Elkhart (Indiana)
The former New York Central main by the Elkhart railroad museum
Elkhart (Indiana)
Elkhart, Indiana, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 41.68064, -85.97160
- Location
- Elkhart, Indiana, United States
- Railroad
Norfolk Southern — Chicago Line (Dearborn Division)
≈ MP 421.6 on the Chicago Line (Dearborn Division) — derived from FRA grade crossing 522507M, 90 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
75reported to the FRA
Daytime
35
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 21 min
Nighttime
40
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 18 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 522507M, 90 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 61 to 75.
- Track at the crossing
- 3 main tracks · 30 mph timetable speed
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 40, to ChicagoDaily7:29 AMarrives Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Train 41, to MiamiDaily9:29 PMdeparts Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Train 448, to BostonDaily12:27 AMdeparts Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Train 48, to New YorkDaily12:27 AMdeparts Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Train 449, to ChicagoDaily8:43 AMarrives Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Train 49, to ChicagoDaily8:43 AMarrives Elkhart Amtrak Station
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
What to watch for
NS intermodal and autoracks off the adjacent yard, with Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited passing through.
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
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