It's never a dull moment here at Virtual Railfan. This summer was much busier than any of us expected and that's a great thing for our viewers. Our original plan was to replace a location or two this summer and perhaps add a new location. Those plans quickly went out...
2017 Solar Eclipse in Sweetwater, TN Timelapse
Take a peek at a quick time-lapse we put together from the solar eclipse today. Virtual Railfan partnered with the City of Sweetwater, TN to bring you this experience LIVE.
Eclipse Cam Press Release
SWEETWATER, TN -- Virtual Railfan is excited to announce a live Eclipse cam in partnership with the City of Sweetwater, TN. You will be able to see live streaming views from their beautiful downtown setting. This will include the street festival that begins on Friday and runs through the...
Journey of a single car on BNSF
[tm_pb_section admin_label="section"][tm_pb_row admin_label="Row"][tm_pb_column type="1_2"][tm_pb_video admin_label="Video" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZvnPYOpQqQ&t=24s" auto_play="off" loop_play="on" mute="on" /][/tm_pb_column][tm_pb_column type="1_2"][tm_pb_text admin_label="Text" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Journey of a single car From time to time we find some interesting videos out there on the web. This one is no different, produced by BNSF Railway. You can find this clip on...
Deshler, OH Press Release
Deshler, OH -- Virtual Railfan, LLC is pleased to announce the completion of our 2 cam installation located in Crossroads Park in Deshler. A huge thanks to Greg Zoll and the Bartlow Township Historical Society for reaching out to us. This location features two state of the art cameras, a...
Car fire @Ashland, VA
It's been pretty quiet in Ashland lately... that is until yesterday! An awkward car fire and minor collision was caught by our south cam yesterday. Luckily Tiny Tim's Trains & Toys supplied a fire extinguisher and got the fire out.
Welcome to Deshler, OH!
Let's all welcome cameras #19 & #20 representing coverage of 20% of the continental United States. Deshler sits in northern Ohio and is commonly referred to as the crossroads of the B&O. This location has 2 cams with one fixed on the diamonds. The other cam is a 360 degree...
Tower 55 mic added
Tower 55 cam now has a full audio setup. Mike Tippins traveled to Ft. Worth last week to install a brand new mic system on the Tower 55 cam. Now you can hear the trains pounding the diamonds as they make their way through the interlocking. Be sure to stop...
Horseshoe Curve Press Release
ALTOONA, PA – Virtual Railfan is pleased to announce the installation of a live train cam atop the world-famous Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA. Now you can enjoy live 360 degree HD views of this beautiful location and enjoy it after hours courtesy of the new live cam. This cam...
Welcome to the Horseshoe Curve!
Welcome to the world famous Horseshoe Curve! Our cams are now live from the curve, enjoy 360 degree views from the park. This will be cam #16 and the 2nd cam in the state of Pennsylvania. We have 3 more locations totaling 6 new cams on the way.
