Canadian National Railway
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.
45 spots · 23 live cams · 34 subdivisions · reporting mark CN
CN map (68)
Live cams on the CN (23)
42.682° N · 88.279° W
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Live cam
Live CamBurlington, Wisconsin — Grain Elevator Cam
Burlington, Wisconsin, United States
A trackside view of Canadian National's Waukesha Subdivision at Milepost 72.3 in Burlington, Wisconsin, hosted by Doug's Auto Service.
42.592° N · 84.810° W
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Live cam
Live CamCharlotte, Michigan — Blue Water Corridor
Charlotte, Michigan, United States
A fixed, open-country view of CN's Flint Subdivision near Charlotte, Michigan, carrying CN freight and Amtrak's Blue Water service (Chicago…
41.779° N · 87.590° W
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Live cam
Live CamChicago (Mount Carmel)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RailStream's free Mount Carmel railcam, hosted by Mount Carmel High School on Chicago's South Side, looks over the electrified main line sh…
42.501° N · 90.661° W
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Live cam
Live CamDubuque, Iowa — CN/CP Junction
Dubuque, Iowa, United States
A trackside camera in Dubuque, Iowa, overlooking the Dubuque Jct control point where Canadian Pacific's Marquette Subdivision meets Canadia…
42.910° N · 83.983° W
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Live cam
Live CamDurand, Michigan — Union Station Diamond
Durand, Michigan, United States
Pop-up RailStream camera on the historic railroad diamond by Durand Union Station, Michigan, "Railroad City, USA" and home of the Michigan…
42.489° N · 90.640° W
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Live cam
Live CamEast Dubuque, Illinois — BNSF/CN Double Main
East Dubuque, Illinois, United States
A view looking west along the BNSF/CN double main in East Dubuque, Illinois, on BNSF's Aurora Subdivision.
41.543° N · 87.679° W
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Live cam
Live CamFlossmoor, Illinois — North View
Flossmoor, Illinois, United States
Steel Highway's north-facing camera at Flossmoor, Illinois, also hosted by the Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery.
41.543° N · 87.679° W
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Live cam
Live CamFlossmoor, Illinois — South View
Flossmoor, Illinois, United States
Steel Highway's south-facing camera at Flossmoor, Illinois, hosted by the Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery in the old station buildin…
43.777° N · 88.456° W
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Live cam
Live CamFond du Lac, Wisconsin — The Press Box
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
A Tavern League of Railfans camera at The Press Box in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
42.098° N · 88.700° W
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Live cam
Live CamGenoa, Illinois — CPKC Chicago Subdivision
Genoa, Illinois, United States
A raised view of the CPKC Chicago Subdivision at milepost 59.65 in Genoa, Illinois, with Canadian National's Freeport Subdivision crossing…
44.519° N · 88.018° W
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Live CamGreen Bay, Wisconsin — CN Fox River Subdivision
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
A south-facing camera on Canadian National's Fox River Subdivision at milepost 242.9 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from the former Chicago & Nor…
41.521° N · 87.427° W
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Live cam
Live CamGriffith, Indiana — Griffith Tower
Griffith, Indiana, United States
Steel Highway's camera at Griffith Tower, Indiana, where several main lines cross south-east of Chicago.
43.023° N · 83.075° W
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Live cam
Live CamImlay City, Michigan — CN Flint Subdivision
Imlay City, Michigan, United States
A trackside view of Canadian National's Flint Subdivision at Milepost 302 in Imlay City, Michigan, where CN and Amtrak's Blue Water share t…
42.523° N · 93.249° W
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Live CamIowa Falls, Iowa — Mills Tower Diamond
Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States
The historic Mills Tower diamond in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where Union Pacific crosses Canadian National.
44.591° N · 89.763° W
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Live cam
Live CamJunction City, Wisconsin — Hiawatha
Junction City, Wisconsin, United States
Trackside view of the CN Superior/Valley Subdivision diamond in Junction City, Wisconsin, hosted by Brian & Wendy's Hiawatha restaurant.
42.984° N · 81.235° W
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Live cam
Live CamLondon, Ontario — McLeod
London, Ontario, Canada
A PTZ view of CN's Dundas Subdivision at McLeod, just east of the VIA Rail station in London, Ontario — CN freight and frequent VIA Rail pa…
44.173° N · 88.474° W
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Live cam
Live CamNeenah, Wisconsin — Dual View
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
Dual-view webcam of CN's Neenah Yard in Neenah, Wisconsin.
43.330° N · 88.289° W
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Live cam
Live CamSlinger, Wisconsin — CN / Wisconsin & Southern junction
Slinger, Wisconsin, United States
A grade-crossing view of the CN / Wisconsin & Southern junction at Slinger, Wisconsin, hosted by the Schleisingerville to Slinger Historica…
43.011° N · 88.223° W
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Live cam
Live CamWaukesha, Wisconsin — Bulldog Builders
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
A Tavern League of Railfans camera hosted by Bulldog Builders in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
44.362° N · 89.078° W
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Live cam
Live CamWaupaca, Wisconsin — CN Neenah Subdivision
Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
A fixed camera facing east towards Neenah and an operator-controlled PTZ, both on the Waupaca Historical Society's 1907 depot. The line is…
44.361° N · 89.076° W
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Live cam
Live CamWaupaca, Wisconsin — Nelson's Strike Zone
Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
Trackside view of CN's Neenah Subdivision at the Oak Street crossing in Waupaca, Wisconsin, hosted by Nelson's Strike Zone.
41.690° N · 87.506° W
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Live cam
Live CamWhiting, Indiana — Steel Highway Railcam
Whiting, Indiana, United States
Steel Highway's camera at Whiting, Indiana, on the industrial lakeshore south-east of Chicago.
41.735° N · 95.702° W
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Live cam
Live CamWoodbine, Iowa — Main Street
Woodbine, Iowa, United States
Canadian National Omaha Sub and Union Pacific Boone Sub trains at a Main Street crossing in Woodbine, Iowa.
Yards on the CN (123)
Yards you can watch
These CN yards have a Spotatrain spot or live cam within 5 km.
Battle Creek
- Battle Creek (Diamond) — spot, 3.2 km
Decatur (CN)
- Decatur (Crossroads) — spot, 2.4 km
Dubuque (CN)
- East Dubuque (CN/BNSF) — spot, 1.4 km
- East Dubuque, Illinois — BNSF/CN Double Main — live cam, 1.6 km
- Dubuque, Iowa — CN/CP Junction — live cam, 1.7 km
Dubuque Ip&l Yard
- Dubuque, Iowa — CN/CP Junction — live cam, 0.4 km
- East Dubuque (CN/BNSF) — spot, 1.0 km
- East Dubuque, Illinois — BNSF/CN Double Main — live cam, 1.8 km
East Joliet
- Joliet Union Station — spot, 2.2 km
Fulton
- Fulton (CN Junction & Yard) — spot, 0.5 km
Griffith
- Griffith, Indiana — Griffith Tower — live cam, 1.7 km
Markham
- Homewood (Rail Park) — spot, 2.2 km
- Flossmoor, Illinois — North View — live cam, 4.6 km
- Flossmoor, Illinois — South View — live cam, 4.6 km
Mays
- Huey P. Long Bridge (New Orleans) — spot, 4.2 km
Neenah Yard
- Neenah, Wisconsin — Dual View — live cam, 0.6 km
North Green Bay Yard
- Green Bay, Wisconsin — CN Fox River Subdivision — live cam, 1.9 km
Norwood Yard
- Green Bay, Wisconsin — CN Fox River Subdivision — live cam, 1.2 km
Shops Yard
- Fond du Lac, Wisconsin — The Press Box — live cam, 4.2 km
SOO Yard
- Sault Ste. Marie (Intl Bridge) — spot, 2.3 km
South
- Delray (Detroit) — spot, 4.6 km
State Line Pwr Plt
- Whiting, Indiana — Steel Highway Railcam — live cam, 2.6 km
State Line Pwr Plt
- Whiting, Indiana — Steel Highway Railcam — live cam, 2.0 km
Stevens Point Yard
- Stevens Point (Yards) — spot, 2.7 km
Whiting
- Whiting, Indiana — Steel Highway Railcam — live cam, 4.4 km
All CN yards (FRA/NTAD)
- 28th Street
- Albion 'a' Yard
- Albion 'b' Yard
- Appleton Yard
- Auto Alliance
- Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge (CN)
- Battle Creek
- Bell
- Benton
- Bessemer
- Biwabik
- Boc
- Bogalusa
- Branchton
- Bryant
- Butler
- Butler (CN)
- Calvin
- Centralia (CN)
- Centralia (CN)
- Centralia (CN)
- Champaign
- Chippewa Falls Yard
- Conneaut Harbor
- Conneaut Storage
- Conneaut Storage
- Council Bluffs
- Crawford
- Davis
- Decatur (CN)
- Destrehan
- Detroit Intermodal Term
- Detroit Itnermodal Term
- Dubuque (CN)
- Dubuque Ip&l Yard
- Duluth
- East
- East Joliet
- East St Louis
- Ecanaba Yard
- Edison (CN)
- Effingham
- Elsdon
- Escanaba Yard
- Ferguson
- Flat Rock
- Fordhaven
- Fort Dodge (CN)
- Fulton
- Geismar
- Gillen
- Gladstone Yard
- Glenn
- Gm
- Greenville Shops
- Griffith
- Gulf Yard
- Harrison
- Hawthorne
- Hayden Autoload
- Hollywood
- Imx
- Kankakee
- Keenan Yard
- Kirk
- Kirk (GRW)
- Ladysmith Yard
- Lang
- Lansing Delta Autoload
- Manitowoc Yard
- Manly Terminal
- Markham
- Mays
- Mazda Plant
- Memphis Intermodal Term
- Mill
- Neenah Yard
- Nissan Auto Load
- Nissan Auto Loading
- North
- North
- North Green Bay Yard
- North Jackson
- Norwood Yard
- Oelwein
- Orion
- Orion Autoload
- Platinum Ethanol Arthur
- Pokegama Yard
- Pontiac
- Port Huron
- Proctor Yard
- Railport
- Ranier
- Rockford (CN)
- Rouge
- Saratoga
- Schaefer
- Schiller Park
- Sevier
- Shenango
- Shops Yard
- SOO Yard
- South
- South
- South Chicago (CN)
- Springfield (CN)
- State Line Pwr Plt
- State Line Pwr Plt
- Stevens Point Yard
- Torry
- Tunnel
- Two Harbors Yard
- Union Station
- Virginia Yard
- Wallace
- Waterloo (CN)
- Waukegan (CN)
- Westvaco
- Whiting
- Wisconsin Rapids Yard
- Wyandotte
Yard locations from the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration / National Transportation Atlas Database (public data), plotted at the centre of each published yard outline.
Spots by subdivision (45)
Chicago Subdivision (2 spots)
- No photoSpot
Homewood (Rail Park)
Homewood, Illinois, United States
Purpose-built railfan viewing platform on CN's ex-Illinois Central main line in south suburban Chicago, with live switchyard audio, 8 track…
- No photoSpot
Park Forest Rail Fan Park
Matteson, Illinois, United States
Village-owned railfan park in Matteson, Illinois, with a 35-foot accessible viewing platform over CN's junction of the ex-Illinois Central…
also on Matteson Subdivision
Dundas Subdivision (2 spots)
- No photoSpot
Bayview Junction
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
One of Canada's premier railfan destinations, where CN's Oakville, Dundas, and Grimsby Subdivisions converge at a wye junction within the R…
- No photoSpot
Paris Junction
Paris, Ontario, Canada
Paris Junction sits on CN's busy Dundas Subdivision double-track mainline in the town of Paris, Ontario—voted "Canada's Prettiest Little To…
MP 30.9
Flint Subdivision (2 spots)
- No photoSpot
Battle Creek (Diamond)
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
Battle Creek's "Diamond" is where Canadian National's ex-Grand Trunk Western main line (Port Huron–Chicago) crosses the Michigan Line (ex-M…
- No photoSpot
Durand - Diamond & Depot
Durand, Michigan, United States
Historic 1903 Durand Union Station sits at the diamond where CN's Flint and Holly Subdivisions cross. Home to the Michigan Railroad History…
also on Holly Subdivision
Saint-Hyacinthe Subdivision (2 spots)
- No photoSpot
Mont-Saint-Hilaire (CN Bridge)
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
A riverside vantage point overlooking the CN Richelieu River rail bridge on the Saint-Hyacinthe Subdivision, where approximately 38 trains…
- No photoSpot
Pont Victoria
Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada
Historic 1859 railway bridge where CN freight, VIA Rail, and Exo commuter trains cross the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Saint-La…
MP 71.4
Albreda Subdivision (1 spot)
Alexandria Subdivision (1 spot)
Ashcroft Subdivision (1 spot)
Aurora Subdivision (1 spot)
Blue Island Subdivision (1 spot)
Cairo Subdivision (1 spot)
Cartier Subdivision (1 spot)
Chillicothe Subdivision (1 spot)
CN Ashcroft Subdivision (1 spot)
CN Memphis Subdivision (1 spot)
- No photoSpot
Memphis (CN/CSX Junction)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Kentucky Street interlocking is where four Class I railroads cross at grade in downtown Memphis — BNSF, UP, and CSX lines all cross the CN…
also on BNSF Thayer Subdivision, UP Memphis Subdivision, CSX Memphis Terminal Subdivision
CPKC Cascade Subdivision (1 spot)
Edson Subdivision (1 spot)
Galt Subdivision (1 spot)
Halton Subdivision (1 spot)
Kingston Subdivision (1 spot)
Lac-Saint-Jean Subdivision (1 spot)
Manistique Subdivision (1 spot)
Mount Vernon Subdivision (1 spot)
Neenah Subdivision (1 spot)
Parry Sound Subdivision (1 spot)
Peoria Subdivision (1 spot)
Québec City–Windsor Corridor (1 spot)
Rivers Subdivision (1 spot)
Rivers Subdivision (CN) (1 spot)
Stamford Subdivision (1 spot)
Union Belt (1 spot)
Wainwright Subdivision (CN) (1 spot)
Watertown Subdivision (1 spot)
Windsor Subdivision (1 spot)
York Subdivision (1 spot)
Other spots (7 spots)
These sit on the CN network, but nobody has recorded which subdivision they belong to yet.
- No photoSpot
Dolton (Interlocking)
Dolton, Illinois, United States
One of America's busiest at-grade rail junctions, where CSX, Union Pacific, and Indiana Harbor Belt cross in Chicago's south suburbs. Over…
- No photoSpot
Huey P. Long Bridge (New Orleans)
Jefferson, Louisiana, United States
The Huey P. Long Bridge carries two NOPB-operated tracks over the Mississippi River at mile post 106.1 in Jefferson Parish, 10 river miles…
MP 106.1
- No photoSpot
Prince George CN Yard
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Major CN rail hub at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers, where the east-west CN mainline meets the former BC Rail corridor sou…
- No photoSpot
Quebec Bridge
Québec City, Quebec, Canada
The world's longest cantilever span (549 m / 1,800 ft) carries CN's only rail crossing of the St. Lawrence east of Montréal. You watch CN f…
- No photoSpot
St. Albans (CN/VRS)
St. Albans, Vermont, United States
St. Albans hosts New England Central Railroad's Italy Yard and headquarters at the Amtrak Vermonter's northern terminus. With Canadian Nati…
- No photoSpot
Thunder Bay (Port)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Thunder Bay Port is one of Canada's premier grain railfanning destinations, where Canadian Pacific and Canadian National funnel prairie har…
- No photoSpot
Truro (CN/VIA)
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
A key CN junction in Nova Scotia where the Halifax–Montreal main line meets the CBNS branch to Cape Breton. VIA Rail's Ocean stops here thr…
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