Virtual Railfan is pleased to announce a new partnership with our friends from railcam.nl located in the Netherlands. We're not the only ones with tons of trains, our friends here have plenty of them and have done a beautiful job displaying them. We're going to share our trains with all...
Lake Shore Cams 2.0
Welcome back to the Lake Shore Railway museum in North East, PA. We originally installed 2 cams and 1 mic (on the EB cam) 2 years ago. This location was the only location on the entire network to use cams other than the AXIS brand. When we were planning this...
Welcome to the NEC!
Welcome to 150mph railroading on the North East Corridor! Things move fast here at VRF, real fast! From the time of first contact to going live yesterday took less than a week. That's an amazing turnaround seeing that there is so much that goes into an install. A HUGE thanks...
Upgrades in progress!
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.
Journey of a single car on BNSF
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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...
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.
