Barstow, California Railcam — PTZ Camera

Trains on this camera

Through trains per day

25reported to the FRA

Daytime

6 AM – 6 PM

≈ 1 every 55 min

Nighttime

6 PM – 6 AM

≈ 1 every 60 min

Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 026054F, 150 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 25 to 30.

Track at the crossing

1 main track · 79 mph timetable speed

Train types

FreightAmtrak Southwest Chief

On the line here

Nearest crossingInterstate 15BNSF Needles, MP 744.603 · FRA ID 026054F · railway above the road · public crossing · 1 main track · timetable speed 79 mph · horns sounded here

150 m

Nearest named bridgeI- 15BNSF Needles, MP 745 · steel other · multiple tracks

140 m

Yards nearby

Barstow Yard · BNSF4.6 km

Yermo Yard · Union Pacific15 km

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

About this cam

A pan-tilt-zoom camera hosted at Barstow Station overlooks the BNSF Needles Subdivision mainline in Barstow, California, near MP 744.5. Expect a steady flow of BNSF and Union Pacific freight plus Amtrak's Southwest Chief, with an integrated radio scanner tuned to BNSF and UP dispatch frequencies.

This SouthWest RailCams PTZ feed is hosted at Barstow Station (a motorcoach travel-center stop) overlooking the BNSF Needles Subdivision at MP 744.5 in Barstow, California. The Needles Subdivision here carries BNSF manifest and intermodal freight, Union Pacific power operating on trackage rights, and Amtrak's Southwest Chief (Los Angeles-Chicago). The stream includes an integrated radio scanner covering the BNSF Needles Sub dispatch frequency (161.085 MHz) and the UP Cima Subdivision frequency (160.710 MHz, Daggett-to-Yermo segment). No defect detector is noted for this location by the operator.

What to watch for

Double-stack intermodal and manifest freight on the multi-track BNSF main, Union Pacific power running on trackage rights, and Amtrak's Southwest Chief; the Barstow Station motorcoach lot is visible in the foreground.

The camera

Stream: YouTube live stream
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 20, 2026

Filmed location

The place this camera films is documented on Spotatrain — traffic levels, best angles, and visiting info (Mega Project):

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Barstow, California — PTZ Camera

Where this camera films

Weather & light at the camera