Halloween
Oct 10–25, 2026
Pumpkin Train — Illinois Railway Museum
Illinois Railway Museum · Union, Illinois
Illinois, United States
53 places to explore in Illinois.
15 spots, 2 experiences, 29 live cams and 7 rail events. The largest clusters are around Union (7), Chicago (6) and Rochelle (4).
Railroads you can watch in Illinois: BNSF, CN, Union Pacific and Amtrak. 28 of the 29 live cams stream around the clock.
Map of Illinois (53)
Cities in Illinois (4)
Spots (15)
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Thebes Historic Courthouse Overlook
Thebes, Illinois, United States
The bluff beside the 1848 Thebes Courthouse, looking down on Union Pacific's Chester Subdivision and the 1905 Thebes Bridge, the Mississipp…
SpotDolton (Interlocking)
Dolton, Illinois, United States
One of America's busiest at-grade rail junctions, where CSX, Union Pacific, and Indiana Harbor Belt cross in Chicago's south suburbs. Over…
SpotDecatur (Crossroads)
Decatur, Illinois, United States
The WABIC Diamond in Decatur marks where Norfolk Southern's east-west main line crosses Canadian National's former Illinois Central Peoria…
SpotJoliet Union Station
Joliet, Illinois, United States
A major Chicago-area rail junction where BNSF, Union Pacific, CN, CSX, Iowa Interstate, Metra, and Amtrak converge beside a landmark 1912 B…
SpotMendota Union Depot
Mendota, Illinois, United States
Amtrak platform beside the surviving 1888 CB&Q Union Depot in Mendota, Illinois, on BNSF's double-track Mendota Subdivision between Aurora…
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Park Forest Rail Fan Park
Matteson, Illinois, United States
Village-owned railfan park in Matteson, Illinois, with a 35-foot accessible viewing platform over CN's junction of the ex-Illinois Central…
SpotBlue Island (Junction)
Blue Island, Illinois, United States
A double diamond interchange in Chicago's south suburbs where CSX, Indiana Harbor Belt, Canadian National, Iowa Interstate, and Metra conve…
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Salem (CN/UP Crossing)
Salem, Illinois, United States
A busy Class I railroad diamond in Salem, Illinois, where Canadian National's former Illinois Central main line crosses Union Pacific's Mou…
SpotEast Dubuque (CN/BNSF)
East Dubuque, Illinois, United States
BNSF and CN diamond crossing at East Cabin, where CN's Dubuque Subdivision emerges from an 1868 tunnel to cross BNSF's busy Aurora Subdivis…
SpotLa Grange (BNSF Racetrack)
La Grange, Illinois, United States
Prime railfan spot on BNSF's triple-track Chicago Subdivision — the famous "Racetrack" — with 140+ daily train movements including Metra co…
SpotFranklin Park Metra Station & Tower B-12
Franklin Park, Illinois, United States
Four-track former Milwaukee Road main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, where Metra commuter trains share the rails with CPKC freight, besid…
SpotRochelle Railroad Park
Rochelle, Illinois, United States
America's first park built specifically for railfans, located at the four-diamond crossing of Union Pacific's Geneva Subdivision and BNSF's…
SpotRoosevelt Road (Chicago)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Once called the world's greatest train watching overpass, Roosevelt Road spans multiple rail corridors one mile south of downtown Chicago,…
SpotHomewood (Rail Park)
Homewood, Illinois, United States
Purpose-built railfan viewing platform on CN's ex-Illinois Central main line in south suburban Chicago, with live switchyard audio, 8 track…
SpotGalesburg (Junction & Yard)
Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Major BNSF railroad junction in western Illinois where the former Santa Fe TransCon and Burlington Route mainlines cross, with 90+ trains d…
Experiences (2)
ExperienceIllinois Railway Museum
Union, Illinois, United States
<p>The <strong>Illinois Railway Museum (IRM)</strong> is the largest railroad museum in the United States, home to the country’s most exten…
ExperienceChicago “L” (Orange Line)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Orange Line is an elevated rapid transit route in Chicago, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It runs 13 miles from <stro…
Live Cams (29)
42.002° N · 89.333° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamOregon
Oregon, Illinois, United States
RailStream's free Oregon, Illinois railcam broadcasts "Live from the Oregon Depot Museum", looking over BNSF's main line beside the town's…
42.091° N · 90.155° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamSavanna, Illinois — City of Savanna Coach
Savanna, Illinois, United States
The BNSF/CPKC interlocking at Savanna, Illinois, filmed from the Savanna Historical Society's preserved Milwaukee Road passenger coach.
40.946° N · 90.362° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamGalesburg (Illinois)
Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Virtual Railfan streams from Galesburg, Illinois, a major BNSF hub where two main lines and a large classification yard meet. The linked sp…
41.920° N · 89.072° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamRochelle (Illinois)
Rochelle, Illinois, United States
Virtual Railfan’s camera at Rochelle, Illinois covers the famous flat crossing of the Union Pacific and BNSF main lines at Rochelle Railroa…
41.518° N · 90.565° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamRock Island, Illinois — Government Bridge at Lock and Dam 15
Rock Island, Illinois, United States
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers camera at Lock and Dam 15, Rock Island, looking at the Government Bridge and its swing span, which opens eac…
41.650° N · 87.687° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CSX
Live CamBlue Island
Blue Island, Illinois, United States
The Official Live Trains YouTube channel runs two cameras at Blue Island, in the freight-dense corridors south of Chicago. The linked spot…
41.885° N · 88.029° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamLombard, Illinois — Otto's Tavern
Lombard, Illinois, United States
A Tavern League of Railfans camera at Otto's Tavern in Lombard, Illinois, on the busy Union Pacific West corridor out of Chicago.
42.227° N · 88.528° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamUnion, Illinois — Railway Museum, Barn 9 Southeast
Union, Illinois, United States
The Illinois Railway Museum's camera at the south-east of Barn 9, Union, Illinois.
42.228° N · 88.524° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamUnion, Illinois — Railway Museum, Diesel Shop West
Union, Illinois, United States
The Illinois Railway Museum's own camera looking west in the diesel shop at Union, Illinois.
41.543° N · 87.679° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CN
Live CamFlossmoor, Illinois — North View
Flossmoor, Illinois, United States
Steel Highway's north-facing camera at Flossmoor, Illinois, also hosted by the Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery.
41.543° N · 87.679° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CN
Live CamFlossmoor, Illinois — South View
Flossmoor, Illinois, United States
Steel Highway's south-facing camera at Flossmoor, Illinois, hosted by the Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery in the old station buildin…
42.098° N · 88.700° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CPKC
Live CamGenoa, Illinois — CPKC Chicago Subdivision
Genoa, Illinois, United States
A raised view of the CPKC Chicago Subdivision at milepost 59.65 in Genoa, Illinois, with Canadian National's Freeport Subdivision crossing…
42.489° N · 90.640° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamEast Dubuque, Illinois — BNSF/CN Double Main
East Dubuque, Illinois, United States
A view looking west along the BNSF/CN double main in East Dubuque, Illinois, on BNSF's Aurora Subdivision.
41.779° N · 87.590° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CN
Live CamChicago (Mount Carmel)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RailStream's free Mount Carmel railcam, hosted by Mount Carmel High School on Chicago's South Side, looks over the electrified main line sh…
41.598° N · 90.336° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CPKC
Live CamPort Byron, Illinois — Mississippi Riverfront
Port Byron, Illinois, United States
A Mississippi riverfront view of CPKC's Nitrin Subdivision at Port Byron, Illinois, looking across the river toward LeClaire, Iowa.
41.650° N · 87.687° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamBlue Island, Illinois — South Camera
Blue Island, Illinois, United States
LIVE Trains' South Camera looks across a multi-track corridor at Blue Island, Illinois, in the freight-dense switching district south of Ch…
41.920° N · 89.071° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamRochelle Railroad Park
Rochelle, Illinois, United States
A Trains Magazine camera mounted on the shelter roof at Rochelle's municipal railroad park, aimed at the diamond where BNSF's Chicago–Twin…
38.891° N · 90.184° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamAlton, Illinois — Riverfront Rooftop Camera (City of Alton)
Alton, Illinois, United States
The City of Alton's own rooftop camera over the Alton riverfront in Illinois: the riverside amphitheatre park, the Clark Bridge and, in the…
41.887° N · 87.804° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamOak Park, Illinois — Railcam over the UP Geneva Sub (MP 8.5)
Oak Park, Illinois, United States
A live railcam by the channel Rails of the Midwest over the Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision at milepost 8.5 in Oak Park, Illinois: several…
41.548° N · 89.118° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamMendota, Illinois — BNSF Chicago–Galesburg Main Line
Mendota, Illinois, United States
A depot-museum view of BNSF's Chicago–Galesburg main line in downtown Mendota, Illinois. Six daily Amtrak trains stop here — the Southwest…
42.230° N · 88.529° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamIllinois Railway Museum — Spaulding Tower
Union, Illinois, United States
A live view east from Spaulding Tower over the station tracks and the main line at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. The towe…
42.227° N · 88.528° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamUnion, Illinois — Railway Museum, Barn 9 North
Union, Illinois, United States
The Illinois Railway Museum's camera at the north end of Barn 9, Union, Illinois.
42.229° N · 88.527° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamUnion, Illinois — Railway Museum, Car Line Junction
Union, Illinois, United States
The Illinois Railway Museum's camera at Car Line Junction, Union, Illinois.
41.920° N · 89.071° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamRochelle, Illinois — Railroad Park
Rochelle, Illinois, United States
The Rochelle Railroad Park overlooks the UP Geneva Subdivision and BNSF Aurora Subdivision crossing. Roughly 80 to 100 trains a day pass th…
39.957° N · 91.368° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
BNSF
Live CamQuincy, Illinois — BNSF Brookfield Subdivision at the Amtrak Station
Quincy, Illinois, United States
A fixed camera over the Quincy, Illinois Amtrak Station on BNSF's Brookfield Subdivision, catching BNSF freight plus Amtrak's Illinois Zeph…
42.229° N · 88.529° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamUnion, Illinois — Light Tower (East)
Union, Illinois, United States
Elevated parking-lot view over the Illinois Railway Museum grounds in Union, Illinois (East-facing).
41.886° N · 87.641° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamChicago, Illinois — CTA View
Chicago, Illinois, United States
View from the historic C&NW Powerhouse over the CTA Green/Pink Line, Clinton station, and the Union Pacific/Metra approach to Ogilvie Trans…
41.887° N · 87.641° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamChicago, Illinois — East Camera
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Eastward view from the historic C&NW Powerhouse over the Union Pacific/Metra approach to Ogilvie Transportation Center and the CTA Clinton…
41.887° N · 87.641° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Union Pacific
Live CamChicago, Illinois — North Camera
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Northward view from the historic C&NW Powerhouse over the CTA elevated curve and the Union Pacific/Metra approach to Ogilvie Transportation…
Events (7)
- Halloween
Oct 17–24, 2026
Ghost Story Train — Fox River Trolley Museum
Fox River Trolley Museum · South Elgin, Illinois
- Model show
Nov 1, 2026
Great Midwest Train Show — Wheaton, Illinois
Great Midwest Train Show · Wheaton, Illinois
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THE POLAR EXPRESS™Nov 13 – Dec 6, 2026
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride — Monticello Railway Museum
Monticello Railway Museum · Monticello, Illinois
- Christmas
Nov 27 – Dec 21, 2026
Happy Holiday Railway — Illinois Railway Museum
Illinois Railway Museum · Union, Illinois
- Model show
Nov 28–29, 2026
Great Train Show — Collinsville, Illinois
Great Train Show · Collinsville, Illinois
- Christmas
Nov 28 – Dec 20, 2026
Santa's Trolley Express — Fox River Trolley Museum
Fox River Trolley Museum · South Elgin, Illinois
