Battle Creek (Michigan)
CN, NS and Amtrak share the diamond at Battle Creek
Battle Creek (Michigan)
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 42.31207, -85.17410
- Location
- Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
- Railroad
South Bend
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
16reported to the FRA
Daytime
9
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 80 min
Nighttime
7
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 1.5 h
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 283546S, 130 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 35 mph timetable speed
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 365, to ChicagoDaily · changed Sep 17–23≈ 9:54 AMestimated from Battle Creek, 1.4 km
- Train 364, to Port HuronDaily≈ 7:39 PMestimated from Battle Creek, 1.4 km
- Train 350, to PontiacDaily · changed Sep 17 and 21–23≈ 10:57 AMestimated from Battle Creek, 1.4 km
- Train 352, to PontiacDaily≈ 6:24 PMestimated from Battle Creek, 1.4 km
- Train 354, to PontiacDaily≈ 9:36 PMestimated from Battle Creek, 1.4 km
Scheduled times from Amtrak’s official timetable, updated September 17, 2026 — trains often run late. Estimated times are worked out along the line from the nearest scheduled stop.
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’s camera watches the junction at Battle Creek, Michigan. The linked spot reports approximately 36 movements a day: about 25 CN freights, 8 Amtrak trains (Wolverine and Blue Water), and 3 Norfolk Southern trains, with extra switching from the nearby yard.
What to watch for
CN mainline freight crossing NS on the diamond, with Michigan’s Amtrak corridor fleet in between.
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
- Fixed view
- Feed checked
- August 3, 2026
Filmed location
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