Wilmot UPRR Lordsburg Sub Railcam

A Railfan's Window on the Main Line

Positioned east of CP West Kolb at the Port of Tucson, this camera looks out over the Union Pacific main line — the historic former Southern Pacific transcontinental corridor linking Los Angeles and El Paso. Westbound trains head left toward downtown Tucson while eastbounds run right, giving a constant procession of intermodal stacks, manifest freight, and unit trains.

The Sonoran Desert Setting

The double-track corridor cuts across the open Sonoran Desert, framed by creosote scrub and the distant ridgelines of the Rincon and Santa Catalina Mountains. The wide southern Arizona horizon gives every passing train an expansive, cinematic backdrop.

Dual-Angle Live Coverage

The feed presents two synchronized camera angles of the same location, letting viewers follow a train as it approaches and recedes. An integrated audio scanner carries dispatcher and yard radio traffic, a favourite detail among railfans tracking movements along the Lordsburg Subdivision.

A Crossroads of Western Railroading

Amtrak's long-distance passenger service between Los Angeles and New Orleans passes this point, and the Port of Tucson intermodal facility adds local switching activity. It is one of the busiest freight arteries in the American Southwest, captured here in real time as trains thread the desert corridor.