A Place By The Tracks

03/23/2024

A LIVE FEED of my 36 years of train and railfanning videos in YouTube 'shorts' format is running today; 3/23/2024

A different scene every 60 seconds or so from over the last 5 decades- C&NW, BN, SOO, Santa Fe, CC&P, steam, regionals & short lines, Amtrak, Iowa Interstate, NS.

36 years of Train/Railfan videos shot between 1988 thru 2024 from across the Upper Midwest U.S.A.A different scene from one of the last 5 decades EVERY 60 SE...

01/17/2024

I'm slowly returning this project to a useable status.

Here is a Live YouTube stream. It will turn to an On Demand file.

Hear continual passing trains at a distance.

Recorded 8 and 10 years ago in winter time at a rural Illinois farm.

BNSF freights and Amtrak stops at an audible depot location.

Train Horns in the Distance.Ambient Sound-Pleasing Balance-In Stereo Play as relaxing background sound during these cold "shut in" winter days for much of t...

01/15/2024

Happy New Year all!
(its the 15th, so I guess 2024 is official....lol)
-Mark

11/09/2021

Please look for a Patreon link to fund this project. All the files are safe, just need to bring the platform up from the Windows XP era.

Happy Holidays 2021.

05/25/2021

Spring 2021- The stream is running again. Almost a week with no failures on the Windows XP server and associated platforms below.

The warm weather playlists are loaded- crickets, songbirds showers & thunderstorms along with the passing freights and Amtrak stops from near Princeton, Illinois as captured in 2014 & 15.

My main website (on webs(dot)com) is transitioning to mandatory paid, so I may be setting up a Patreon account to move these files to a newer PC and maintain a higher level audio stream etc.

For now, its running 24/7 as a sleep-aid, wallpaper sound or, as intended, a way to simulate living near a mainline RR.

Enjoy-
Mark
5.25.21

24/7 Stereo Audio Stream via Tunein.com (mobile app capable)-
http://tunein.com/radio/A-Place-By-The-Tracks-s266757/
(link opens to tunein.com)

24/7 Stereo Audio Stream to your installed Media Player-
https://myradiostream.com/aplacebythetracks

For those who long to live near active rail lines, here is a continuous Ad-Free stream of sounds on the BNSF Railway Mendota Subdivision near MP 104 (Princeton, IL). Captured in digital stereo from a rural Illinois farm approximately 1/4 mile north of the busy double track mainline. 2 or 3 grade cro...

04/12/2018

Spring 2018 is here!

Slowly but surely scenes like these are giving way to longer days and less snow. You can listen to the changing westher and rail traffic on the "Live" 24/7 audio stream of the BNSF Mendota Sub. Not a scanner feed, but real Stereo sound from near the tracks. Passing freights and 8 Amtrak trains daily. Lots of quiet ambience and nearby grade crossings on "A Place By The Tracks". Continuous stream of actual traffic on the two track main through rural Illinois. FREE to listen 24/7 either on;

http://tunein.com/embed/player/s266757/

or

http://myradiostream.com/aplacebythetracks

Have a great (and safe) weekend!- Mark

04/01/2018

Happy Easter!

03/25/2018

Project re-launch with a 30 day duration instead of the 2 weeks on this first campaign. A big Thank You to 3 backers!

Relaxing & Tranquil, Compelling & Authentic. Ever-changing audio stream & CD/DVDs of Distant Trains, Weather & Nature from rural USA

03/20/2018

There are a lot of Distant Trains and Whistles in the Rain sounds available, but this one is unique with a 24/7/365 Stereo Stream that is updated regularly with audio captured 3 times weekly from near a 8 daily Amtrak, inter-modal and coal main line in rural Illinois. Over 3 Years of saved sound from all seasons, all weather and lots of locomotives. Surprises in the Ambient Nature and Weather sounds too. Help Kickstart it to the next level with CDs and improvements to the FREE stream!

Relaxing & Tranquil, Compelling & Authentic. Ever-changing audio stream & CD/DVDs of Distant Trains, Weather & Nature from rural USA

03/19/2018

There is another site where A Place By The Tracks calls home...

http://aplacebythetracks.webs.com/
..it is combined with a few of the video/DVD projects.

03/17/2018

Happy St Patricks Day from A Place By The Tracks!!

03/17/2018

A Live Preview of the Sound/Audio CDs and DVDs Project. 3 Years in the Making- Ambient Train, Weather & Nature!

11am EDT Today- Saturday March 17th, 2018

Relaxing & Tranquil, Compelling & Authentic. Ever-changing audio stream & CD/DVDs of Distant Trains, Weather & Nature from rural USA