Chesterton (Indiana)
Virtual Railfan at Porter Junction, 75–100 trains a day
Chesterton (Indiana)
Chesterton, Indiana, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 41.61334, -87.07449
- Location
- Chesterton, Indiana, United States
- Railroad
Norfolk Southern — Chicago Line
≈ MP 482.1 on the Chicago Line — derived from FRA grade crossing 232116S, 80 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
72reported to the FRA
Daytime
37
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 19 min
Nighttime
35
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 21 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 232116S, 80 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 60 to 74.
- Track at the crossing
- 4 main tracks · 79 mph timetable speed
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 365, to ChicagoDaily · changed Sep 17–23≈ 11:52 AMestimated from New Buffalo Amtrak, 35 km
- Train 364, to Port HuronDaily≈ 5:44 PMestimated from New Buffalo Amtrak, 35 km
- Train 40, to ChicagoDaily7 – 8 AMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 41, to MiamiDaily7 – 8 PMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 449, to ChicagoDaily9 – 10 AMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 49, to ChicagoDaily9 – 10 AMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 448, to BostonDaily10 – 11 PMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 48, to New YorkDaily10 – 11 PMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 371, to ChicagoDaily8 – 9 AMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 370, to Grand RapidsDaily7 – 8 PMrough estimate: no stop within 50 km
- Train 350, to PontiacDaily · changed Sep 17 and 21–23≈ 8:38 AMestimated from New Buffalo Amtrak, 35 km
- Train 352, to PontiacDaily≈ 4:23 PMestimated from New Buffalo Amtrak, 35 km
- Train 354, to PontiacDaily≈ 7:37 PMestimated from New Buffalo Amtrak, 35 km
Tap a train for its times.
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 streams from Chesterton, Indiana, near Porter Junction — one of the busiest convergences in the Midwest. The linked spot reports 75–100 trains a day, with the NS Chicago Line carrying 60–70 freights plus 14 Amtrak movements.
What to watch for
Nonstop mainline freight with Amtrak’s eastern long-distance fleet mixed in.
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
The place this camera films is documented on Spotatrain — traffic levels, best angles, and visiting info (Spot):
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