Actual start date: 09/15/21 You are watching a live stream of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, for people who enjoy watching trains. You are welcome to join our family friendly chat. Please check out the rules below. Special thanks to our sponsor, the Amherst Railway Society, who’ve been promoting the railroad and model railroad hobbies for more than 50 years! For more info, visit: http://amherstrail.org. And for details about their hugely popular, annual Amherst Railroad Hobby Show, check out http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com. The next show is January 28 and 29, 2023 – get your tickets early! Our gracious host of the camera is the Springfield Redevelopment Authority, owner of Union Station, with gratitude to Amtrak: https://www.springfield-ma.gov/planning/union_station.0.html. Amtrak Milepost: 62 CSX Milepost: 98.5 GEO: 42°06'22.65" N 72°35'37.59" W Train List, courtesy of Dwight Sturtevant: https://tinyurl.com/ys8s9p3f Springfield Diagram, also from Dwight: https://virtualrailfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SPG.jpg Track map of the Boston & Albany Railroad circa 1950 (for historical perspective): http://www.zekedev.com/sites/boston_line/routemap.cfm Springfield Union Station Information: https://trainsinthevalley.org/springfield-union-station/ There is a radio feed covering CT Rail and Amtrak Springfield (MRS) Line - North end: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/32694 Duplication or distribution of our videos is STRICTLY prohibited without permission. Official policy here: https://virtualrailfan.com/recording 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: https://translate.google.com • 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: The camera is mounted on the Springfield Union station, the second busiest Amtrak station in Massachusetts. Tracks 4, 6 and 8 are Amtrak’s New Haven-Springfield Line. Tracks 1, 2 and 2a belong to CSX, its Berkshire Line. West of the station platforms Amtrak curves to the south while CSX continues on to cross the Connecticut River on a twin truss bridge. Amtrak routes served: Hartford Line, Lake Shore Limited, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer, and the Vermonter. CSX runs ~14 freight trains daily. The local Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO) runs freight twice daily. Springfield is also a terminating station for CTrail, a commuter service, to/from New Haven, Connecticut. ABOUT VIRTUAL RAILFAN: Website: http://virtualrailfan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virtualrailfan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/virtual_railfan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualrailfan/ Links to the Free VRF YouTube Cams: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR9jbUvWYuLtPyoHboYuD0MHQLp0YzD2t Links for Virtual Railfan Members - Full Cam List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR9jbUvWYuLtC4DRU-0AeU9CC6GIzlqF_ 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 https://virtualrailfan.com/donate 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: https://virtualrailfan.com/suggest-a-location/

• published: 16 May 2022
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