like the 30th St Station, Philadelphia idea.

[ternan92]

How about the southside of Chicago Union station mounted by the oid interlocking tower or, looking the other way out from one the old post office windows?

[dash8mws]

Put one in West Chicago,Illinois.Specifically,J B Tower (Where The "J" Crosses the UP).STREAMING AUDIO IS A MUST! Especially with the E,J&E Ore trains crossing the three 90 degree diamonds.ALSO,How about night vision mode for when it's dark?

[Anonymous]

Colorado Springs, on the Joint Line.

[Anonymous]

Also Folkston, Ga and Austell, Ga

[Anonymous]

I like the joliet idea, or possibly anywhere along the bnsf "racetrack"

[Trainnut484]

I've seen responses about the Kansas City area, but a hot spot to put a Rail-Cam in the area is Santa Fe JCT. It sits just outside the Argentine yards, and is adjacent to the UP yard. Other roads you can see there are KCS, CSX, NS, Amtrak, Montana Raillink, CN (run through power I think), and other roads that come through as run-through stuff. Right now is NOT a good time to visit the Junction since it is undergoing construction on a new highline, and BNSF has posted new NO TRESPASSING signs. But, there are other great spots to railfan in the KC area.[8D]

[Anonymous]

I would like to see one on the NS CNOTP at SJ Tower/North Wye area north of Danville, Kentucky; where the NS Louisville Mainline merges into the CNOTP at both SJ Tower and North Wye. You may see up to 50 trains a day run thru that area.

[Anonymous]

I love the idea of having a webcam in a locomotive. What is the possibility of this ever coming to fruition???? I think there should be a web cam at Horseshoe Curve.

[Anonymous]

Tower 55

[Anonymous]

how about some place along either the ns or csx chicago lines around pine junction maybe. ive always been interested in which line runs more trains. if anyone could give me scedules of the lines please tell

[Anonymous]

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