Stockton Diamond, California Live Cam

A trackside view of the Stockton Diamond, where the BNSF and Union Pacific main lines cross south of downtown Stockton. Stacks of concrete ties fill the gravel foreground, with signal masts and a signal bridge beyond.

The diamond is the level crossing of Union Pacific’s Fresno Subdivision and BNSF’s Stockton Subdivision, near Aurora Street and East Scotts Avenue. It is regarded as one of the most congested rail bottlenecks in California, and a grade-separation project has been planned for it. Amtrak California and Altamont Corridor Express trains pass through along with BNSF and Union Pacific freights.

A curved main track sweeps across the middle of the frame under a row of power poles, with house roofs, a palm tree and a white trailer along the horizon. The view stays on the junction through the day.