San Juan Capistrano, California — Metrolink Orange Subdivision at the 1894 Depot
Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink through the historic 1894 Santa Fe depot, from Trevor's at the Tracks.
San Juan Capistrano, California — Metrolink Orange Subdivision at the 1894 Depot
Metrolink — Orange Subdivision (LOSSAN corridor) · San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 33.50166, -117.66405
- Location
- San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
- Railroad
Metrolink — Orange Subdivision (LOSSAN corridor) — Orange
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
34reported to the FRA
Daytime
23
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 31 min
Nighttime
11
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 65 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 026787A, at this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 34 to 40.
- Track at the crossing
- 1 main track · 60 mph timetable speed
Train types
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 761, to GoletaDaily · changed Oct 10–115:34 AMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 562, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–117:24 AMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 765, to San Luis ObispoDaily · changed Oct 10–117:37 AMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 564, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–118:24 AMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 567, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 10–118:37 AMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 566, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–119:24 AMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 769, to GoletaDaily · changed Oct 10–119:37 AMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 770, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–1111:24 AMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 573, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 10–1111:37 AMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 572, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–1112:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 774, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–111:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 777, to San Luis ObispoDaily · changed Oct 10–111:37 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 579, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 10–112:37 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 581, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 10–113:37 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 580, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–114:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 782, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–115:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 785, to GoletaDaily · changed Oct 10–115:37 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 584, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–116:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 587, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 10–116:36 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 786, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–117:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 588, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 10–118:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 591, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 10–118:37 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 790, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 9–119:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 593, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 9–119:37 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 595, to Los AngelesDaily · changed Oct 8–1010:34 PMdeparts San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
- Train 794, to San DiegoDaily · changed Oct 9–1111:24 PMarrives San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station
Tap a train for its times.
Scheduled times from Amtrak’s official timetable, updated October 7, 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
A Virtual Railfan camera at the historic 1894 Santa Fe depot in San Juan Capistrano, California, hosted by Trevor's at the Tracks, watching Metrolink's Orange Subdivision on the LOSSAN corridor.
Virtual Railfan's camera at San Juan Capistrano, California, is hosted by Trevor's at the Tracks, set in the beautifully restored 1894 Santa Fe depot. The camera offers trackside views along Metrolink's Orange Subdivision — part of the busy LOSSAN corridor through Orange County.
The traffic is mostly passenger: Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink commuter trains dominate, with a few BNSF freights mixed in. The location is a designated Quiet Zone, so horns are usually silent, though engineers may still sound them at their discretion. The grade crossing visible in the shot has been converted to a pedestrian walkway only.
A live railroad-radio feed accompanies the picture, monitoring BNSF road and yard channels on the Orange Subdivision (AAR 22, 160.440 MHz, among others). The stream has run since April 12, 2018.
What to watch for
Passenger action is near-constant here: Amtrak Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink commuter sets call at or roll through the platform of the 1894 Santa Fe depot, with the occasional BNSF local or freight on Metrolink's Orange Subdivision. Because it is a Quiet Zone the trains often arrive without a horn, so watch the signals and the pedestrian crossing. The live BNSF road-channel radio feed (AAR 22, 160.440 MHz) gives away moves before they appear, and the depot's Mission-era architecture and palms make it one of the most scenic railcams on the LOSSAN line.
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
- Camera movement
- Aimed by the operator
- Feed checked
- August 23, 2026
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