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St. Cloud, Minnesota — Lincoln Depot

BNSF's Staples Subdivision at the crossing beside the historic Lincoln Depot

St. Cloud, Minnesota — Lincoln Depot

BNSF Staples Subdivision · St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States

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Where this camera films

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Camera position: 45.55880, -94.14063

Location
St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Railroad

BNSF — BNSF Staples Subdivision (MP 73.11)

Weather & light at the camera

Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.

Trains on this camera

What the stream’s operator says

"Nearly 40 trains passing through in 24 hours" (operator description, NTR-OTC / Steel Highway Railcams)

Traffic as described by the stream’s operator. Spotatrain has not counted the trains itself.

Train types

FreightAmtrak

On the line here

Nearest grade crossing7th St SEBNSF Staples, MP 73.21 · FRA ID 067246K · public crossing · 2 main tracks · timetable speed 60 mph · whistle ban (24 hr)
< 50 m
Nearest named bridge3rd St SEBNSF Staples, MP 74 · steel other · multiple tracks
680 m
Yards nearby
St Cloud · NLR2.6 km

FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · bridge inventory Oct 14, 2022 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)

About this cam

This fixed camera looks east along BNSF's Staples Subdivision through St. Cloud, Minnesota, at Milepost 73.11, across a road crossing beside the Lincoln Depot Bar & Grill, which sponsors the camera.

Part of the Northern Transcon Railcams network (NTR-OTC / Steel Highway Railcams channel), this camera looks east across a road-and-rail grade crossing on BNSF's Staples Subdivision in St. Cloud, Minnesota, at Milepost 73.11.

The operator states the line carries "nearly 40 trains passing through in 24 hours," mostly BNSF and Amtrak, with foreign power from CP, CSXT, Ferromex, KCS, Union Pacific, CN, SP and the Otter Tail Valley Railroad.

The camera is sponsored by the Lincoln Depot Bar & Grill, a historic depot building on Lincoln Avenue SE that the operator describes as offering "a fascinating glimpse into the region's rich history."

What to watch for

BNSF freight and Amtrak, with occasional run-through power from CP, CSXT, Ferromex, KCS, UP, CN, SP and the Otter Tail Valley Railroad, per the operator's description.

The camera

Stream
YouTube live stream
Filming
Grade crossing
Traffic
Freight & passenger
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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