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Illinois railcams

Curated public live-stream cameras covering Illinois rail hotspots. Every link opens the camera on the host's site or YouTube — we never host or proxy the stream. Streams can go offline at any time; suggest a missing or broken cam below.

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Chicago, IL — junction
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Chicago, IL · Railstream
Chicago downtown rail action — multiple Class I roads (BNSF, CN, NS) plus Metra + Amtrak converge through downtown. Highest train density in North America.
BNSFCNNorfolk SouthernMetraAmtrak
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Genoa, IL
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Genoa, IL · railwebcams.net
Union Pacific and Iowa Northern through Genoa — mixed freight traffic.
Union PacificIowa Northern Railway
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Oregon, IL — BNSF Chillicothe Sub
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Oregon, IL · Railstream
BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision — the Oregon Trough. Heavy BNSF Transcon traffic in a scenic Rock River setting.
BNSF
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Pacific, MO
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Pacific, MO · railwebcams.net
BNSF and Union Pacific routes west of St. Louis — mixed Midwest freight including unit and intermodal trains.
BNSFUnion Pacific
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Princeton, IN — Freight Mainline
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Princeton, IN · railwebcams.net
NE and SW views in NW Princeton covering CSX/NS freight operations north of Evansville.
CSXNorfolk Southern
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Rochelle, IL — The Diamond (BNSF x UP)
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Rochelle, IL · Virtual Railfan
Virtual Railfan PTZ overlooking the NX Crossing at Rochelle Railroad Park, where BNSF Chicago Sub (MP 83.7) meets UP Geneva Sub (MP 75.3). 80+ trains daily on the elevated platform that put Rochelle on the railfan map.
BNSFUnion Pacific
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Chicago, IL — junction

Genoa, IL

Oregon, IL — BNSF Chillicothe Sub

Pacific, MO

Princeton, IN — Freight Mainline

Rochelle, IL — The Diamond (BNSF x UP)