This page provides a directory of 130+ railcams (railroad webcams) offering live trackside images and live video of freight railroads, passenger trains, and transit systems worldwide. For a guide to movies featuring railroad themes and train scenes, see the Railroad Movies Page. For a directory of video producers and retailers offering specialty railroad videos and documentaries to rail enthusiasts, see the Videos & DVDs Page.

North America RailCams:

• Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Webcam - View of steam and diesel tourist trains at the station in Boone, Iowa (updates every 25 seconds)
• Brookhaven Cam - Image and timelapse video of freight trains and Amtrak's City of New Orleans at a grade crossing in downtown Brookhaven, Mississippi (updates every few minutes)
• Cape Cod Bridge - View of the rail bridge over the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts (updates every half hour)
• Centerville Depot - Live view of the tracks from the Fremont/Centerville Depot, including both Amtrak and Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) trains
• Chama Steam Webcams - View of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in Chama, New Mexico (updates every five minutes)
• Dunsmuir RailCam - View of freight trains on the former Southern Pacific Shasta Line in northern California (updates upon train activity only)
• Fort Madison Train Cam - Live video of freight trains and Amtrak's Southwest Chief crossing the Mississippi River on BNSF's Transcon Route at Fort Madison, Iowa
• Galesburg Railroad Museum Webcam - Live video of Amtrak passenger trains and BNSF freight trains passing the railroad museum in Galesburg, Illinois
• Harrisburg Railroad Webcam - View from Harris Tower of Norfolk Southern freight trains and Amtrak's Pennsylvanian (updates upon train activity only)
• Horseshoe Curve Web Cam - Live video of Norfolk Southern freight trains and Amtrak's Pennsylvanian at Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark near Altoona, Pennsylvania
• Houston Railroad Crossing Cameras - Live images of nearly 20 grade crossings in Houston, Texas
• Hyndman Railroad Webcam - View from the eastern base of Sand Patch Grade which crosses the Allegheny Mountains in southwestern Pennsylvania, showing CSX freight trains and Amtrak's Capitol Limited (updates upon train activity only)
• Illinois Railway Museum Webcams - Live images from the IRM in Union, Illinois
• Izaak Walton Inn Webcam - Live view of BNSF freight trains and Amtrak's Empire Builder in Glacier National Park, Essex, Montana
• Joint Line Cam - Webcam along the BNSF/UP Joint Line in Monument, Colorado (updates upon train activity only)
• La Plata Missouri RailCams - View of Amtrak's Southwest Chief and BNSF freight trains (updates every few minutes)
• Lawrence Kansas Traincam - Live video of BNSF freight trains and Amtrak's Southwest Chief at the Lawrence Santa Fe Depot
• Little Rock KATV WeatherCam - View of three railroad bridges in Little Rock, Arkansas (note: camera is sometimes rotated and doesn't show the railroad)
• Michigan Railroad Audio Streams - Live audio from Durand, Michigan and Delray Tower (Detroit, Michigan)
• Mid-Continent Railway Museum Webcams - Live views of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum's operations in North Freedom, Wisconsin
• Muni Central Control - Live screen capture from the San Francisco Muni's control center, showing the Automatic Train Control System from Church station to Embarcadero
• New Napoleon Container Terminal Webcam - Live video of freight trains at the Mississippi River port complex in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Olympia-Lacey RailCams - View of Amtrak Cascades, Amtrak Coast Starlight, and BNSF railroad action at the Amtrak station in Olympia-Lacey, Washington (updates every 90 seconds)
• Pike's Peak Cog Railway Yard Cam - View from the base of the cog railway in Manitou Springs, Colorado (updates every two minutes when the railroad is open)
• Port of Vancouver Webcams - 18 webcams, many of which show Canadian Pacific freight and West Coast Express commuter trains in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (see esp. Commissioner Street, Campbell Avenue, Stewart Street, Marco Staging Lane, and Terminal Dock views)
• Portland Oregon RailCam - View of Portland's Union Station, including Union Pacific freight trains and Amtrak's Coast Starlight, Empire Builder, and Cascades (updates every 10 seconds)
• Portland Oregon Webcam (Hwy 217 at Walker) - View of MAX Light Rail (updates every 10 minutes)
• Portland Oregon Webcam (I-84 at 53rd) - View of MAX Light Rail and Union Pacific's Columbia River Gorge Route (updates every 10 minutes)
• Railroad Monitoring Project - Five miles of railroad monitored in College Station, Texas, with live images of the George Bush Drive grade crossing
• RailroadRadio.net - Live streaming railroad radio communications from 40+ locations throughout North America; streams in WinAmp, RealPlayer, and Windows Media Player formats
• Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Alamosa Depot Webcam - Live view of the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad yard in Alamosa, Colorado
• Roanoke Rail Cam - Live video of Norfolk Southern freight trains from the top of The Hotel Roanoke in downtown Roanoke, Virginia
• Rochelle RailCam - View of the UP and BNSF mainline crossing at Rochelle, Illinois (registration required)
• Santa Ana California RailCams - View of Amtrak and Metrolink passenger trains plus BNSF freight trains (updates every 10 seconds)
• Scrantonlive.com - Live video of Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania (camera may need to be rotated to show Steamtown)
• Station Inn Webcam - View of Norfolk Southern freight trains and Amtrak's Pennsylvanian in Cresson, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Horseshoe Curve (updates during train activity only)
• Swiss Locomotive Railcam - View from the cab of an electric locomotive in Switzerland (updates periodically while in motion)
• Tehachapi RailCam - View near the world famous Tehachapi Loop in southern California, where the rails pass over themselves to maintain a passable 2.2% grade (updates upon train activity only)
• Toronto Traffic Cams - Many cams include GO Transit commuter trains and freight trains in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (updates once per minute)
• Trainyard Network - Live view of a 200 foot indoor / outdoor Lionel O-gauge train layout (updates every 10 seconds)
• Trinity College Webcam - Live view of passenger trains passing Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
• Utah Commuter Link - Dozens of traffic cameras in the Salt Lake City area, with a camera by North Temple that shows TRAX light rail, and cameras along I-15 North that show Union Pacific freight trains
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum Webcam - Shows the Repair in Place (RIP) tracks, museum entrance, and Union Pacific yard in Portola, California (updates every 12 seconds when the museum is open)
• White Pass & Yukon Route Webcams - Webcams at the WP&YR in Skagway, Alaska and Fraser, British Columbia, Canada (updates once per minute)

World RailCams (Outside North America):

• Aarau Station Webcam - Aerial view of the Aarau station in Switzerland (updates once per minute)
• Aeschenplatz Webcam - Live view of trams in Aeschenplatz, Basel, Switzerland
• Alishan Jhaoping Station Cam - Live video of Jhaoping Station on the Alishan Forest Railway in Taiwan, plus archived images and videos
• Amsterdam OvertoomCam - View of trams on The Overtoom, a street in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (updates once per minute)
• Amsterdam Society Shop - Live video of trams at Van Baerlestraat in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Amsterdam Station Webcam - Live aerial video of commuter trains in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Barrandov Webcam - Live view of a tram station in Prague, Czech Republic
• Basel Webcam - Live images of passenger trains in Basel, Switzerland
• BDWM Webcam - View of the Bremgarten shops on the Bremgarten-Dietikon Railway in Switzerland (updates periodically)
• Berliner U-Bahn-Museum Webcams - View of trains passing the railroad museum in Berlin, Germany (updates every 10 minutes)
• Bertsdorf Webcam - Live view of the SOEG narrow gauge steam railway and train station in Bertsdorf, Germany (updates during daylight hours only)
• Bleibach Cam - View of the train station in Bleibach, Germany (updates every 90 seconds)
• Borkum Webcam - View of a train station in Borkum, Germany (updates during daylight hours only)
• Bratislava Webcam - Live video of trams in Bratislava, Slovenia
• Brienz Rothorn Railway Webcam - View from the top of a steam-powered cog railway in Brienz, Switzerland (updates periodically)
• Brno Camera - View of trams at Malinovského Sq. in Brno, Czech Republic (updates once per minute)
• Brugg TrackCam - Live video at a train station in Brugg, Switzerland
• Chamonix Mont-Blanc Webcams - View of passenger trains arriving at a ski resort in Chamonix, France
• Chur Station Webcam - View of a tram station in Chur, Switzerland (updates every 15 minutes)
• Debrecen Webcam - Live video of trams in Debrecen, Hungary
• Dresden Königsbrücker Webcam - View of trams at Königsbrücker in Dresden, Germany (updates once per minute)
• Dresden Marienbrücke Webcam - View of freight and passenger trains at Marienbrücke in Dresden, Germany (updates once per minute)
• Dudelange Webcam - View of a train station in Dudelange, Luxembourg (updates every 30 seconds)
• Enchalex Webcam - View of a trolley yard in Aigle, Switzerland (updates every few minutes)
• Fairbourne Steam Railway Webcam - View of the steam railway in Fairbourne, Gwynedd, UK (updates every 15 minutes)
• Fichtelbergbahn Webcam - View of the shops and station of a narrow gauge steam railway in Oberwiesenthal, Germany (updates during train activity only)
• Filisur Webcam - View of the Rhaetian Railway station in Filisur, Switzerland (updates upon train activity only)
• Finse Station - View of the train station in Finse, Norway (updates every 15 minutes)
• Flam Railway Webcam - View of one of the world's steepest standard gauge railways located in Flåm, Norway (updates every five minutes)
• Grimsel Webcam - Live video of passenger trains in Grimsel, Switzerland
• Grimsel Webcam 2 - View of passenger trains from the Hotel Hof+Post in Grimsel, Switzerland (updates every two minutes)
• Gstaad Webcam - View of the MOB Railway's GoldenPass panoramic trains in Montreux, Switzerland (updates during daylight hours only)
• Hague Public Transport Museum Webcams - Seven webcams showing museum trams in The Netherlands (images update once per minute)
• Halle WebCam - Live video of trams at Burgstraße, Halle, Germany
• Hanover Live - Live video of the train station in Hanover, Germany
• Harz Mountain Railway Webcams - Four webcams along the narrow gauge steam railway Germany (updates during daylight hours only)
• Hiroshima Webcam - Live video of trams in Hiroshima, Japan
• Interactive Model Railroad - Operate and watch a real HO scale model railroad over the Internet
• Karlsruhe WebCam - View of trams in Karlsruhe, Germany (updates once per minute)
• Kawasaki Webcam - Live video of three rail and transit routes in Kawasaki, Japan
• Kleine Scheidegg Webcam - View of passenger trains in Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland (updates once per minute)
• Koningsplein Cam - Live video (with sound) of trams in Koningsplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (requires Windows Media Player)
• Krakow Webcam - View of trams on Starowislna Street in Krakow, Poland (updates once per minute)
• Legnano Cam - Live video of a train station in Legnano, Italy
• LindeNytt Webcam - Live video of trains in Lindesberg, Sweden
• Lippstadt Live - Live video of passenger trains at a grade crossing in Lippstadt, Germany
• LVB Webcam - View of trams at Hauptbahnhof, Leipzig, Germany (updates once per minute)
• Magdeburg Webcams - Two dozen traffic cams in Magdeburg, Germany, some showing trams
• Malmö Live - Live video of passenger trains and a freight yard in Malmö, Sweden
• Malmö Live 2 - Live video of passenger trains and a freight yard in Malmö, Sweden
• Malters Webcam - Aerial view of the train station in Malters, Luzern, Switzerland (updates once per minute)
• Manchester Webcam - View of trams at Piccadilly Station in Manchester, UK (updates every 30 seconds)
• Manila View - View of a light rail route parallel to a freeway in Manila, Philippines (updates once per minute)
• Mierlo-Hout Crossing Railcam - Live video and audio of more than 100 trains per day at Mierlo-Hout, The Netherlands
• Most Webcam - View of trams in Most, Czech Republic (updates every two minutes)
• Mount's Bay Netcam - Live view of passenger trains at Penzance, UK
• Nagoya Live Camera - Live video of commuter trains in Nagoya, Japan
• Neuchâtel Webcam - View of passenger and freight trains at the station in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (updates every 20 seconds)
• Norden Webcam - View of passenger and freight trains in Norden, Germany (updates every 10 minutes)
• North Norfolk Railway Webcams - Four cameras showing steam and diesel excursions on the Poppy Line at Sheringham, Weybourne, and Holt, UK (images update every 30 seconds during daylight hours only)
• Novokuznetsk Webcam - Live video of trams in Novokuznetsk, Russia
• Nyon Webcam - Trackside view of trains in Nyon, Switzerland (updates once per minute)
• Oberweißacher Funicular Railway - Live image of a funicular railway in Schwarzatal, Germany
• Okaya Webcam - Live video of a branchline in Okaya, Japan (requires Windows Media Player)
• Onbekend Webcam - Live video of a train station in Taiwan
• Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe Railcam - Webcam of steam trains on the Garden Route in South Africa
• Pforzheim Webcam - Live video of passenger and freight trains in Pforzheim, Germany
• Prague Webcam - View of trams near Letna Park, Prague, Czech Republic (updates every two minutes)
• Rapperswil LiveCam - Live view of passenger trains in Rapperswil, Switzerland
• Rigi Kulm Station Webcam - View of a rack railway station in the Swiss Alps (updates every five minutes)
• Roccaraso Web Cam - View of a train station in Roccaraso, Italy (updates every three minutes)
• Romania Traffic Cam - Live video of trams in Bucharest, Romania
• Rovaniemi Bridge Webcam - High resolution view of a railway bridge in Rovaniemi, Finland (updates every five seconds)
• Setesdal Railway Webcam - Live video of a steam railway in southern Norway
• Shinagawa Webcam - Live video of Shinkansen Bullet Trains and commuter trains at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, Japan
• Toyama Webcam - Live video of passenger trains in Toyama, Japan
• Tynset Webcam - Live video of trains in Tynset, Norway
• Vasilevsky Island Webcam - Live video of trams in St. Petersburg, Russia
• Vladivostok Webcam - Live image and video of a train station in Vladivostok, Russia
• Welsh Highland Railway Webcam - Four webcams of a steam railway at Porthmadog, North Wales (updates every 30 seconds)
• West Somerset Railway Webcam - Live video of a steam railway in Somerset, UK
• Winterthur Webcam - Live aerial video of the train station in Winterthur, Switzerland
• Wolfstein Webcam - View of freight and passenger trains in Wolfstein, Germany (updates every five minutes)
• Wroclaw Webcam - View of trams in Wroclaw, Poland (updates every 15 seconds)
• Zug Ökihof Webcam - View of freight trains at a recycling center in Zug, Switzerland (updates every 10 minutes during daylight hours only)
• Zuidas Webcam - Live video of passenger trains and trams at Zuidas station in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Zuidbroek Webcam - Live video of passenger and freight trains at Zuidbroek station in The Netherlands
• Zürich Webcam - Live video of trams passing the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland