St. Paul, Minnesota — BNSF Midway Subdivision
BNSF intermodal on the ex-Great Northern Midway Sub, at the Midway Express Car Wash in St. Paul.
St. Paul, Minnesota — BNSF Midway Subdivision
BNSF Railway — Midway Subdivision (former Great Northern) · Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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A Virtual Railfan camera on BNSF Railway's Midway Subdivision — the former Great Northern main line — in the Energy Park area of St. Paul, Minnesota, hosted by the Midway Express Car Wash.
About this cam
Virtual Railfan hosts these cameras in the Energy Park area of St. Paul, Minnesota, looking over BNSF Railway's Midway Subdivision — the former Great Northern (GN) main line. The corridor links St. Paul's 3rd Street area with Minneapolis and carries roughly 30 trains a day, including heavy intermodal traffic. The installation's host is the Midway Express Car Wash. This is a freight-only view. The operator is explicit that Amtrak's Empire Builder does not run on this line — it instead uses the Minnesota Commercial Railway to reach St. Paul Union Depot — so what passes here is BNSF intermodal, manifest and bulk traffic. The maximum authorized speed on the subdivision is 40 MPH. Two feeds are offered: a free Fixed View – East camera with community chat, and a members-only PTZ camera. A live railroad-radio feed accompanies the stream, monitoring AAR channels 38 (161.380) and 45 (161.250–161.450).
What to watch for
This is a busy BNSF freight main — the ex-Great Northern Midway Sub — with about 30 trains a day and heavy intermodal, plus manifest and bulk trains, all capped at 40 MPH through the Energy Park corridor. No Amtrak passes here (the Empire Builder detours via the Minnesota Commercial to Union Depot), so it is pure BNSF freight. Run the live radio feed alongside the picture: AAR 38 (161.380) and AAR 45 (161.250–161.450) call the moves. The members-only PTZ cam can follow a train the fixed East view cannot.
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