Current VHF Railroad Frequencies

Railroad radios display the transmit and receive frequency as AAR channel numbers. For example, these numbers will be referred to over-the-air as "1616" for AAR channel 16 (160.350) or "1180" for AAR channels 11 and 80 in full duplex use (Dispatch transmits on one channel and the train transmits on the other channel). In practical use, full duplex mode is never used for voice communications, but is possible.

AAR Channel	Frequency	Usage/Notes
02	159.810	Canada Only
03	159.930	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
04	160.050	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
05	160.185	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
06	160.200	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
07	160.215
08	160.230
09	160.245
10	160.260
11	160.275
12	160.290
13	160.305
14	160.320
15	160.335
16	160.350
17	160.365
18	160.380
19	160.395
20	160.410
21	160.425
22	160.440
23	160.455
24	160.470
25	160.485
26	160.500
27	160.515
28	160.530
29	160.545
30	160.560
31	160.575
32	160.590
33	160.605
34	160.620
35	160.635
36	160.650
37	160.665
38	160.680
39	160.695
40	160.710
41	160.725
42	160.740
43	160.755
44	160.770
45	160.785
46	160.800
47	160.815
48	160.830
49	160.845
50	160.860
51	160.875
52	160.890
53	160.905
54	160.920
55	160.935
56	160.950
57	160.965
58	160.980
59	160.995
60	161.010
61	161.025
62	161.040
63	161.055
64	161.070
65	161.085
66	161.100
67	161.115	Used by Norfolk Southern as an EOT Frequency
68	161.130
69	161.145
70	161.160
71	161.175
72	161.190
73	161.205
74	161.220
75	161.235
76	161.250
77	161.265
78	161.280
79	161.295
80	161.310
81	161.325
82	161.340
83	161.355
84	161.370
85	161.385
86	161.400
87	161.415
88	161.430
89	161.445
90	161.460
91	161.475
92	161.490
93	161.505
94	161.520
95	161.535
96	161.550
97	161.565
??	161.610	Shared with Marine (Existing railroad users are grandfathered)

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