La Plata, Missouri — BNSF Southern Transcon
Three cameras on the Santa Fe Transcon, 50 to 70 trains a day
La Plata, Missouri — BNSF Southern Transcon
BNSF Railway — Marceline Subdivision, milepost 312.7 (Southern Transcon, former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe) · La Plata, Missouri, United States
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Virtual Railfan runs three cameras at La Plata on BNSF's Southern Transcon — the former Santa Fe main line between Chicago and Los Angeles. Hosted by the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation at the Amtrak station and Lookout Park, they cover 50 to 70 daily trains at milepost 312.7.
About this cam
Virtual Railfan's La Plata cameras cover BNSF's Southern Transcon, the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe main line between Chicago and Los Angeles, at milepost 312.7 of the Marceline Subdivision. The operator counts 50 to 70 daily trains — one of the highest figures anywhere in the Virtual Railfan network. Three cameras are published: a pan-tilt-zoom camera at Lookout Park, and two fixed views, east and west, at the historic Amtrak station. The host is the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation, supported by sponsors Duane and Curt Lundgren in memory of the Great Northern Railroad. Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops here twice daily: eastbound number 4 in the morning, westbound number 3 in the evening. The APRHF preserves La Plata's rail heritage through exhibits and historical work, and the operator links a map of the Marceline Sub compiled by Curt Lundgren.
What to watch for
Fifty to seventy trains a day on the Southern Transcon means the intermodal is nearly continuous — this is BNSF's Chicago to Los Angeles high-priority route, so the trains are long, fast and frequent, with manifest and locals filling the gaps. The two Amtrak stops are the scheduled highlights: eastbound number 4 in the morning, westbound number 3 in the evening. Because there are three cameras at two different places, you can follow a train from Lookout Park down to the station. Road is on 160.560 (AAR 30), the dispatcher on 161.385 (AAR 85).