Landgraff
Pocahontas coal country, 30–40 trains a day on the curve
Landgraff
Landgraff, West Virginia, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 37.41158, -81.47321
- Location
- Landgraff, West Virginia, United States
- Railroad
Norfolk Southern — Pocahontas District
≈ MP 389 on the Pocahontas District — derived from FRA grade crossing 471039C, 190 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
27reported to the FRA
Daytime
14
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 51 min
Nighttime
13
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 55 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 471039C, 190 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 26 to 27.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 30 mph timetable speed
On the line here
FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · bridge inventory Oct 14, 2022 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)
About this cam
RailStream’s camera at Landgraff, West Virginia catches Norfolk Southern’s former N&W Pocahontas main on a tight mountain curve. Railstream’s own count — already cited by the linked spot — puts traffic at 30–40 trains a day. Viewing is via RailStream’s site.
What to watch for
Coal tonnage grinding through the hollow, with intermodal and the occasional Amtrak detour move.
The camera
- Stream
- Stream
- Filming
- Curve
- Traffic
- Freight
- Sound
- Video only, no audio
- Hours
- Streams around the clock, 24/7
- Camera movement
- Fixed view
- Feed checked
- August 3, 2026
Filmed location
The place this camera films is documented on Spotatrain — traffic levels, best angles, and visiting info (Spot):
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