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Quincy, Illinois — BNSF Brookfield Subdivision at the Amtrak Station

BNSF freight and Amtrak at Quincy's Gem City depot

Quincy, Illinois — BNSF Brookfield Subdivision at the Amtrak Station

BNSF Railway — Chicago Division, Brookfield Subdivision, milepost 258.58 · Quincy, Illinois, United States

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Where this camera films

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Camera position: 39.95684, -91.36845

Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States
Railroad

BNSF — Brookfield

≈ MP 258.5 on the Brookfield — derived from FRA grade crossing 072789L, 80 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 072789L, 80 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 8 to 10.

Track at the crossing
1 main track · 40 mph timetable speed

What the stream’s operator says

"about 10 daily BNSF freight trains and 4 Amtrak trains: Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg" — Virtual Railfan livestream description

Traffic as described by the stream’s operator. Spotatrain has not counted the trains itself.

Train types

ManifestIntermodalIntercity & Regional

Passenger trains past this camera

Amtrak
Carl SandburgAmtrak · stops at Quincy Amtrak Station
  • Train 381, to QuincyDaily
    12:02 PMarrives Quincy Amtrak Station
  • Train 382, to ChicagoDaily
    5:30 PMdeparts Quincy Amtrak Station

Scheduled times from Amtrak’s official timetable, updated October 7, 2026 — trains often run late.

On the line here

Nearest grade crossing30th Wiseman LnBNSF Brookfield, MP 258.539 · FRA ID 072789L · public crossing · 1 main track · timetable speed 40 mph · horns sounded here
80 m
Nearest named bridgeN 12th StBNSF Brookfield, MP 260 · steel deck girder · one track
2.4 km
Yards nearby
West Quincy · BNSF7.7 km
Outer · Norfolk Southern29 km
Buena Vista · BNSF48 km

FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · bridge inventory Oct 14, 2022 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)

About this cam

Virtual Railfan's cameras overlook the Quincy Amtrak Station in Illinois, on BNSF's Brookfield Subdivision — a mix of BNSF freight and Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg in the "Gem City" on the Mississippi River.

Virtual Railfan's live cameras at Quincy, Illinois sit near milepost 258.58 of BNSF Railway's Chicago Division, Brookfield Subdivision, hosted by the Quincy Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. They overlook the Quincy Amtrak Station, a 1985 replica of the original Chicago, Burlington & Quincy depot, in the "Gem City" on the Mississippi River about 120 miles west of Springfield.

According to the operator, the location sees roughly 10 BNSF freight trains and 4 Amtrak trains a day — Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg. There are two fixed views: a west-facing view (members only) and an east-facing view with chat.

What to watch for

BNSF freight on the Brookfield Subdivision — manifest and intermodal — plus four scheduled Amtrak trains a day, the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg, calling at the depot. The 1985 CB&Q-style depot and the station platform make the setting. BNSF road traffic on this end of the sub monitors 161.100 (AAR 66).

The camera

Stream
YouTube live stream
Filming
Passenger station
Traffic
Freight & passenger
Sound
Live lineside audio — horns and engines
Hours
Streams around the clock, 24/7
Cameras
2 cameras at this location
Camera movement
Fixed view
Feed checked
August 23, 2026
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