San Luis Obispo
The Coast Line’s mountain railroading at San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
This operator has not granted Spotatrain permission to embed the feed, so we link to it instead.
Watch at SouthWest Rail CamsStreamed by SouthWest Rail Cams
Stream hosted by SouthWest Rail Cams. Spotatrain links to the original feed and does not rebroadcast.
Where this camera films
Camera position: 35.27341, -120.65562
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Railroad
Union Pacific — Santa Barbara Subdivision
≈ MP 249 on the Santa Barbara Subdivision — derived from FRA grade crossing 176280S, 180 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
8reported to the FRA
Daytime
4
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 3 h
Nighttime
4
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 3 h
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 441126Y, 540 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 25 mph timetable speed
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 14, to SeattleDaily · changed Nov 72:52 PMarrives San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
- Train 11, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Nov 1 and 6–73:37 PMdeparts San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
- Train 774, to San DiegoDaily · changed Nov 1–76:11 AMdeparts San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
- Train 757, to San Luis ObispoDaily · changed Nov 1–710:53 AMarrives San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
- Train 786, to San DiegoDaily · changed Nov 1–712:15 PMdeparts San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
- Train 765, to San Luis ObispoDaily · changed Nov 1–72:37 PMarrives San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
- Train 794, to San DiegoDaily · changed Nov 1–74:17 PMdeparts San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
- Train 777, to San Luis ObispoDaily · changed Nov 1–78:52 PMarrives San Luis Obispo, 300 m away
Scheduled times from Amtrak’s official timetable, updated November 1, 2026 — trains often run late.
On the line here
FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · bridge inventory Oct 14, 2022 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)
About this cam
SouthWest Rail Cams streams live on YouTube from San Luis Obispo on Union Pacific’s Coast Line. Traffic is lean but scenic: the linked spot reports 4–6 Amtrak trains daily — Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner — with freight now rare on this route.
What to watch for
The Coast Starlight’s daily passes through classic Coast Line scenery.
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
- August 3, 2026
Filmed location
The place this camera films is documented on Spotatrain — traffic levels, best angles, and visiting info (Epic Journey):
Related on Spotatrain
More Live Cams in California
Spots Near This Camera
San Luis Obispo (Horseshoe Curve)
A dramatic horseshoe curve on UP's Coast Line where trains climb the steepest grade between LA and San Francisco — 2.2% through tunnels and tight curves in the Santa Lucia Range.
Gaviota (Coast Line)
The 811-foot Gaviota Trestle carries Union Pacific's Coast Line 80 feet above Gaviota Creek at its outlet to the Pacific Ocean, inside Gaviota State Park. One of Amtrak's most photographed landmarks, the 1900 steel trestle offers accessible railfan access with camping literally beneath the bridge.
Railway Experiences in the United States
Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum
A faithfully rebuilt 1904 Southern Pacific depot at the top of the Tehachapi Pass, run entirely by volunteers and free to enter, with the Union Pacific main line crossing the street a few steps from the door.
Roaring Camp Railroads
Geared steam locomotives climb through redwood groves to Bear Mountain from a recreated 1880s logging town in Felton, near Santa Cruz.
Powell-Mason Cable Car Line
San Francisco's oldest cable car line, running since 1888 from Powell & Market over Nob Hill to Fisherman's Wharf.
Related Journeys & Mega-Projects
Coast Starlight
Seattle to Los Angeles in 35 hours: Cascade summits, Mount Shasta and 104 miles of Pacific shoreline
California High-Speed Rail
San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours — the high-speed line taking shape in California's Central Valley
Explore around San Luis Obispo
2 places on Spotatrain within 25 km of San Luis Obispo — 1 spot and 1 journey.
- Coast Starlight 338 m
- San Luis Obispo (Horseshoe Curve) 5.6 km