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Revision as of 18:44, 23 October 2009
Contents
Finding Specific Railroad Frequencies
A great place to start is the Database for your particular area. Sometimes, there is not any information to be had and this is where it can be fun! Many scanners have a built-in search feature for different radio services, including railroads.
If you live in the USA you can find all the railroad licenses in your area with a visit to the FCC's website.
Select your state from the drop-down menu. Then select your county, or leave it on "All Counties". Be aware that large or populous states can return a long list of results, and it may take some time to appear.
On the Frequency line, enter 160.215 in "Begin" and 161.565 in "End".
Scroll to the bottom of the page and hit "Submit Query".
As always, be sure to submit any new information for inclusion in the RRDB!
If you don't find it here or in the database, feel free to post a message in the Railroad-Railfan Monitoring Forum on RadioReference.
Amtrak routes and frequencies can be found on the On Line On Track Amtrak page
VHF 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).
For narrowband allocations, please see the Narrowbanded Railroad Frequency Chart article.
AAR Ch Frequency 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 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)
UHF Frequencies
Frequencies on the same line can be paired for possible full duplex or repeater use. 452.9375 is a common EOT device frequency in Canada. 457.9375 is a common EOT device frequency in the USA.
452.3250 / 457.3250 452.3750 / 457.3750 452.4250 / 457.4250 452.4750 / 457.4750 452.7750 / 457.7750 452.8250 / 457.8250 452.8750 / 457.8750 452.9000 / 457.9000 452.9125 / 457.9125 Telemetry 452.9250 / 457.9250 Remote Control/Remote Indicator (DPU - Distributed Power Units) 452.9375 / 457.9375 Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator 452.9500 / 457.9500 Remote Control/Remote Indicator (DPU - Distributed Power Units) 452.9625 / 457.9625 Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator