Railroads
The six Class I freight railroads that own most of the track in North America. Pick one to see where to watch its trains — spots, live cams, and the subdivisions they sit on.
BNSF Railway
Reporting mark BNSF
Class I railroad headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, operating about 32,500 route miles across 28 western U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.
94 spots · 26 live cams · 66 subdivisions
Union Pacific Railroad
Reporting mark UP
Class I railroad headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, operating about 32,000 route miles across 23 western U.S. states.
82 spots · 32 live cams · 57 subdivisions
CSX Transportation
Reporting mark CSXT
Class I railroad headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, operating about 20,000 route miles across 26 eastern U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.
67 spots · 14 live cams · 49 subdivisions
Norfolk Southern Railway
Reporting mark NS
Class I railroad headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating about 19,500 route miles across 22 eastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
56 spots · 17 live cams · 35 subdivisions
Canadian National Railway
Reporting mark CN
Canada’s largest railway, headquartered in Montreal, operating about 20,000 route miles from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
41 spots · 10 live cams · 31 subdivisions
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Reporting mark CPKC
Formed in April 2023 from the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, headquartered in Calgary, operating about 20,000 route miles linking Canada, the United States and Mexico.
40 spots · 13 live cams · 29 subdivisions
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