Steam special
Oct 11, 2026
Thanksgiving Steam Excursion — Waterloo Central Railway
Waterloo Central Railway · Woolwich, Ontario
Ontario, Canada
43 places to explore in Ontario.
14 spots, 4 experiences, 7 live cams and 18 rail events. The largest clusters are around Toronto (5), Ottawa (4) and London (2).
Railroads you can watch in Ontario: CN, VIA Rail, CPKC and GEXR. 6 of the 7 live cams stream around the clock.
Map of Ontario (43)
Cities in Ontario (2)
Spots (14)
SpotBathurst Bridge (Toronto)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Historic 1903 steel Warren truss bridge spanning 10 tracks of Canada's busiest rail corridor, offering unobstructed elevated views of GO Tr…
SpotBayview Junction
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
One of Canada's premier railfan destinations, where CN's Oakville, Dundas, and Grimsby Subdivisions converge at a wye junction within the R…
SpotMerrickville (CPKC Main)
Merrickville, Ontario, Canada
CPKC's Winchester Subdivision main line crosses County Road 15 in this heritage Rideau Canal village, offering open views of Toronto–Montre…
SpotToronto (MacMillan Yard)
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Canada's second-largest classification yard, operated by CN in Vaughan, Ontario. MacMillan Yard handles over one million freight cars annua…
SpotThunder Bay (Port)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Thunder Bay Port is one of Canada's premier grain railfanning destinations, where Canadian Pacific and Canadian National funnel prairie har…
SpotGuelph Junction
Campbellville, Ontario, Canada
A major CPKC junction at mile 39 of the Galt Subdivision near Campbellville, Ontario, where the Hamilton Subdivision and the municipally ow…
SpotOttawa (Ontario)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa's VIA Rail station at 200 Tremblay Road is a 1966 International Style heritage building serving 8-10 daily roundtrips to Toronto and…
SpotParry Sound (CP Trestle)
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Ontario's longest railway trestle, standing 32 m above the Seguin River at Georgian Bay. Built in 1907 by CPR, the 517 m bridge carries bot…
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London (CN/CP Junction)
London, Ontario, Canada
The Buck Diamond in east London, Ontario, where CPKC's Galt Subdivision crosses the CN-owned Guelph Subdivision at grade, used by freight a…
SpotNiagara Falls (Whirlpool Br.)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Watch the Amtrak/VIA Rail Maple Leaf cross the 1897 Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, a double-deck steel arch spanning the Niagara Gorge 70 meters…
SpotWindsor (Ontario)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
The Canadian portal of the CPKC Detroit River Tunnel — the world's first immersed-tube railway tunnel, opened in 1910 — offers railfans fro…
SpotSudbury (CP/CN)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Sudbury is a key railway junction in Northern Ontario where CP's transcontinental Cartier Subdivision meets CN's Bala Subdivision. Two VIA…
SpotParis Junction
Paris, Ontario, Canada
Paris Junction sits on CN's busy Dundas Subdivision double-track mainline in the town of Paris, Ontario—voted "Canada's Prettiest Little To…
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Georgetown (CN Halton Sub)
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Georgetown sits at milepoint 23.5 of the CN Halton Subdivision, Canada's fourth busiest rail line. The historic 1856 Grand Trunk Railway st…
Experiences (4)
ExperienceRailway Museum of Eastern Ontario
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
The Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario occupies the former Canadian Northern Ontario Railway station at 90 William Street West, a brick buil…
ExperienceToronto Railway Museum
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Toronto Railway Museum occupies three stalls of the John Street Roundhouse at Roundhouse Park, a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) site in Toronto'…
ExperienceCanada Science and Technology Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Canada Science and Technology Museum sits on a 4.0-hectare (10-acre) site at 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa's east end, roughly 6…
ExperienceElgin County Railway Museum
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
St. Thomas sits on the Lake Erie plain of southwestern Ontario, roughly 29 km (18 miles) south of London, and has called itself the Railway…
Live Cams (7)
45.423° N · 75.626° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamOttawa — Cyrville
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
A fixed camera on Ottawa’s O-Train light rail network in the Cyrville sector. Expect frequent electric light-rail service rather than heavy…
43.041° N · 80.882° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamIngersoll, Ontario — Ontario Southland Railway
Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada
LIVE Trains' camera at Ingersoll, Ontario, which the operator labels the OSR cam — the Ontario Southland Railway.
45.409° N · 75.722° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamOttawa — Bayview
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
A fixed camera on Ottawa’s O-Train light rail network at Bayview, the transfer point between Line 1 and Line 2. Expect frequent electric li…
42.984° N · 81.235° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CN
Live CamLondon, Ontario — McLeod
London, Ontario, Canada
A PTZ view of CN's Dundas Subdivision at McLeod, just east of the VIA Rail station in London, Ontario — CN freight and frequent VIA Rail pa…
43.643° N · 79.387° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
VIA Rail
Live CamToronto — CN Tower, West View
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Panoramic view from atop the CN Tower over Toronto's harbour, western skyline and the Union Station rail corridor.
43.636° N · 79.466° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Metrolinx
Live CamSwansea, Toronto — Lakeshore West Rail Corridor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A 4K camera over the Swansea rail corridor in Toronto, showing GO Transit Lakeshore West commuter trains, VIA Rail intercity services and f…
43.643° N · 79.387° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
VIA Rail
Live CamToronto — CN Tower Cam, East View
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Live view from the top of the CN Tower over the Union Station Rail Corridor, the train shed roof and downtown Toronto.
Events (18)
- Model show
Oct 17, 2026
Capital Region Model Railway Tour
Capital Region Model Railway Tour (CRMRT) · Ottawa, Ontario
- Model show
Oct 17, 2026
Fall Open House — Waterloo Region Model Railway Club
Waterloo Region Model Railway Club · Maryhill, Ontario
- Halloween
Oct 23–24, 2026
The Phantom Lantern Haunted Hallowe'en Adventure — South Simcoe Railway
South Simcoe Railway Heritage Corp. · Tottenham, Ontario
- Halloween
Oct 24–25, 2026
Pumpkin Patch Train Ride — Port Stanley Terminal Rail
Port Stanley Terminal Rail · Port Stanley, Ontario
- Model show
Oct 25, 2026
Niagara Model Railway Show — Niagara Railway Museum
Niagara Railway Museum · St. Catharines, Ontario
- Model show
Nov 7, 2026
Model Railroad Open House — Guelph Model Railroad Society
Guelph Model Railroad Society · Guelph, Ontario
- Model show
Nov 8, 2026
Kitchener Model Train Show — Ontario Collector Shows
Ontario Collector Shows · Kitchener, Ontario
- Model show
Nov 8–15, 2026
Open House — York Railway Modellers
York Railway Modellers · Toronto, Ontario
- Christmas
Nov 13 – Dec 20, 2026
The Nightlight Christmas Special — Waterloo Central Railway
Waterloo Central Railway · Waterloo, Ontario
- Christmas
Nov 14 – Dec 20, 2026
The Daylight Christmas Express — Waterloo Central Railway
Waterloo Central Railway · Waterloo, Ontario
- Christmas
Nov 20 – Dec 19, 2026
Santa's Night Cap (19+) — Waterloo Central Railway
Waterloo Central Railway · Waterloo, Ontario
- Model show
Nov 21–22, 2026
Fall Model Train Show — Pine Ridge Model Railroaders Club
Pine Ridge Model Railroaders Club · Whitby, Ontario
- Christmas
Nov 21 – Dec 20, 2026
Santa Treats Train Rides — Port Stanley Terminal Rail
Port Stanley Terminal Rail · Port Stanley, Ontario
- Christmas
Nov 28 – Dec 12, 2026
North Pole Express — Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario
Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario · Smiths Falls, Ontario
- Christmas
Dec 5–13, 2026
Christmas on the Rails — Halton County Radial Railway
Halton County Radial Railway (Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association) · Milton, Ontario
- Christmas
Dec 19, 2026
Portage Flyer Christmas Train Ride — Muskoka Heritage Place
Muskoka Heritage Place · Huntsville, Ontario
- Model show
Apr 10, 2027
Model Train & Toy Show — Prescott Model Railway Group
Prescott Model Railway Group · Prescott, Ontario
