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Tornillo, Texas — UP Valentine Subdivision

PTZ camera on Union Pacific's Valentine Subdivision at a public grade crossing near El Paso

Tornillo, Texas — UP Valentine Subdivision

Union Pacific Valentine Subdivision (MP 794.32) · Tornillo, Texas, United States

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Where this camera films

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Camera position: 31.44551, -106.08902

Location
Tornillo, Texas, United States
Railroad

Union Pacific — Valentine Subdivision (MP 794.32)

Weather & light at the camera

Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.

Trains on this camera

Through trains per day

20reported to the FRA

Daytime

10

6 AM – 6 PM

≈ 1 every 72 min

Nighttime

10

6 PM – 6 AM

≈ 1 every 72 min

Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 742906F, 70 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 20 to 24.

Track at the crossing
1 main track · 79 mph timetable speed

What the stream’s operator says

"20–35 trains per day" — operator's Tornillo page, https://southwestrailcams.com/LiveRailCams/TornilloTX.html

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

Train types

FreightLong-Distance

Passenger trains past this camera

Amtrak
Sunset LimitedAmtrak · passes this camera
  • Train 1, to Los AngelesTue, Thu and Sun
    12 – 1 PMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
  • Train 2, to New OrleansWed, Fri and Sun
    4 – 5 PMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km

Scheduled times from Amtrak’s official timetable, updated November 9, 2026 — trains often run late. Estimated times are worked out along the line from the nearest scheduled stop.

On the line here

Nearest grade crossingOt Smith RoadUnion Pacific Valentine Sub, MP 794.32 · FRA ID 742906F · public crossing · 1 main track · timetable speed 79 mph · horns sounded here
70 m
Yards nearby
Alfalfa · Union Pacific44 km

FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)

About this cam

A PTZ camera on Union Pacific's Valentine Subdivision at Tornillo, Texas, overlooking a grade crossing east of El Paso along the U.S.–Mexico border corridor.

This PTZ camera overlooks Union Pacific's Valentine Subdivision (part of UP's Sunset Route) near milepost 794.32 in Tornillo, Texas, El Paso County — hosted by Franky's, a local beef-jerky business that supports the camera.

An integrated radio feed carries AAR channel 014 / 160.320 MHz, the road frequency for the Alpine-to-El Paso stretch of the Valentine Subdivision that includes Tornillo.

Union Pacific freight and Amtrak's Sunset Limited (#1 westbound, #2 eastbound) both pass this camera; the operator's own Tornillo page estimates 20–35 trains a day.

What to watch for

Watch for Union Pacific manifest, intermodal, automotive and cross-border freight on the Valentine Subdivision, plus Amtrak's Sunset Limited (#1/#2). The integrated scanner carries the Alpine–El Paso road channel (160.320 MHz, AAR 014).

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
Aimed by the operator
Feed checked
September 24, 2026
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