Difference between revisions of "Canadian National Railway (MB)"
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− | This line travels south-east between '''Winnipeg''' and the '''Canada/United States''' border near '''Middlebro, MB''' | + | This line travels south-east between '''Winnipeg''' and the '''Canada/United States''' border near '''Middlebro, MB''' and beyond. |
====Frequencies in use==== | ====Frequencies in use==== |
Revision as of 21:29, 8 November 2016
Contents
General Info
CN is the largest railway in Canada and is currently Canada's only transcontinental railway company, spanning Canada from the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia to the Pacific coast in British Columbia.
Almost all scanners on the market can receive the railroad band, some have search bands dedicated to the railroad monitoring and will identify frequency by it's AAR channel number.
Background Frequency References
Yards
Symington Yard
Located on the eastern edge of Winnipeg, this large facility includes a hump yard, diesel shops and an Intermodal Terminal. Named after the Honourable H.J. Symington, a former CN Director for 20 years. The yard is connected to the Redditt Subdivision to the east, Rivers Subdivision to the west and Sprague Subdivision to the south-east.
Frequencies in use
- 161.415 CN 1 Mainline end-to-end
- 161.205 CN 2 Dispatch
- 160.935 CN 3 Dispatch
- 160.665 CN 4 Dispatch
- 160.365 CN 5 Dispatch
- 160.485 CN 6 Dispatch
- 161.025 CN 8 Dispatch
- 160.785 CN 20 Engineering/MOW
Subdivisions
Sprague Subdivision
This line travels south-east between Winnipeg and the Canada/United States border near Middlebro, MB and beyond.
Frequencies in use
- 161.415 CN 1 Mainline end-to-end
- 160.935 CN 3 Dispatch
- 160.785 CN 20 Engineering/MOW
Redditt Subdivision
This line runs east from Winnipeg to the Manitoba/Ontario border near Winnitoba and beyond.
Frequencies in use
- 161.415 CN 1 Mainline end-to-end
- 160.665 CN 4 Dispatch
- 160.785 CN 20 Engineering/MOW
Rivers Subdivision
This line runs west from Winnipeg to the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border near St. Lazare, MB and beyond.
Frequencies in use
- 161.415 CN 1 Mainline end-to-end
- 161.205 CN 2 Dispatch
- 160.785 CN 20 Engineering/MOW