North Platte, Nebraska — Golden Spike Tower West
The west-facing view from Golden Spike Tower over Union Pacific's Bailey Yard.
North Platte, Nebraska — Golden Spike Tower West
Union Pacific — Bailey Yard / North Platte Terminal (non nommée comme ligne par l'exploitant) · North Platte, Nebraska, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 41.14452, -100.82952
- Location
- North Platte, Nebraska, United States
- Railroad
Weather & light at the camera
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Trains on this camera
Train types
On the line here
FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)
About this cam
This Steel Highway Railcam is hosted inside the Golden Spike Tower & Visitor Center in North Platte, Nebraska, looking over Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, the world's largest rail classification yard.
Steel Highway Railcams' west camera is hosted by the Golden Spike Tower & Visitor Center at 1249 North Homestead Road in North Platte, Nebraska, overlooking Union Pacific's Bailey Yard. The operator describes Bailey Yard as the largest classification yard in the world, stretching more than five miles.
Union Pacific classifies inbound trains here for their onward destinations alongside run-through and local traffic. The Golden Spike Tower itself is open to visitors seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with observation decks over the yard.
What to watch for
Union Pacific classification and hump-yard switching moves, plus through freight and local trains across Bailey Yard's many tracks. A companion Steel Highway camera (not part of this record) covers the east side of the tower.
The camera
- Stream
- YouTube live stream
- Filming
- Classification yard
- 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
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