Illinois Railroads (IL)

Chicago

9/30/14 - (from a CARMA contributor) - The source of the frequently reported interference on AAR Channel 73 (161.205 MHz) has been located. It is the Norfolk Southern Railroad transmitting from a 180 foot tower with 280 watts ERP located at Columbus Avenue and Maplewood Avenue in Chicago. It is used by the NS Police, the channel is NXDN and it is encrypted. I can hear the channel as far west as Oswego and north in Buffalo Grove and beyond.

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (NEIRC)

• The 495-mile Metra system serves 230 stations in the counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry and Kane.
• Website http://www.metrarail.com/

Metra Commuter Rail

Metra Police / Public Safety

• Travelers Information Stations on 1630 AM located in: University Park (Will), Naperville (Du Page), Mokena (Will), Northfield (Cook), Roselle (Du Page)
• 457.375 RM 151.4 PL Metra Old Mobile Extenders (No longer used) FM Deprecated

AMTRAK

• Licensed for multiple other frequencies on KNFX766
• WQLD446 - Bases on 218.425, 218.725, 218.775 (NFM Digital / NXDN Data)

Chicago Union Station

• WQRC885 461.7375, 464.4625 4w ERP repeaters (NFM, DMR)

Northeast IL Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (METRA)

• WQXZ480 150.8900 (repeats 153.5150) (NFM, NXDN) - at Chicago Union Station

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