Alma, Wisconsin — Riverfront Camera
Mississippi riverfront view of BNSF's St. Croix Subdivision at Alma, Wisconsin
Alma, Wisconsin — Riverfront Camera
BNSF — St. Croix Subdivision, along the Mississippi River at Alma · Alma, Wisconsin, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 44.32499, -91.91794
- Location
- Alma, Wisconsin, United States
- Railroad
BNSF — St. Croix Subdivision
≈ MP 351.0 on the St. Croix Subdivision — derived from FRA grade crossing 079949W, 100 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
24reported to the FRA
Daytime
12
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 60 min
Nighttime
12
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 60 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 079949W, 100 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 24 to 32.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 60 mph timetable speed
Train types
On the line here
FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · bridge inventory Oct 14, 2022 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)
About this cam
This camera overlooks the Mississippi River and the BNSF St. Croix Subdivision at Alma, Wisconsin, a small river town below the bluffs. BNSF trains operate here between La Crosse, Wisconsin and the Twin Cities.
The operator credits the City of Alma, Wisconsin and the Alma Fire Department as hosts. At the time of capture, the on-screen sponsor banner instead named the Hotel de Ville (305 N Main St) — a different address one block from the Fire Department (310 N Main St) on the same riverfront block; this is most likely a rotating sponsor ad rather than a change of host, but it has not been confirmed which building the camera itself sits on.
What to watch for
BNSF freight trains along the Mississippi River at Alma, running between La Crosse, WI and the Twin Cities.
The camera
- Stream
- YouTube live stream
- Traffic
- Freight
- Sound
- Live lineside audio — horns and engines
- Hours
- Streams around the clock, 24/7
- Camera movement
- Fixed view
- Feed checked
- September 21, 2026
Filmed location
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