Columbus, Wisconsin — Historic Depot
CPKC Watertown Subdivision at the 1906 Columbus depot, on Amtrak's Empire Builder/Borealis route
Columbus, Wisconsin — Historic Depot
CPKC — Watertown Subdivision · Columbus, Wisconsin, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 43.34080, -89.01187
- Location
- Columbus, Wisconsin, United States
- Railroad
CPKC — Watertown Subdivision (MP 149.9)
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
21reported to the FRA
Daytime
10
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 72 min
Nighttime
11
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 65 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 390644B, at this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 79 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
A view of the historic 1906 Columbus, Wisconsin railroad depot on CPKC's Watertown Subdivision at Milepost 149.9, between Portage and Milwaukee. The line also carries Amtrak's Empire Builder and Borealis trains, which stop at the depot next door. The camera is hosted by Julie's Java House, right beside the station.
This camera shows the historic 1906 railroad depot in Columbus, Wisconsin, on CPKC's Watertown Subdivision at Milepost 149.9, on the line between Portage and Milwaukee. The depot is also an active Amtrak stop for the Empire Builder and Borealis trains.
The camera is hosted by Julie's Java House, a coffee shop next door to the depot at 409 N Ludington St, and is part of the Steel Highway Railcams network.
What to watch for
CPKC freight movements and Amtrak's Empire Builder / Borealis trains stopping at the Columbus depot.
The camera
- Stream
- YouTube live stream
- Filming
- Passenger station
- Traffic
- Freight & passenger
- Sound
- Live lineside audio — horns and engines
- Hours
- Streams around the clock, 24/7
- Camera movement
- Fixed view
- Feed checked
- September 20, 2026
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