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Cowan

The foot of Cowan grade, home base of CSX’s pushers

Cowan

Cowan, Tennessee, United States

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Where this camera films

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Camera position: 35.16375, -86.01023

Location

Cowan, Tennessee, United States

Railroad

CSX — Chattanooga

≈ MP 86.9 on the Chattanooga — derived from FRA grade crossing 349417P, 70 m away

Weather & light at the camera

Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.

Trains on this camera

Through trains per day

6reported to the FRA

Daytime

6 AM – 6 PM

≈ 1 every 3 h

Nighttime

6 PM – 6 AM

≈ 1 every 6 h

Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 349417P, 70 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 6 to 7.

Track at the crossing: 1 main track · 45 mph timetable speed

On the line here

Nearest grade crossingCumberland StreetCSX Chattanooga, MP 86.94 · FRA ID 349417P · public crossing · 1 main track · timetable speed 45 mph · horns sounded here

70 m

Yards nearby

Widows Creek · CSX35 km

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

About this cam

Iron Rail Cams streams live on YouTube from Cowan, Tennessee, at the foot of the mountain grade where CSX bases its helper locomotives. The linked spot reports a steady flow of freight on the Chattanooga Subdivision, though no verified daily count.