LIVE Railcam: Plant City, FL, USA | Virtual Railfan

Actual start date: June 20, 2019 Static Cam: PTZ Cam: You are watching a live stream of Plant City, Florida, USA, for people who enjoy watching trains. Special thanks to the City of Plant City and the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum for hosting this cam. Visit them on the web and check out their events and everything they offer: and . This location is very special to Virtual Railfan -- in 2014, the company was born during a conversation on this viewing platform. 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. There are 2 radio feeds: Plant City: Valrico: When’s the next train? Yeah, we get this a lot. You can figure out the next Amtrak passenger train with this handy link: Duplication or distribution of our videos is STRICTLY prohibited without permission. Official policy here: There’s no schedule for freight trains, but some of our more knowledgeable members will provide real-time information when it’s available. Please refrain from asking. CHAT RULES: • Be polite and respectful • Please use English, we need a single language to be able to understand each other. If you’re not fluent, use a translator such as Google Translate: • Don’t post in ALL CAPS or use excessive emojis, letters or characters. • Don’t discuss politics, religion, race, sex, violence, disturbing details about train or vehicle accidents, or anything like that. We try to be mindful of any children who may be watching. • Don’t use the terms “foamer“ or “foaming“ in your comments or your username. Many railfans find them derogatory and offensive. • The conversation here is trains, and please remember that it needs to come first. • Please keep personal details out of the chat. Remember, you are sharing information with hundreds of people, not just those directly involved in the chat. • Don’t ask to become a moderator. It’s earned. If we’re interested in your assistance, we will contact you. • Please don’t use our chats to seek attention, stand on your soapbox, or criticize other people’s presences or contributions • Just be nice, it’s amazing what happens when we’re all nice to each other. THINGS THAT WILL GET YOU BANNED: • Inappropriate usernames or avatar • Profanity • Coming into chat for the sole purpose of asking for subscriptions (subs) or to blatantly promote your channel • Being intentionally disruptive, creating arguments or any other jerk-like behavior • Not following the moderators’ instructions • Blocking a moderator (including Nightbot) ABOUT THIS FEED: Plant City, Florida is located 25 miles east of Tampa. The camera is located on the Willaford Railroad Museum‘s Viewing Platform. The view is the junction of CSX’s A Line & S Line. The A Line is the former Atlantic Coast Line route between Tampa & Orlando. The S Line is the former Seaboard Air Line between Tampa and Jacksonville. The CSX Plant City Sub also crosses the diamond along the S-Line. The Plant City sub runs south to Fort Myers & Naples. Amtrak’s Silver Star service (#91 & #92) passes Plant City twice daily, for a total of 4. The viewing platform is located at MP 861 on the A-Line, and MP 823 on the S-Line. The flashing red light you see in the distance to the right on the PTZ cam is from a cell phone tower behind the railroad signal, and not a part of the railroad signal. If you’re in the area be sure to check out the amazing collection of vintage railroad equipment and historical artifacts. Love watching trains? Don’t forget to check out their 2 story railfan platform. Enjoy beautiful unobstructed views of the diamonds and enjoy this unique place to watch trains. ABOUT VIRTUAL RAILFAN: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Links to the Free VRF YouTube Cams. Links for Virtual Railfan Members - Full Cam List: Want to help keep a certain cam on YT or just help us keep things up to date? You can donate here via SuperChat (dollar icon) or at Know a good location for a camera? We’d love to hear about it, If you have any contacts in the area, please let us know. Please fill out this form on our website: Comments? Send them to community@
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