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Detroit Lakes Depot BNSF Rail Cam
OnlineWatch freight trains and Amtrak's Empire Builder roll past the gabled Detroit Lakes Depot on this front-row live webcam. The wide street-corner view takes in a busy crossing on the BNSF Staples Subdivision, part of the Northern Transcon, where some 35 trains pass every day in a steady procession.
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A railside view in Detroit Lakes
This high-definition live webcam looks across a street corner in Detroit Lakes toward the Detroit Lakes Depot, the town's passenger station on the BNSF Staples Subdivision. Crossing gates, signal masts and a row of handsome brick commercial buildings frame the tracks.
Trains on the Northern Transcon
The line is part of the Northern Transcon, BNSF's vital freight corridor to the Pacific Northwest, and carries around 35 trains a day. Watch heavy freights led by BNSF locomotives alongside foreign power from Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Union Pacific and CSX.
A stop on the Empire Builder
Amtrak's Empire Builder, linking Chicago with Seattle and Portland, calls at the depot, making this a rewarding spot for railfans following passenger and freight traffic alike.
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Detroit Lakes Depot
Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
North America
Timezone
Chicago
America/Chicago (UTC-5)
GPS Coordinates
46.8198°, -95.8460°
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