Tucson (Arizona)
Union Pacific’s Sunset Route through the Tucson yard and depot
Tucson (Arizona)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 32.22378, -110.96711
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Railroad
Union Pacific — Gila Subdivision
≈ MP 983.9 on the Gila Subdivision — derived from FRA grade crossing 741128R, 150 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
32reported to the FRA
Daytime
16
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 45 min
Nighttime
16
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 45 min
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 741128R, 150 m from this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 32 to 40.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 40 mph timetable speed
Passenger trains past this camera
- Train 2, to New OrleansWed, Fri and Sun8:38 AMarrives Tucson Amtrak Station, 100 m away
- Train 1, to Los AngelesTue, Thu and Sun8:15 PMdeparts Tucson Amtrak Station, 100 m away
- Train 422, to ChicagoWed, Fri and Sun8:38 AMarrives Tucson 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
Virtual Railfan streams from Tucson, Arizona, on Union Pacific’s Sunset Route. The linked spot reports 45–55 freight trains a day on the mainline, with Amtrak’s Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle passing three days a week in each direction.
What to watch for
Intermodal, manifest and autorack traffic on one of the main southern transcontinental routes.
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
- Cycles automatically between preset views
- Feed checked
- August 3, 2026
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