Halloween
Oct 10–25, 2026
Pumpkin Patch Train Rides — Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum · Rush, New York
New York, United States
38 places to explore in New York.
11 spots, 2 experiences, 5 live cams and 20 rail events. The largest clusters are around New York (4), Buffalo (2) and Fairport (2).
Railroads you can watch in New York: CSX, Amtrak, Metro-North and Norfolk Southern. 4 of the 5 live cams stream around the clock.
Map of New York (38)
Cities in New York (1)
Spots (11)
SpotMoodna Viaduct
Salisbury Mills, New York, United States
A 3,200-foot (975 m) Erie Railroad steel trestle of 1909 carrying the Port Jervis Line over Moodna Creek, watched from the Schunnemunk Mead…
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New York Grand Central Terminal
New York, New York, United States
The world's largest train terminal by platform count, Grand Central Terminal serves 750 Metro-North trains daily across 44 platforms on two…
SpotHell Gate Bridge, Astoria Park
Queens, New York, United States
The north lawn of Astoria Park stands about 130 m (430 ft) from Amtrak's Northeast Corridor where it climbs onto the Hell Gate Bridge, a 1,…
SpotPoughkeepsie (Hudson Bridge)
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
A former railroad bridge 212 feet above the Hudson River, now a 1.28-mile pedestrian walkway offering bird's-eye views of Metro-North Hudso…
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Fairport Train Viewing Platform
Fairport, New York, United States
A covered, village-backed train-watching platform beside CSX's three-track main line in Fairport, New York, with a live CSX scanner speaker…
SpotBinghamton (Rail Yards)
Binghamton, New York, United States
Major Norfolk Southern rail hub in New York's Southern Tier where the former Erie Lackawanna and Delaware & Hudson main lines converge. NS…
SpotHudson Highlands (Cold Spring)
Cold Spring, New York, United States
Metro-North Hudson Line station in the heart of Cold Spring village, where Amtrak, commuter, and CSX freight trains run along the east bank…
SpotSelkirk Yard (Albany)
Selkirk, New York, United States
CSX Transportation's primary classification hub for the Northeast, Selkirk Yard sits 8 miles south of Albany on 1,250 acres in the Hudson V…
SpotBuffalo (CP Draw Bridge)
Buffalo, New York, United States
CP Draw is a key CSX control point where trains cross the Buffalo River on a 1912 Strauss bascule bridge, surrounded by historic grain elev…
SpotRouses Point (Border)
Rouses Point, New York, United States
One of the few spots in the U.S. where you can watch trains cross an international border. CPKC freights and Amtrak's daily Adirondack stop…
SpotCroton-Harmon (Hudson Line)
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States
Major Metro-North hub at the northern limit of Hudson Line third-rail electrification. Croton-Harmon is where electric and diesel power swa…
Experiences (2)
ExperienceNew York Transit Museum
Brooklyn, New York, United States
<p>The museum’s entrance leads two flights down into a historic 1936 subway station. The New York Transit Museum (NYTM) is devoted to the h…
ExperienceGrand Central Terminal Official Tour
New York, New York, United States
Grand Central Terminal opened on February 2, 1913, the product of two firms working in tandem: Reed and Stem devised the overall plan and i…
Live Cams (5)
42.902° N · 78.901° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamBuffalo, New York — Track beside I-190 South of the Peace Bridge (NYSDOT camera)
Buffalo, New York, United States
A New York State DOT traffic camera on I-190 southbound at milepost 6.87, south of the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. The expressway is the main…
40.746° N · 73.903° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamNew York — Woodside
New York, New York, United States
The independent Woodside Train Cam streams live on YouTube from Woodside, Queens, where the Long Island Rail Road main line and the elevate…
40.877° N · 73.919° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
Live cam
Live CamSpuyten Duyvil — Amtrak Swing Bridge over the Harlem River
New York, New York, United States
A daily live view from Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx, watching the railway swing bridge over the Harlem River below the arch of the Henry Hud…
42.901° N · 78.778° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CSX
Live CamCheektowaga, New York — Thruway Plaza
Cheektowaga, New York, United States
A CSX freight train rolls past the Thruway Plaza shopping center in Cheektowaga, New York, on this camera watching the Buffalo Terminal Sub…
43.103° N · 77.441° W
© Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap
CSX
Live CamFairport, New York — CSX Rochester Subdivision
Fairport, New York, United States
West- and east-facing cameras at the Fairport Train Viewing Platform in New York, where CSX's Rochester and West Shore Subdivisions converg…
Events (20)
- Halloween
Oct 17, 2026
Pumpkin Train — Adirondack Railroad
Adirondack Railroad (Adirondack Railway Preservation Society) · Thendara, New York
- Model show
Oct 17–18, 2026
Model Railroad Open House — Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers
Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers, Inc. · Levittown, New York
- Halloween
Oct 17–25, 2026
Pumpkin Express — Catskill Mountain Railroad
Catskill Mountain Railroad · Kingston, New York
- Halloween
Oct 23, 2026
Halloween Trivia Train — Adirondack Railroad
Adirondack Railroad (Adirondack Railway Preservation Society) · Tupper Lake, New York
- Halloween
Oct 24, 2026
Family Halloween Train — Adirondack Railroad
Adirondack Railroad (Adirondack Railway Preservation Society) · Holland Patent, New York
- Halloween
Oct 24–25, 2026
Haunted Halloween Express — Arcade & Attica Railroad
Arcade & Attica Railroad · Arcade, New York
- Model show
Nov 8, 2026
Hudson Valley Train Show — Hudson Valley Railroad Society
Hudson Valley Railroad Society · Poughkeepsie, New York
- THE POLAR EXPRESS™
Nov 13 – Dec 30, 2026
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride at Catskill Mountain Railroad
Catskill Mountain Railroad · Kingston, New York
- Model show
Nov 14–15, 2026
Annual Open House — Rochester Model Railroad Club
Rochester Model Railroad Club · Rochester, New York
- Model show
Nov 14–15, 2026
Great New York State Model Train Fair — Central New York Chapter, NRHS
Central New York Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) · Syracuse, New York
- Model show
Nov 14, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Holiday Train Show® — New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, New York
- THE POLAR EXPRESS™
Nov 20 – Dec 20, 2026
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride at Adirondack Railroad
Adirondack Railroad (Adirondack Railway Preservation Society) · Utica, New York
- Model show
Nov 21–22, 2026
Greater Buffalo Train & Toy Show
Western New York Railway Historical Society · Hamburg, New York
- Christmas
Nov 21 – Dec 20, 2026
Santa's Wonderland Express — Arcade & Attica Railroad
Arcade & Attica Railroad · Arcade, New York
- THE POLAR EXPRESS™
Nov 21 – Dec 27, 2026
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride at Medina Railroad Museum
Medina Railroad Museum · Medina, New York
- Christmas
Nov 27 – Dec 20, 2026
Santa Claus Express — Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad (Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society) · Milford, New York
- Christmas
Nov 28 – Dec 13, 2026
Santa Express — New York & Lake Erie Railroad
New York & Lake Erie Railroad · Gowanda, New York
- Christmas
Dec 4–12, 2026
Santa Train Rides to the North Pole — Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum · Rush, New York
- Model show
Dec 6, 2026
Great Train Extravaganza — Albany, New York
Hudson-Berkshire Division, National Model Railroad Association · Albany, New York
