Ashland (North), Virginia, USA | LIVE RAILCAM - Virtual Railfan

PTZ cam (Chat): https://youtube.com/live/wgkdREYOfw0
South Cam : https://youtube.com/live/0u6wBsMlnhg
North cam : https://youtube.com/live/D5kKdEBmrYU

Actual start date: June 1, 2017

You are watching a live stream of Ashland, Virginia USA, for people who enjoy watching trains.
You are welcome to join our family friendly chat, but keep in mind that there’s a community with rules already established. Please check them out below.

Special thanks to Hometown Realty for hosting our North and South cams! Visit them at https://www.hometownrealtyservices.com. The PTZ is hosted by the Town of Ashland: https://ashlandva.gov.

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ABOUT THIS FEED:

Ashland, VA, in Central Virginia, is located on the CSX RF&P Subdivision, the former Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad. Our cameras are located at MP 14.8. We are about 15 miles north of Richmond. The town gets over 20 Amtrak passenger trains and 20-25+ CSX freight trains daily. It’s a designated quiet zone, but the crew can use the horns at their discretion. The maximum speed for trains passing through the town's center is 35 miles per hour (MPH).

Why does the sign next to the clock on the PTZ camera say track 3 when there are only 2 tracks? You can find the answer in the RF&P Subdivision map located here:
http://www.botecomm.com/csx/Baltimore...

Train log: https://bit.ly/3iC9LV7
Virtual Railfan and our mods are not affiliated with train logs, they are maintained by volunteers. Please reach out to them outside of our chats for more detailed information or to discuss the mechanics of logging. Thanks to everyone who contributes faithfully to it!

There are 3 cameras available. The default camera is an Axis 360 located on top of the Visitor’s Center (train station), and 2 static cameras facing North and South on the other side of the intersection. Links to all 3 cameras are in this description.

See Tiny Tim’s Trains and Toys Store on the south cam? It's awesome, and worth a visit. Tell Suzanne and crew we said hello! http://www.trainandtoystore.com

There is no ATCS layout (and no server coverage) available for the RF&P Sub.

There is a radio feed available, listening to the CSX RF&P Sub ("BD" dispatcher):
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/f...

A second radio feed providing the Richmond Terminal channel, as well as those for both the North End and Bellwood Subs, can be found here (select the "Richmond Area Stream"):
http://www.railroadradio.net/content/...

When’s the next train? You can figure out the next Amtrak passenger train with this handy link: http://bit.ly/31bn58V

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