Halloween
Oct 9–31, 2026
Pumpkin Express — Skunk Train
Mendocino Railway (Skunk Train) · Willits, California
California, United States
73 places to explore in California.
23 spots, 7 experiences, 30 live cams and 13 rail events
Railroads you can watch in California: Union Pacific, BNSF, Amtrak and Metrolink. All 30 live cams stream around the clock.
Map of California (73)
Cities in California (5)
Spots (23)
SpotTehachapi Loop
Keene, California, United States
A 0.73-mile railroad spiral where trains cross over themselves gaining 77 feet in elevation — one of the most famous railfan destinations i…
SpotWilliams Loop (Feather River)
Spring Garden, California, United States
Williams Loop is a one-mile rail spiral on Union Pacific's Feather River Route in Plumas County, where the track crosses over itself to gai…
SpotKeddie Wye
Keddie, California, United States
The world's only railroad wye with two legs on bridges meeting in a tunnel, located on Union Pacific's Feather River Route in Plumas County…
SpotDunsmuir (Downtown)
Dunsmuir, California, United States
Historic UP crew change point on the Shasta Route in Northern California, where the Valley and Black Butte subdivisions meet. About 18 trai…
SpotColton (Colton Crossing)
Colton, California, United States
Historic junction where Union Pacific's Sunset Route crosses BNSF's Southern Transcon in Colton, California. Built in 1883, the crossing sa…
SpotRiverside–Downtown (Metrolink/BNSF)
Riverside, California, United States
Major junction where BNSF's San Bernardino Subdivision meets UP's Los Angeles Subdivision, with 80+ daily freight and passenger movements a…
SpotFullerton (Santa Fe Depot)
Fullerton, California, United States
A major railfan gathering point on BNSF's Southern Transcon at the junction with the San Diego Subdivision. The 1930 Spanish Colonial Reviv…
SpotTruckee (Donner Pass)
Truckee, California, United States
Downtown Truckee depot (10065 Donner Pass Rd) places railfans steps from the Union Pacific Overland Route at 5,820 ft elevation, where 15 t…
SpotCajon Pass (Summit)
Hesperia, California, United States
The busiest mountain railroad crossing in the United States, where BNSF's triple-track Cajon Subdivision and Union Pacific's Palmdale Cutof…
SpotGaviota (Coast Line)
Gaviota, California, United States
The 811-foot Gaviota Trestle carries Union Pacific's Coast Line 80 feet above Gaviota Creek at its outlet to the Pacific Ocean, inside Gavi…
SpotBarstow (Harvey House)
Barstow, California, United States
A major BNSF crew change and classification yard in the Mojave Desert, housed at the historic 1911 Casa del Desierto Harvey House — one of…
SpotNeedles (Colorado R. Bridge)
Needles, California, United States
BNSF's Colorado River bridge at Topock carries 60-70 trains daily across a 1945 Warren deck truss spanning the California-Arizona border, 1…
SpotSullivan's Curve
Hesperia, California, United States
One of the most iconic railfan locations on BNSF's Southern Transcon. Sullivan's Curve offers close-up views of 90+ daily BNSF and UP train…
SpotSan Clemente (Beach Line)
San Clemente, California, United States
A 2.3-mile stretch of the BNSF/OCTA-owned Surf Line running directly on the beach in San Clemente, where Amtrak Pacific Surfliners and Metr…
SpotMojave (Tehachapi Jct.)
Mojave, California, United States
Key railroad junction where UP's Tehachapi Pass line meets the BNSF route to Barstow, with a small yard, helper operations, and 30-40 daily…
SpotCaliente (Tehachapi Pass)
Caliente, California, United States
A sweeping 180-degree horseshoe curve on the UP Mojave Subdivision at the foot of the Tehachapi Mountains, where Union Pacific and BNSF fre…
SpotRichmond (BNSF/UP)
Richmond, California, United States
Richmond station sits at the convergence of BNSF's Stockton Subdivision and UP's Martinez Subdivision in the East Bay, offering views of tw…
SpotRoseville (UP J.R. Davis Yard)
Roseville, California, United States
Union Pacific's J.R. Davis Yard in Roseville, CA — the largest classification yard west of the Rockies. A dedicated public railfan viewing…
SpotSan José (Diridon Station)
San Jose, California, United States
San Jose Diridon Station is the central passenger rail hub for Silicon Valley, where Caltrain electric commuter trains, Amtrak Capitol Corr…
SpotPit River Bridge (Shasta Lake)
Lakehead, California, United States
The Pit River Bridge is the only double-deck road-rail bridge of its kind in California, carrying Interstate 5 on its upper deck and Union…
SpotCape Horn (Donner Pass)
Colfax, California, United States
A historic railroad cut on Union Pacific's Roseville Subdivision, carved 1,300 feet above the North Fork American River by Central Pacific…
SpotSanta Susana Pass
Chatsworth, California, United States
Santa Susana Pass carries the Union Pacific Coast Line through three sandstone tunnels bored in 1904, including the 7,369-foot Santa Susana…
SpotSan Luis Obispo (Horseshoe Curve)
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
A dramatic horseshoe curve on UP's Coast Line where trains climb the steepest grade between LA and San Francisco — 2.2% through tunnels and…
Experiences (7)
ExperienceTehachapi Depot Railroad Museum
Tehachapi, California, United States
The Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum occupies a Southern Pacific Type 23 combination depot at 101 W. Tehachapi Boulevard, in the middle of t…
ExperienceRoaring Camp Railroads
Felton, California, United States
Roaring Camp Railroads operates from a recreated 1880s logging town at 5401 Graham Hill Road in Felton, in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Cali…
ExperiencePowell-Mason Cable Car Line
San Francisco, California, United States
The Powell-Mason line (shown as line PM on the Muni map) is the oldest of San Francisco's three surviving cable car routes, running essenti…
ExperienceWestern Railway Museum
Suisun City, California, United States
The Western Railway Museum sits on 22 acres at Rio Vista Junction, a former station stop on the Sacramento Northern Railway along State Hig…
ExperiencePowell–Hyde Cable Car Line
San Francisco, California, United States
<p>The Powell–Hyde line carries visitors from the bustling heart of downtown San Francisco over Nob Hill and Russian Hill to the bayfront a…
ExperienceSouthern California Railway Museum
Perris, California, United States
The Southern California Railway Museum (SCRM, reporting mark OERX) sits on more than 100 acres in Perris, in Riverside County's Inland Empi…
ExperienceCalifornia State Railroad Museum
Sacramento, California, United States
<p data-start="357" data-end="1058">Located in Old Sacramento on the banks of the Sacramento River, the California State Railroad Museum si…
Live Cams (30)
34.905° N · 117.025° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamBarstow (California)
Barstow, California, United States
Virtual Railfan streams from the historic Harvey House at Barstow, California, beside BNSF’s major classification yard. The linked spot rep…
35.273° N · 120.656° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamSan Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
SouthWest Rail Cams streams live on YouTube from San Luis Obispo on Union Pacific’s Coast Line. Traffic is lean but scenic: the linked spot…
35.052° N · 118.173° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamMojave, California — Gardner Realty
Mojave, California, United States
A camera at Mojave, California, hosted by Gardner Realty — the desert foot of the Tehachapi Pass, where trains from the pass meet the Mojav…
35.132° N · 118.448° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamTehachapi, California — Depot Railroad Museum
Tehachapi, California, United States
A camera at the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum, in the town at the top of the pass. One of five cameras the operator runs on the Tehachapi…
41.211° N · 122.270° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamDunsmuir, California — Depot
Dunsmuir, California, United States
A camera at Dunsmuir depot in northern California, hosted by the Dunsmuir Railroad Depot Historical Society and the Dunsmuir Chamber of Com…
35.155° N · 118.476° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamTehachapi Pass, California — West Cable
Tehachapi, California, United States
The operator's "Cable cam", one of five cameras covering the Tehachapi Pass on Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision.
33.869° N · 117.922° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamFullerton
Fullerton, California, United States
RailStream’s camera covers Fullerton, California’s Santa Fe depot, one of the busiest multi-operator stations in the West. The linked spot…
39.327° N · 120.186° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamTruckee, California — Truckee Railroad Museum
Truckee, California, United States
A PTZ live view over Union Pacific's Roseville Subdivision through downtown Truckee, California, mounted at the Truckee Railroad Museum.
35.207° N · 118.518° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamTehachapi Loop, California — Union Pacific Mojave Subdivision
Keene, California, United States
A camera on the Tehachapi Loop, the spiral where a long train crosses over its own tail — one of the most famous pieces of railway engineer…
35.350° N · 118.879° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamEdison, California — Giumarra Vineyards
Edison, California, United States
A camera at Edison, California, hosted by Giumarra Vineyards — the San Joaquin valley approach to the Tehachapi Pass.
34.841° N · 114.606° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamNeedles, California — East Camera
Needles, California, United States
Static camera on the Needles depot platform looking east along the BNSF Needles Subdivision, with an integrated BNSF radio feed.
39.143° N · 121.585° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamMarysville, California — 7th Street PTZ
Marysville, California, United States
PTZ railcam on Union Pacific's Valley Subdivision at the 7th Street grade crossing in Marysville, California, hosted by Stassi's 4th Ward T…
39.328° N · 120.184° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamTruckee, California — Downtown Bridge Street crossing
Truckee, California, United States
Live PTZ webcam over historic downtown Truckee, California, cycling between the town, the Bridge Street rail crossing and Union Pacific's t…
34.326° N · 117.427° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamCajon Pass, California — Summit and Silverwood
Hesperia, California, United States
A live trackside view of BNSF's triple-track Cajon Subdivision at Cajon Summit near Hesperia, California, facing north across Main 1, 2 and…
39.310° N · 120.338° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamDonner Pass, California — Summit at East Norden
Norden, California, United States
A live view of Union Pacific's Roseville Subdivision at the summit of Donner Pass, East Norden, California, near the west portal of the 10,…
37.354° N · 121.938° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamSanta Clara, California — Santa Clara Tower
Santa Clara, California, United States
The South Bay Historical Railroad Society points a camera north from the Santa Clara Interlocking Tower, a 1926 Harriman Standard #4 that w…
34.130° N · 117.304° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamSan Bernardino, California — Freight Line beside I-215 (Caltrans camera)
San Bernardino, California, United States
A Caltrans traffic camera (CCTV 210) on I-215 south of Muscupiabe Drive in San Bernardino. The freeway is the main subject; a railway line…
32.818° N · 117.223° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamSan Diego — MTS Trolley & Coaster Rooftop Cam
San Diego, California, United States
An experimental round-the-clock rooftop camera in San Diego watching MTS Trolley light rail, Coaster commuter trains and freight movements.
33.502° N · 117.664° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamSan Juan Capistrano, California — Metrolink Orange Subdivision at the 1894 Depot
San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Virtual Railfan's San Juan Capistrano camera looks over the depot platform on Metrolink's Orange Subdivision. Amtrak Pacific Surfliners and…
34.844° N · 114.611° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamK Street Underpass, Needles — BNSF Bridge over the 8-Foot Underpass
Needles, California, United States
A live camera on the 8-foot K Street underpass in Needles, California, where the road passes beneath the BNSF railway bridge, run by the in…
40.295° N · 121.070° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamWestwood, California — BNSF Gateway Sub near MP 168
Westwood, California, United States
A live railcam beside the BNSF Gateway Subdivision near milepost 168 in northern California, on the former Western Pacific Highline between…
39.099° N · 120.953° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamColfax, California — PTZ Camera
Colfax, California, United States
PTZ railcam at the historic Colfax, CA depot on Union Pacific's Roseville Subdivision (MP 141.9), hosted by the Placer-Sierra Railroad Heri…
34.538° N · 117.295° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamVictorville, California — Trackside Camera
Victorville, California, United States
A live trackside view of BNSF's Cajon Subdivision at JJ Tire in Victorville, California, near the town's Amtrak station.
34.891° N · 116.999° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamBarstow, California — PTZ Camera
Barstow, California, United States
PTZ railcam hosted at Barstow Station on the BNSF Needles Subdivision (MP 744.5): BNSF and Union Pacific freight plus Amtrak's Southwest Ch…
33.722° N · 116.219° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamIndio, California — Yuma Subdivision
Indio, California, United States
Camera on Union Pacific's Yuma Subdivision in Indio, California (MP 610.75), hosted by the City of Indio; freight and Amtrak's Sunset Limit…
34.841° N · 114.606° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamNeedles, California — PTZ Camera
Needles, California, United States
Pan-tilt-zoom camera on the Needles depot platform covering the BNSF Needles Subdivision, with an integrated BNSF radio feed.
37.947° N · 121.275° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamStockton, California — Stockton Diamond PTZ
Stockton, California, United States
PTZ railcam at the famous Stockton Diamond, California, where BNSF's Stockton Subdivision crosses Union Pacific's Fresno Subdivision — frei…
40.575° N · 122.392° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamRedding, California — PTZ Camera
Redding, California, United States
PTZ railcam on Union Pacific's Valley Subdivision in Redding, California, hosted by the Redding Model Railroad club, with Amtrak's Coast St…
34.861° N · 116.889° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamDaggett, California — BNSF Needles Subdivision
Daggett, California, United States
BNSF's Needles Subdivision at Daggett, California, in the Mojave Desert — BNSF and Union Pacific freight plus Amtrak's Southwest Chief, wit…
32.718° N · 117.170° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamSan Diego, California — Downtown Rail Corridor
San Diego, California, United States
Rooftop view of the six-track rail corridor at San Diego's Santa Fe Depot — Amtrak Surfliner, COASTER, BNSF freight and MTS Trolley.
Events (13)
- Halloween
Oct 10–31, 2026
Sip & Scare Sunset Special — Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association · Campo, California
- Halloween
Oct 23–25, 2026
Halloween Limited — Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad · Fish Camp, California
- Halloween
Oct 24–31, 2026
Pumpkin Express — Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association · Campo, California
- THE POLAR EXPRESS™
Nov 11 – Dec 31, 2026
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride — Southern California Railway Museum
Southern California Railway Museum · Perris, California
- THE POLAR EXPRESS™
Nov 13 – Dec 21, 2026
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride — California State Railroad Museum
California State Railroad Museum Foundation · Sacramento, California
- Model show
Nov 14–15, 2026
International Railfair — Sacramento
International Railfair (Sacramento Modular Railroaders, European Train Enthusiasts, Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Association, Sierra Division NMRA) · Sacramento, California
- Christmas
Nov 20 – Dec 30, 2026
Train of Lights — Niles Canyon Railway
Niles Canyon Railway (Pacific Locomotive Association) · Fremont, California
- Christmas
Nov 21 – Dec 31, 2026
Mr. Skunk and the Giant Christmas Tree — Skunk Train
Mendocino Railway (Skunk Train) · Willits, California
- Christmas
Nov 27 – Dec 20, 2026
North Pole Limited — Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association · Campo, California
- THE POLAR EXPRESS™
Nov 27 – Dec 20, 2026
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride — Railtown 1897
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (California State Railroad Museum Foundation) · Jamestown, California
- Christmas
Nov 27 – Dec 23, 2026
Holiday Lights Train — Roaring Camp Railroads
Roaring Camp Railroads · Santa Cruz, California
- Christmas
Dec 5–20, 2026
Santa Trains — Western Railway Museum
Western Railway Museum · Suisun City, California
