Griffith, Indiana — Griffith Tower
One of the busiest railway crossings in the Midwest
Griffith, Indiana — Griffith Tower
Canadian National — South Bend Subdivision and Matteson Subdivision interlocking at Griffith, from the former Griffith interlocking tower (operator's description) · Griffith, Indiana, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 41.52073, -87.42680
- Location
- Griffith, Indiana, United States
- Railroad
CN — Matteson
≈ MP 36.2 on the Matteson — derived from FRA grade crossing 230082T, 90 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
32reported to the FRA
Daytime
16
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 45 min
Nighttime
16
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 45 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 230082T, 90 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 2 to 32.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 25 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
Steel Highway's camera at Griffith Tower, Indiana, where several main lines cross south-east of Chicago.
What to watch for
A place where multiple railroads intersect — the tower name is the giveaway, and the traffic is constant.
The camera
- Stream
- YouTube live stream
- Filming
- Crossing diamond
- Traffic
- Freight
- Sound
- Live lineside audio — horns and engines
- Hours
- Streams around the clock, 24/7
- Camera movement
- Fixed view
- Feed checked
- September 9, 2026
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