Spartanburg (South Carolina)
Hub City freight where NS and CSX cross the Piedmont
Spartanburg (South Carolina)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 34.95352, -81.93769
- Location
- Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Railroad
Norfolk Southern — Charlotte District
≈ MP 452.4 on the Charlotte District — derived from FRA grade crossing 716640F, 140 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
25reported to the FRA
Daytime
9
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 80 min
Nighttime
16
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 45 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 716640F, 140 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 3 to 25.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 60 mph timetable speed
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 20, to New YorkDaily3:01 AMarrives Spartanburg Amtrak Station, 100 m away
- Train 19, to New OrleansDaily4:24 AMdeparts Spartanburg Amtrak Station, 100 m away
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 mainline freight, CSX interchange, and the Crescent’s two nightly passes.
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
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