Glendale, Ohio — CSX Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision
A 24-hour quiet zone on an 1850s Baltimore & Ohio main line
Glendale, Ohio — CSX Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision
CSX — Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision (former Baltimore & Ohio / Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, 1850–51) · Glendale, Ohio, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 39.27199, -84.45883
- Location
- Glendale, Ohio, United States
- Railroad
CSX — Cincinnati Terminal
≈ MP 15.1 on the Cincinnati Terminal — derived from FRA grade crossing 152376N, 30 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
15reported to the FRA
Daytime
9
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 80 min
Nighttime
6
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 2 h
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 152376N, at this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 13 to 15.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 35 mph timetable speed
What the stream’s operator says
"these cameras capture approximately 29 daily trains" — Virtual Railfan stream description
Traffic as described by the stream’s operator. Spotatrain has not counted the trains itself.
Train types
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 51, to ChicagoMon, Thu and Sat≈ 2:44 AMestimated from Cincinnati Union Terminal, 21 km
- Train 50, to New YorkWed, Fri and Sun≈ 3:04 AMestimated from Cincinnati Union Terminal, 21 km
Scheduled times from Amtrak’s official timetable, updated September 24, 2026 — trains often run late. Estimated times are worked out along the line from the nearest scheduled stop.
On the line here
FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · bridge inventory Oct 14, 2022 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)
About this cam
Virtual Railfan's cameras in Glendale overlook CSX's Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision, the former Baltimore & Ohio main line built by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad in 1850–51. About 29 trains a day pass through this village, which is a 24-hour quiet zone — so they come through without horns, at 35 mph.
Virtual Railfan's Glendale cameras look out on CSX's Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision — the former Baltimore & Ohio main line, built by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad in 1850 and 1851. The route connects Cincinnati with Toledo and Indianapolis, splitting into the Toledo and Indianapolis Subs at Hamilton, Ohio.
The operator counts approximately 29 daily trains: CSX freight plus Amtrak's Cardinal, which runs three times a week linking Chicago and New York by way of Washington, DC.
Two things make watching here distinctive, and the operator states both: the village is a 24-hour quiet zone, so trains pass without sounding the horn, and the maximum track speed is 35 mph. The host is the Glendale Trackside Pub. A public camera faces north with chat; a pan-tilt-zoom camera is reserved for Virtual Railfan members.
What to watch for
Quiet-zone running is the character of this location — no horns, and a 35 mph limit, so trains arrive almost silently and move slowly enough to read every car. That makes Glendale unusually good for identifying equipment. The traffic is CSX road freight on the old B&O, and the Cardinal three times a week is the passenger prize. Two channels are monitored: CSX Road on 160.230 (AAR 08) and Amtrak Road on 160.290 (AAR 12).
The camera
- Stream
- YouTube live stream
- Filming
- Grade crossing
- Traffic
- Freight & passenger
- Sound
- Live lineside audio — horns and engines
- Hours
- Streams around the clock, 24/7
- Cameras
- 2 cameras at this location
- Camera movement
- Fixed view
- Feed checked
- August 10, 2026
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