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Master List of AAR Channels

Finding Specific Railroad Frequencies

A great place to start is the RRDB for your particular area. Sometimes, there is not any information to be had and this is where it can be fun!

If you live in the USA you can find all the railroad licenses in your area with a visit to the FCC's website

Next, select one of the Frequency (Range) queries and then enter 160.2150 and 161.5650 for the begin and end search frequencies.
For Service select Land Mobile - Private [LP]
For Radio Service select Industrial/Business Pool - Conventional [IG]

You can then download the results or search them and make a custom spreadsheet with only the fields you want and download it.

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 RadioReference Railroad Railfan Monitoring Forum

Scanners and Radios

Railscanning/Railfanning References

Websites / YouTube / Facebook

Live Audio and Video Feeds

Official Pages

Related RadRef Pages

Related Software Applications

Return to DB page: Railroads
Return to Wiki page: Common Frequencies

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+== Master List of AAR Channels ==
+* [https://www.radioreference.com/db/aid/7747 RadRef AAR Channel Listings]
+* [https://dpdproductions.com/pages/railroad-frequencies-new-aar-plan DPD Productions unified list sorted by frequency]
+* [[Advanced Train Control System (ATCS) Frequencies]]
 == Finding Specific Railroad Frequencies==
 A great place to start is the RRDB for your particular area. Sometimes, there is not any information to be had and this is where it can be fun!
+If you live in the USA you can find all the railroad licenses in your area with a visit to the [https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/General_Menu_Reports/engineering_search.cfm?accessible=NO&wild_select=on FCC's website]
-If you live in the USA you can find all the railroad licenses in your area with a visit to the [http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/reports7/ FCC's website]
+* Next, select one of the '''Frequency (Range)''' queries and then enter '''160.2150''' and '''161.5650''' for the begin and end search frequencies.
+* For '''Service''' select '''Land Mobile - Private [LP]'''
-Next, select one of the '''Frequency (Range)''' queries and then enter '''160.2150''' and '''161.5650''' for the begin and end search frequencies.
+* For '''Radio Service''' select '''Industrial/Business Pool - Conventional [IG]'''
-For '''Service''' select '''Land Mobile - Private [LP]'''
-For '''Radio Service''' select '''Industrial/Business Pool - Conventional [IG]'''
 You can then download the results or search them and make a custom spreadsheet with only the fields you want and download it.
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 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 RadioReference's {{Forum|railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum|Railroad-Railfan Monitoring}}.
+If you don't find it here or in the database, feel free to post a message in the RadioReference {{Forum|railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum.88|Railroad Railfan Monitoring}}
-Amtrak routes and frequencies can be found on the [http://on-track-on-line.com/amtrak-freqs.shtml On Line On Track Amtrak] page
+== Scanners and Radios ==
+* [http://www.batlabs.com/rrspectra.html Motorola Spectra Railroad radio]
+* [https://uniden.com/products/bc125at Uniden BC125AT portable scanner]
+* [https://www.trainaficionado.com/uniden-bearcat-bcd160dn-bcd260dn/ Uniden BCD160DN and BCD260DN DMR and NXDN scanners]
-== VHF Frequencies==
+== Railscanning/Railfanning References ==
-Railroad radios display the transmit and receive frequency as American Association of Railroads (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).
+* [[Railfan Radio FAQ]]
+* [[General Railfan links]]
- AAR Ch	Frequency
+* [[Railfan links alphabetic sort]]
-	159.8100	Canada Only
+* [https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum.88/ RadioReference Railroad Railfan Monitoring Forum]
-	159.9300	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
+* [https://dpdproductions.com/pages/railroad-radio-terminology-glossary DPD Productions - Railroad Glossary]
-	160.0500	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States US Rail Transportation (WikiPedia)]
-	160.1850	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
-	160.2000	Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
-	160.2150
-	160.2300
-	160.2450
-	160.2600
-	160.2750
-	160.2900
-	160.3050
-	160.3200
-	160.3350
-	160.3500
-	160.3650
-	160.3800
-	160.3950
-	160.4100
-	160.4250
-	160.4400
-	160.4550
-	160.4700
-	160.4850
-	160.5000
-	160.5150
-	160.5300
-	160.5450
-	160.5600
-	160.5750
-	160.5900
-	160.6050
-	160.6200
-	160.6350
-	160.6500
-	160.6650
-	160.6800
-	160.6950
-	160.7100
-	160.7250
-	160.7400
-	160.7550
-	160.7700
-	160.7850
-	160.8000
-	160.8150
-	160.8300
-	160.8450
-	160.8600
-	160.8750
-	160.8900
-	160.9050
-	160.9200
-	160.9350
-	160.9500
-	160.9650
-	160.9800
-	160.9950
-	161.0100
-	161.0250
-	161.0400
-	161.0550
-	161.0700
-	161.0850
-	161.1000
-	161.1150
-	161.1300
-	161.1450
-	161.1600
-	161.1750
-	161.1900
-	161.2050
-	161.2200
-	161.2350
-	161.2500
-	161.2650
-	161.2800
-	161.2950
-	161.3100
-	161.3250
-	161.3400
-	161.3550
-	161.3700
-	161.3850
-	161.4000
-	161.4150
-	161.4300
-	161.4450
-	161.4600
-	161.4750
-	161.4900
-	161.5050
-	161.5200
-	161.5350
-	161.5500
-	161.5650
- --	161.6100 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.
+== Websites / YouTube / Facebook ==
+* [https://www.youtube.com/user/distantsignal Distant Signal videos]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/RailfanDanny/ Railfan Danny on Facebook]
+* [https://www.trainaficionado.com/about-train-aficionado/ Train Aficionado Website]
+* [http://on-track-on-line.com/amtrak-freqs.shtml On Line On Track Amtrak]
-.3250 / 457.3250
+== Live Audio and Video Feeds ==
-.3750 / 457.3750
+* [https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/coid/1/rail Radio Reference Live Rail Feeds]
-.4250 / 457.4250
+* [http://www.railroadradio.net/ Railroad Radio dot net]
-.4750 / 457.4750
+* [https://virtualrailfan.com/ Virtual Railfan Website] [https://www.facebook.com/virtualrailfan/ Facebook Page] [https://www.facebook.com/groups/virtualrailfanlive/ Facebook Group] [https://www.youtube.com/c/VirtualRailfan YouTube] [https://vrf.tv/ VRF TV]
-.7750 / 457.7750
+* [https://www.railserve.com/RailCams/ RailServe.com] [https://www.facebook.com/railserve/ Facebook Page] [https://www.railserve.com/youtube_train_videos/ YouTube]
-.8250 / 457.8250
-.8750 / 457.8750
-.9000 / 457.9000
-.9125 / 457.9125	Telemetry
-.9250 / 457.9250	Remote Control/Remote Indicator
-.9375 / 457.9375	Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator
-.9500 / 457.9500	Remote Control/Remote Indicator
-.9625 / 457.9625	Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator
-==Frequencies and Links==
+== Official Pages ==
-* [[Railfan Radio FAQ]]
-* [[Current VHF Railroad Frequencies]]
-* [[Narrowband VHF Railroad Frequencies]]
-* [[UHF Railroad Allocations]]
-* [http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=genre&genre=3 Radio Reference Live Rail Feeds]
-* Railroading/Railscanning/Railfanning links
-** [[General Railfan links]]
-** [[Railfan links -alphabetic sort]]
-* [http://www.batlabs.com/rrspectra.html Motorola Spectra Railroad radio]
 * [[Federal Railroad Administration]]
-* [[Advanced Train Control System (ATCS) Frequencies]]
+* [https://fragis.fra.dot.gov/gisfrasafety/ FRA Railroad Map]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration FRA WikiPedia]
-==Forum Threads==
+== Related RadRef Pages ==
-*{{Thread|railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum|313043-derailment-recovery-company-frequencies.html|Derailment Recovery Company Frequencies}}
+* [[Railroad_Businesses|Recovery Services and Related Businesses Wiki page]]
+* {{Thread|railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum|313043-derailment-recovery-company-frequencies.html|Derailment Recovery Company Frequencies}}
 ==Related Software Applications==
 * [http://www.coaa.co.uk/trainplotter.htm TrainPlotter]
 * [http://www.atcsmon.com/ ATCS Monitor]
-==Mailing Lists==
-* [http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/RailScan/ Railscan Yahoo Group]
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