Grants, New Mexico — BNSF Gallup Subdivision
The Southern Transcon across New Mexico, at milepost 96.2
Grants, New Mexico — BNSF Gallup Subdivision
BNSF Railway — Gallup Subdivision, milepost 96.2 (Southern Transcon, former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe) · Grants, New Mexico, United States
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SouthWest RailCams operates a pan-tilt-zoom camera at milepost 96.2 of BNSF's Gallup Subdivision in Grants, New Mexico, hosted by the Cibola Arts Council & Double Six Gallery. The operator estimates 60 to 70 trains a day on this stretch of BNSF's Southern Transcon, plus Amtrak's Southwest Chief, and the stream carries integrated railroad radio.
About this cam
SouthWest RailCams runs this pan-tilt-zoom camera near milepost 96.2 of BNSF's Gallup Subdivision in Grants, New Mexico. The Gallup Sub carries BNSF's Southern Transcon across western New Mexico, the east–west freight corridor linking Southern California with the Southwest and Midwest. The operator estimates 60 to 70 trains a day: intermodal, manifest, automotive, grain and unit trains. Amtrak's Southwest Chief (trains 3 and 4) also passes, without a stop in Grants.
The host is the Cibola Arts Council & Double Six Gallery, an arts centre on the historic Route 66 corridor in Grants. The operator dates the camera's start to 10 April 2025.
An integrated radio feed carries 160.65000 MHz (AAR 036), the BNSF road channel for the Grants area. The operator notes that no defect detectors are audible from this location.
What to watch for
Volume is the point here: SouthWest RailCams estimates 60 to 70 trains a day on the Gallup Sub, dominated by intermodal stack trains running between Southern California and the Midwest, with manifest, automotive, grain and unit trains mixed in. Amtrak's Southwest Chief is the one passenger train, passing through Grants without stopping. The camera is a PTZ, so the framing moves. Listen to the BNSF road channel on 160.650 — with no defect detector within earshot, radio calls are the only advance warning.
How busy is it?
"Estimated Train Count: 60-70 trains per day" — SouthWest RailCams camera page (southwestrailcams.com/LiveRailCams/GrantsNM.html)
Traffic as described by the stream’s operator. Spotatrain has not counted the trains itself.
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