Ritzville Depot railway traffic goes online

RITZVILLE — Train aficionados can keep tabs on railway traffic through town now, thanks to a new live-feed available online.

On Sunday, Dec. 1, Reed Skyllingstad paused on a stepladder outside Ritzville Depot while installing a live-feed video camera for anyone with internet to watch the train traffic.

Skyllingstad modestly said more of the credit for installing the system belongs to his brother, Dale.

The video feed seemed immediately popular; 80 people were watching the feed just 20 minute after being powered up. The feed cam be found by searching Youtube for Steel Highways rail.com.

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