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Revision as of 15:08, 11 September 2007

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 M160.215 and M161.565 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 Railroad forum on RadioReference

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).

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)

New VHF narrowband splinter frequencies

AAR Ch	Frequency
98	160.2225
99	160.2375
100	160.2525
101	160.2675
102	160.2825
103	160.2975
104	160.3125
105	160.3275
106	160.3425
107	160.3575
108	160.3725
109	160.3875
110	160.4025
111	160.4175
112	160.4325
113	160.4475
114	160.4625
115	160.4775
116	160.4925
117	160.5075
118	160.5225
119	160.5375
120	160.5525
121	160.5675
122	160.5825
123	160.5975
124	160.6125
125	160.6275
126	160.6425
127	160.6575
128	160.6725
129	160.6875
130	160.7025
131	160.7175
132	160.7325
133	160.7475
134	160.7625
135	160.7775
136	160.7925
137	160.8075
138	160.8225
139	160.8375
140	160.8525
141	160.8675
142	160.8825
143	160.8975
144	160.9125
145	160.9275
146	160.9425
147	160.9575
148	160.9725
149	160.9875
150	161.0025
151	161.0175
152	161.0325
153	161.0475
154	161.0625
155	161.0775
156	161.0925
157	161.1075
158	161.1225
159	161.1375
160	161.1525
161	161.1675
162	161.1825
163	161.1975
164	161.2125
165	161.2275
166	161.2425
167	161.2575
168	161.2725
169	161.2875
170	161.3025
171	161.3175
172	161.3325
173	161.3475
174	161.3625
175	161.3775
176	161.3925
177	161.4075
178	161.4225
179	161.4375
180	161.4525
181	161.4675
182	161.4825
183	161.4975
184	161.5125
185	161.5275
186	161.5425
187	161.5575


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
452.9375 / 457.9375	Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator
452.9500 / 457.9500	Remote Control/Remote Indicator
452.9625 / 457.9625	Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator

New UHF narrowband splinter frequencies

452.90625	457.90625
452.91875	457.91875
452.93125	457.93125	Remote Control/Remote Indicator
452.94375	457.94375	Remote Control/Remote Indicator
452.95625	457.95625	Remote Control/Remote Indicator
452.96875	457.96875	Remote Control/Remote Indicator