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Where would you like to see a RailCam?

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Posted by garyla on Monday, June 23, 2008 12:56 AM

Ditto to spbed and chad thomas:

Daggett, Calif.---all the BNSF Transcon, plus all the Union Pacific's LA&SL.  Seeing it in person is a treat, but the Mojave Desert is brutally hot this time of year.

 

 

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Posted by Ted Marshall on Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:34 PM

Personally, I'd like to see webcam installed on the FEC at the New River Drawbridge in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Maybe even two webcams...One facing nb and the other sb. This is scenic, double track territory with a plenty of traffic. It's also well lit at night and meets are common.

This idea has been thrown around on the FECrailway Yahoo Group which I'm a member of. The biggest obstacle being... Who'd host it?

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Posted by kmtrains on Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:11 PM

i would like to see a railcam in berea, ohio

 

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Posted by chad thomas on Monday, March 6, 2006 5:20 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by farmer03

in the grotto at Heff's


[(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D] How about a Mustang Ranch webcam with the Overland in the background? [(-D][(-D][(-D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 6, 2006 5:15 PM
in the grotto at Heff's
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Posted by chad thomas on Monday, March 6, 2006 5:05 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by the feed

i need a webcam at truckee I'm sorry i was just up in the tahoe area but the roads were closed to truckee[:(!][xx(][V][:(][censored][censored][censored]


There is one at Floriston below Truckee:

http://video.dot.ca.gov/asx/80-floristan.asx
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Posted by chad thomas on Monday, March 6, 2006 3:00 PM
Burbank Jct.
Colton crossing
Stockton tower (the crossing anyway,the tower is gone)
Somewhere between Weso and Alazon on the former paired track across Nevada
Somewhere on the funnel between Sandpoint and Spokane
Dagget, Ca.
West Palm Springs / Tipton rd.
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Posted by spbed on Sunday, March 5, 2006 6:47 AM
I made it to Truckee in late Jan. Check my web site under the Cemtral Califirnia gallery to check out the pix. from there[:p]

QUOTE: Originally posted by the feed

i need a webcam at truckee I'm sorry i was just up in the tahoe area but the roads were closed to truckee[:(!][xx(][V][:(][censored][censored][censored]

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Posted by spbed on Sunday, March 5, 2006 6:45 AM
They took away the ability for the watcher to control the Ft. Madison cam some time ago [;)]

Originally posted by tree68
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Posted by waltersrails on Saturday, March 4, 2006 8:42 PM
Mt Vernon IL UP Diamond or Princeton IN CSX diamond.
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 4, 2006 8:40 PM
Possibly Joliet or La Grange, IL. Or Somewhere along the Northeast Corridor.
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Posted by railfan619 on Saturday, March 4, 2006 8:14 PM
I would like to see a web cam put some where here in wisconsin like maybe on the amtrak/cp rail line between milwaukee and chiacgo. I think that would be pretty cool to see trains up close and not get in trouble for trespassing. Or even some where on the UP line. Would be really cool to.
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Posted by PBenham on Monday, February 27, 2006 4:27 PM
Bayview Junction, in/near Hamilton ON would be one, since the area is largely surrounded by the local botanical gardens, it couldn't be that [;)]difficult to set one up there. Second, how about amtrak stations? I'll answer my own question with another question: [:o)]WHO AM I TRYING TO KID???[:o)][:0][banghead][X-)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 27, 2006 2:57 PM
i need a webcam at truckee I'm sorry i was just up in the tahoe area but the roads were closed to truckee[:(!][xx(][V][:(][censored][censored][censored]
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Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Monday, February 27, 2006 2:47 PM
I reccomend Burbank Junction and West Colton in California.
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Posted by spbed on Monday, February 27, 2006 7:06 AM
The crossover between the BNSF Cajon pass line & the UPRR Sunset route. Also Daggett whenre the UPRR iis moving on/off the BNSF Needles sub

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 26, 2006 2:47 PM
I VOTE FOR ATLANTA GA SOMEWHERE,FOLKSTON GA, OR UPSTATE SC ON THE PIEDMONT DIV. OR THE CNL LINE OUTSIDE OF LAURENS AND WOODRUFF!!![^][8)][8D][:D][:)]
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Posted by techguy57 on Thursday, October 9, 2003 10:45 AM
Someone has probably said these already but Proviso yard in Chicago and F Tower in Fostoria, OH!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 7:12 AM
I think just about any busy spot would be great. BUT..........I would love to have one with streaming audio!! Just think how nice that would be. Espicially is the camera was near a crossing. You could leave the room and listen for the bells!!!
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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:56 AM
Selkirk or Dewitt on the CSX Chicago line. There is a foot bridge over the east end of Dewitt. Don't have traffic counts, but casual observation is that the line is pretty busy.

For any and all suggested locations - fixed camera (Rochelle), or controllable (Ft Madison)?

And a key point, especially for the really busy routes, frequent updates. I like to visit Rochelle, Ft Madison, and Galesburg (although the Willis Steel camera controls are off-line) in no small part because I'm actually watching trains, not snapshots updated every 5-15 minutes.

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Posted by cpbloom on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 4:13 AM
Put a railcam in each direction high atop the Bloomfield bridge over the NS tracks in Pittsburgh; near what location.........CP Bloom of course!
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Posted by brilondon on Saturday, September 27, 2003 8:22 AM
I would like to see a RailCam at Bayview junction in Burlington Ontario.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 6:26 PM
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Posted by kwboehm on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:20 PM
How about Oreapolis, NE...BNSF Creston Sub (Creston, IA to Lincoln, NE, that splits off to Omaha here and crossing the UP Falls City Sub (Omaha to Kansas City)
I also like Fremont, NE (UP from Omaha & Blair [ex C&NW], and BNSF)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 5:44 PM
I have to agree with the UP swing bridge at Clinton. Also the triple track mainline out in Nebraska, etc. Never a dull moment out there. Missouri Valley, where the UP, goes south to Council Bluffs and Omaha, or West to Fremont and then on to North Platte. Really Busy there too.
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Posted by eolafan on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 8:01 AM
How about having LIVETRAINS.COM come accross with the two new ones they have been talking about and are mentioned on their web site an dhave been for about two plus years now. Other than that, how about at the Naperville, IL Amtrak/Metra station where you can see eastbounds approaching from about three miles away (takes an average of four to five minutes to cover that distance) and westbounds coming around famous Naperville curve (uphill and about a half mile away to the east).
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 7:28 AM
I would definately suggest Fostoria, OH. It has a station to put the cam on and its REALLY BUSY!!
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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, August 23, 2003 7:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by nkp779

How about one in Deshler,Oh at the crossroads of the B&O their is lots of traffic on the east west line this is a god spot to train watch with the park being their by the tracks and lots of friendly folks as well.

check out my full report and did you happen to work for the NKP railroad?
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Posted by nkp779 on Saturday, August 23, 2003 5:07 PM
I guess I should have read the rest of the threads before I posetd mine. Marion Oh would be good as well as Fostria Oh I have been to both of those places as well. Fostoria is not as easily to see trains with it being the part of town it is in a web cam would be better. The more web cam the better around the cuntry for thoughs of us who can't travel much to go to all the places to watch trains.Maybe the could be of some good to the railroads as well.
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Posted by nkp779 on Saturday, August 23, 2003 4:56 PM
How about one in Deshler,Oh at the crossroads of the B&O their is lots of traffic on the east west line this is a god spot to train watch with the park being their by the tracks and lots of friendly folks as well.

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