Barstow (California)
Transcon crossroads at the Barstow Harvey House
Barstow (California)
Barstow, California, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 34.90457, -117.02458
- Location
- Barstow, California, United States
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 3, to Los AngelesDaily3:18 AMarrives Barstow, 100 m away
- Train 4, to ChicagoDaily8:47 PMdeparts Barstow, 100 m away
Scheduled times from Amtrak’s official timetable, updated September 17, 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
Virtual Railfan streams from the historic Harvey House at Barstow, California, beside BNSF’s major classification yard. The linked spot reports 60–70 BNSF trains daily plus 20–25 Union Pacific movements joining at Daggett — 80+ trains on peak days.
What to watch for
Nonstop Transcon intermodal, yard jobs, and UP run-through traffic in the Mojave.
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 (Spot):
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