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Ingersoll Webcam – Vintage Ontario Southland Trains
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The Ingersoll Webcam watches a street-level railway crossing on Mutual Street in Ingersoll, a town in Oxford County in southwestern Ontario. A single track of the Ontario Southland Railway cuts across a two-lane road, guarded by crossbucks and flashing signals, with parked cars, low commercial buildings and a line of mature trees filling the rest of the frame. Most of the time the traffic is cars and pickup trucks. Then the lights start flashing, the road stops, and one of the short line’s older diesel locomotives can ease across with a few freight cars in tow. The Town of Ingersoll set this camera up with LiveTrains.com to draw railfans to the area, and it streams around the clock.
About Ingersoll and the Mutual Street Crossing
Ingersoll sits on the Thames River about halfway between Woodstock to the east and London to the west, at an elevation of 280 meters (920 feet). The 2021 census counted 13,693 residents. Thomas Ingersoll, who came from Westfield, Massachusetts, began the settlement in 1793, and his daughter Laura Secord became famous for warning British troops during the War of 1812. Ingersoll became a village in 1852 and a town in 1865.
The camera is one of two that went live in November 2024, when the town partnered with LiveTrains.com to stream the rail crossings at 97 and 110 Mutual Street. Between them they cover the Canadian National main line, VIA Rail passenger trains and the Ontario Southland Railway. This one is labelled the OSR camera, and it is the Ontario Southland that makes Ingersoll interesting to railfans. The independent short line was founded in 1992 to buy the track between Tillsonburg and Ingersoll, and its Tillsonburg Division still runs 28.3 kilometers (17.6 miles) over the former Canadian Pacific Port Burwell Subdivision. It also switches cars at the CAMI Assembly car plant in Ingersoll. Its roster is mostly diesels built between the 1940s and 1970s, including EMD and MLW units that are long gone from the big railways.
LiveTrains.com provides and maintains the equipment. The channel links a radio scanner feed and a shared train log in the stream description, which helps if you want to know when a move is likely.
Weather and Climate in Ingersoll, Ontario
Ingersoll has warm, humid summers and cold winters. July is the warmest month, with average highs around 26 C (79 F) and lows around 16 C (60 F), and the warm season runs from late May to mid-September. January is the coldest, averaging highs near minus 2 C (28 F) and lows near minus 8 C (17 F), with the cold season stretching from early December to mid-March. January is also the snowiest month, with about 12 centimeters (4.8 inches) on average.
Daylight swings a lot through the year, from 15 hours 22 minutes on June 21 to exactly 9 hours on December 21, so in winter the crossing is dark by late afternoon. Snow on the ballast and ploughed banks along the road change the scene completely from the green summer view.
Things to Do Near Ingersoll
Ingersoll built its name on cheese. In 1866 the James Harris Cheese Factory made a giant wheel weighing 3,311 kilograms (7,300 pounds), which went on show at the New York State Fair in Saratoga before being shipped to England, and the Canadian Dairymen’s Association was founded in the town the following year. The Ingersoll Cheese and Agricultural Museum, open since 1977, tells that story, and the Elm Hurst Inn and Spa now stands on the site of the factory that made the famous Mammoth Cheese.
For a walk, John Lawson Park and its trail follow the Thames River through town. Railfans can also watch from the ground: VIA Rail stops at Ingersoll station at 1 Thames Street North, which puts passenger trains on the CN line within easy reach of the Mutual Street crossings. Woodstock and London are both a short drive away, and Tillsonburg, at the far end of the Ontario Southland’s line from Ingersoll, makes a good second stop for anyone following the short line.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Ingersoll Webcam located?
It is at a railway crossing on Mutual Street in Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. The town lies on the Thames River between Woodstock and London in southwestern Ontario.
What can you see on the Ingersoll Webcam?
A street crossing on the Ontario Southland Railway, with crossbucks, flashing signals, a two-lane road and parked cars. When a train comes through, the signals activate and Ontario Southland locomotives cross with freight cars.
What is the weather like in Ingersoll, Ontario?
Summers are warm, with July highs around 26 C (79 F). Winters are cold, with January lows near minus 8 C (17 F) and about 12 centimeters (4.8 inches) of snow in January.
What is the Ontario Southland Railway?
An independent short line railway founded in 1992 and based in London, Ontario. It runs the former Canadian Pacific line between Ingersoll and Tillsonburg, operates other leased lines in southwestern Ontario, and is known among railfans for its vintage EMD and MLW diesels.
What trains run through Ingersoll, Ontario?
Canadian National freight trains on the main line, VIA Rail passenger trains, and Ontario Southland Railway trains. The two LiveTrains.com cameras on Mutual Street were placed to cover all three.
Is there a train station in Ingersoll?
Yes. VIA Rail serves Ingersoll station at 1 Thames Street North, with passenger trains to other stops in southwestern Ontario.
Who runs the Ingersoll Webcam?
LiveTrains.com operates and maintains the camera under a partnership with the Town of Ingersoll that began in November 2024.
Why is Ingersoll known for cheese?
The town was a centre of Ontario’s cheese industry in the 1800s. Its 1866 Mammoth Cheese weighed 3,311 kilograms (7,300 pounds) and was exhibited in New York State and England, and the local museum still covers that history.
Source: LIVE Trains