VIRTUAL RAILFAN, LLC.
ATHENS, TN

Special Agents often take a proactive safety and security message to schools, businesses and civic organizations as well as investigate public safety incidents which occur on railroad property. WE ARE VIRTUAL RAILFAN Virtual Railfan was founded in late 2009. Since our founding our team has strived to deliver the latest technology of live streaming train cams to the railfan community. Virtual Railfan works with cities, towns, museums, historical landmarks and more to bring the wide world of trains and their followers directly to them. With our vast network of high definition cameras and audio we’re able to deliver a truly immersive experience and allow our viewers to visit your location from anywhere on earth. Virtual Railfan prides itself in trying new things and offering the latest technology to our viewers. We’re not afraid to take chances and be the first to try new things. Our network speaks for itself in terms of quality. Our live cams are Marketing gold for your city, business, event location or other venue that wants to attract a community of folks that love to travel and visit the sites they see. It’s true, put up the cam and they will come! Virtual Railfan looks forward to getting your brand directly to our viewers. We average 2.5 million viewers per month from over 170 countries around the globe. Contact us today and let’s get started. Do you have a live Railroad or train themed event you want to get out to millions of viewers? Look no further, Virtual Railfan offers an entire selection of production and event services. Are you ready? OUR MISSION Virtual Railfan is dedicated to bringing you, the viewers the best quality live streams from some of the most iconic railroading hot spots on earth. From location selection to final adjustments the VRF team works tirelessly to ensure we can deliver the very best products to our viewers. We’re always updating, upgrading and staying ahead of the curve when it comes to the latest technology. When others can’t or won’t you can always look to Virtual Railfan to push the boundaries of what’s possible in order to be the very best. Be sure to check out all of our live cams and more from all over the United States. The process of getting a train cam setup is pretty easy and starts with a site inspection. A representative from Virtual Railfan will come to your location to take pictures, video and take measurements of the location in order to determine the equipment that will be needed. Once the site inspection is complete we will place the equipment order. Once we receive the equipment we will work with you to schedule a date for installation. Are you looking to attract an audience to your location? Perhaps you’re a City or museum? Maybe you have a business or organization looking to attract the railfan community? Our cams attract over 2 million people each month from over 170 countries around the globe. Virtual Railfan is an excellent way to reach your audience with beautiful live views from your location to share with the world. Contact us today and let’s get started. Sponsorship’s are available to you or your business or organization. Sponsoring a current location is $2500 for an entire year of promotion. We cater our advertising and marketing campaigns directly for you so that it meets your needs exactly the way you want it. New locations can be sponsored for $5000 per year and this can be a location of your choice.* *If permission can be obtained. Enjoy trains from coast to coast from the comfort of home, welcome to Virtual Railfan! We're Do you know of a location that would like to host a webcam? Virtual Railfan is always looking for new, high traffic or scenic locations for new cams. Are you looking to reach millions of viewers each and every month? Perhaps you’re a city or town looking to add some different ways to attract people and tourists to your destination? No matter your goals, Virtual Railfan can provide a state of the art setup for your location that will allow you to reach a global audience with viewers from over 170 countries. Who We Are Virtual Railfan was founded in late 2009 as Folkston Webcam and re-branded in 2014 and officially launched as Virtual Railfan, LLC. Virtual Railfan is made up of train buffs just like you. We all have full time jobs doing what we love. Mike Cyr and Justin Cornell work for Jointed Rail Productions making high quality content for the TRAINZ railroad simulator. They are located in Athens, TN and Sweetwater, TN respectively. Mike Tippins is highly experienced senior airline captain currently flying the latest in aviation technology, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. He lives with his wife outside of Dallas in the great state of Texas. Our team is dedicated to bringing you the best of the best. Our support team led by Kevin Yutz is the best in the business. Kevin is no stranger to keeping things running smoothly. While his full time job is keeping things moving in the logistics industry, Kevin also keeps us running smoothly as well. Kevin resides outside the greater Philadelphia area with his wife and huge outdoor G scale railroad. If you enjoy our live chats on the site and on our YouTube channel then surely you’ve met some of our moderators. This silent army is the only thing between a nice family friendly environment and total and complete chaos. Our chats are a welcomed relief to all of the negativity available in abundance on the web. We are very lucky to have such a team of dedicated folks who help to keep Virtual Railfan running smoothly and make sure it’s a welcoming place. The Virtual Railfan Team. Enjoy trains from coast to coast from the comfort of home, welcome to Virtual Railfan! We're Do you know of a location that would like to host a webcam? Virtual Railfan is always looking for new, high traffic or scenic locations for new cams. Are you looking to reach millions of viewers each and every month? Perhaps you’re a city or town looking to add some different ways to attract people and tourists to your destination?