Needles Underpass

Needles Underpass The official unofficial page for the 8ft underpass located in Needles CA. Who knew the train tracks and little underpass would bring us so much entertainment!

In late 2015, my husband and I bought this adorable little house in the middle of the desert. No, we don't really hear the trains inside, our walls are river rock and stucco (14-15in thick.) Being from a small town back east, Needles just felt right, in a way, for me. Hubby worked in rail tech before switching jobs to move out here. The trains have been cool for him. Some hate us, others love us a

nd what we do....mainly me though. I started the page to bring awareness to the underpass and it's happenings. If I was home and heard a bridge impact, I would take pics and gather a little info, if possible. I was asked to take the page down by the city. The railroad was using it as ammo against the city. Of course I didn't. BNSF didn't know how much is was actually getting hit. The final straw was when a propane truck got wedged under. It was closed March 2020

The city and BNSF got together and agreed on the new protection pipes to be installed so the bridge wouldn't be compromised. It took over 3 years to get everything approved and installed. The underpass was reopened June 29, 2023. In April/May 2023, we added cameras to the house so we could keep an eye on things when we were not home. I had picked up a part time summer job so they were nice to have. To our surprise shortly after, we found out about the reopening being soon. While we didn't add the camera to be for the underpass, certainly served double duty till another dedicated cam could be installed. Several amazing bridge fans were able to help with donations so it was up and going much sooner. It was installed Sept 2, 2023. Dec 2024 we went live on youtube. You can catch the stream 24/7 now.

With the rain still coming, we're shut down again.
11/21/2025

With the rain still coming, we're shut down again.

Update: Closed again. We're back open......but muddy. Drive safe out there!
11/21/2025

Update: Closed again.
We're back open......but muddy. Drive safe out there!

Sorry guys, I slept in this morning....we're closed. The city is working on clearing the underpass with two pumps. For u...
11/21/2025

Sorry guys, I slept in this morning....we're closed. The city is working on clearing the underpass with two pumps. For updates check the underpass live stream. :)

11/20/2025

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ stay tuned in, till the end, for Gloria's commentary. 😁
Edit: it seems part of the clip is muted....music rights

11/20/2025

A couple of -almost- clip since it was fairly quiet today.

Update: We have been reopened for a while. It's still pretty icky. I wouldn't go through unless you like that muddy look...
11/19/2025

Update: We have been reopened for a while. It's still pretty icky. I wouldn't go through unless you like that muddy look or headed to the car wash. We're still not opened. The crew has been working on getting everything cleaned up. It was a mess!

11/19/2025

I think the flooded signs were broken today. Boy could the city had made some money today.

11/19/2025

Rain boots would probably be a good investment....

If anyone wants to drop off a couple life preservers, it would be appreciated.🤣Seriously though, we will be fine. It sta...
11/19/2025

If anyone wants to drop off a couple life preservers, it would be appreciated.🤣Seriously though, we will be fine. It starts running down the street, to the river, and we stay above water level.

We're flooded as usual. I expect us to be closed soon.
11/18/2025

We're flooded as usual. I expect us to be closed soon.

11/18/2025

Who would have thought it was so hard to navigate around a flooded sign? 2 clips.

We're closed (rain.) Stay safe out there folks!
11/15/2025

We're closed (rain.) Stay safe out there folks!

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