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Virginia Scenic Railway (Buckingham Branch Railroad) · Staunton, Virginia
Virginia, United States
14 places to explore in Virginia.
6 spots, 1 experience, 6 live cams and 1 rail event. The largest clusters are around Roanoke (7) and Ashland (2).
Railroads you can watch in Virginia: Norfolk Southern, CSX, Amtrak and VRE. All 6 live cams stream around the clock.
Map of Virginia (14)
Cities in Virginia (1)
Spots (6)
SpotRoanoke (Railwalk)
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Purpose-built 1/3-mile railfan walkway along Norfolk Southern's mainline through downtown Roanoke, with elevated platforms, interpretive di…
SpotTriple Crossing (Richmond)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
The only place in North America where three Class I railroad lines cross at different levels. Norfolk Southern operates the ground-level tr…
SpotAshland (Street Running)
Ashland, Virginia, United States
CSX's RF&P Subdivision double-track main line runs between Center Street and Railroad Avenue through downtown Ashland, Virginia, carrying a…
SpotNatural Tunnel
Duffield, Virginia, United States
A million-year-old natural limestone cave in Scott County, Virginia, large enough for Norfolk Southern and CSX coal trains to pass through…
SpotClifton Forge (CSX Yard)
Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States
Active CSX yard and crew change point on the former C&O Railway main line in the Alleghany Highlands of Virginia, adjacent to the C&O Railw…
SpotLong Bridge (Potomac River)
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Long Bridge Park in Arlington offers front-row views of CSX freight, Amtrak, and VRE trains crossing the only mainline railroad bridge over…
Experiences (1)
Live Cams (6)
37.273° N · 79.946° W
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Live cam
Live CamRoanoke (Virginia)
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Virtual Railfan streams from downtown Roanoke, Virginia, along the Railwalk beside Norfolk Southern’s main line, in the city the N&W built.…
37.272° N · 79.991° W
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Norfolk Southern
Live CamRoanoke, Virginia — Norwich Yard
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
A trackside view of Norwich Yard in Roanoke, Virginia, on Norfolk Southern's former Virginian Railway main line, sponsored by the Roanoke C…
37.760° N · 77.481° W
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CSX
Live CamAshland (Virginia)
Ashland, Virginia, United States
Virtual Railfan’s famous camera at Ashland, Virginia looks straight down the street-running tracks through the town center, on the RF&P cor…
37.274° N · 79.940° W
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Norfolk Southern
Live CamRoanoke, Virginia — Hotel Roanoke, West Camera
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Rooftop view of the Norfolk Southern tracks and Roanoke Amtrak station from The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center.
37.274° N · 79.939° W
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Norfolk Southern
Live CamRoanoke, Virginia — Hotel Roanoke, East Camera
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
The east-facing view from The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center over Norfolk Southern's tracks and Amtrak's Roanoke station, downtown Roano…
37.273° N · 79.945° W
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Norfolk Southern
Live CamRoanoke, Virginia — Fixed Camera, East
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Virtual Railfan's Fixed View — East camera looks across Norfolk Southern's Roanoke yard from the Virginia Museum of Transportation, with do…