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== Master List of AAR Channels ==
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* [https://www.radioreference.com/db/aid/7747 RadRef AAR Channel Listings]
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* [https://dpdproductions.com/pages/railroad-frequencies-new-aar-plan DPD Productions unified list sorted by frequency]
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* [[Advanced Train Control System (ATCS) Frequencies]]
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== Finding Specific Railroad 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!  
 
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!  
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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}}  
 
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}}  
  
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Amtrak routes and frequencies can be found on the [http://on-track-on-line.com/amtrak-freqs.shtml On Line On Track Amtrak] page
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== Scanners and Radios ==
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== VHF Frequencies==
 
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Railroad radios display the transmit channel followed by the receive channel as AAR (American Association of Railroads) channel numbers. For example, these numbers will be referred to over-the-air as "1616" for AAR channel 16 (160.350) or "4809" for AAR channels 48 and 09 as a pair where the train transmits on AAR48 to the dispatcher while listening on AAR09 for the response. The newer 3-digit channel numbers for narrowband and digital modes are used in a similar fashion.
 
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AAR Ch Frequency
 
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02 159.8100 Canada Only
 
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03 159.9300 Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
 
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04 160.0500 Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
 
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05 160.1850 Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
 
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06 160.2000 Canada Only (Used by Trucking Companies in the US)
 
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07 160.2150
 
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08 160.2300
 
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09 160.2450
 
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10 160.2600
 
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11 160.2750
 
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12 160.2900
 
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13 160.3050
 
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14 160.3200
 
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15 160.3350
 
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16 160.3500
 
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17 160.3650
 
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18 160.3800
 
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19 160.3950
 
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20 160.4100
 
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21 160.4250
 
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22 160.4400
 
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23 160.4550
 
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24 160.4700
 
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25 160.4850
 
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26 160.5000
 
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27 160.5150
 
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28 160.5300
 
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29 160.5450
 
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30 160.5600
 
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31 160.5750
 
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32 160.5900
 
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33 160.6050
 
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34 160.6200
 
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35 160.6350
 
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36 160.6500
 
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37 160.6650
 
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38 160.6800
 
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39 160.6950
 
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40 160.7100
 
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41 160.7250
 
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42 160.7400
 
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43 160.7550
 
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44 160.7700
 
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45 160.7850
 
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46 160.8000
 
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47 160.8150
 
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48 160.8300
 
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49 160.8450
 
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50 160.8600
 
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51 160.8750
 
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52 160.8900
 
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53 160.9050
 
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54 160.9200
 
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55 160.9350
 
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56 160.9500
 
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57 160.9650
 
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58 160.9800
 
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59 160.9950
 
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60 161.0100
 
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61 161.0250
 
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62 161.0400
 
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63 161.0550
 
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64 161.0700
 
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65 161.0850
 
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66 161.1000
 
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67 161.1150
 
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68 161.1300
 
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69 161.1450
 
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70 161.1600
 
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71 161.1750
 
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72 161.1900
 
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73 161.2050
 
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74 161.2200
 
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75 161.2350
 
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76 161.2500
 
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77 161.2650
 
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78 161.2800
 
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79 161.2950
 
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80 161.3100
 
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81 161.3250
 
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82 161.3400
 
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83 161.3550
 
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84 161.3700
 
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85 161.3850
 
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86 161.4000
 
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87 161.4150
 
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88 161.4300
 
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89 161.4450
 
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90 161.4600
 
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91 161.4750
 
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92 161.4900
 
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93 161.5050
 
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94 161.5200
 
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95 161.5350
 
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96 161.5500
 
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97 161.5650
 
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-- 161.6100 Shared with Marine (Existing railroad users are grandfathered)
 
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== UHF Frequencies ==
 
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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.
 
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452.3250 / 457.3250
 
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452.3750 / 457.3750
 
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452.4250 / 457.4250
 
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452.4750 / 457.4750
 
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452.7750 / 457.7750
 
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452.8250 / 457.8250
 
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452.8750 / 457.8750
 
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452.9000 / 457.9000
 
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452.9125 / 457.9125 Telemetry
 
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452.9250 / 457.9250 Remote Control/Remote Indicator
 
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452.9375 / 457.9375 Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator
 
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452.9500 / 457.9500 Remote Control/Remote Indicator
 
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452.9625 / 457.9625 Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator
 
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==Monitoring==
 
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* [[Current VHF Railroad Frequencies]]
 
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* [[UHF Railroad Allocations]]
 
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* [[Narrowband VHF Railroad Frequencies]]
 
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* [[Advanced Train Control System (ATCS) Frequencies]]
 
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=== Scanners / Radios ===
 
 
* [http://www.batlabs.com/rrspectra.html Motorola Spectra Railroad radio]
 
* [http://www.batlabs.com/rrspectra.html Motorola Spectra Railroad radio]
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* BC125AT
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* [https://uniden.com/products/bc125at Uniden BC125AT portable scanner]
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'''Uniden Bearcat BCD160DN and BCD260DN'''
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* [https://www.trainaficionado.com/uniden-bearcat-bcd160dn-bcd260dn/ Uniden BCD160DN and BCD260DN DMR and NXDN scanners]
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* Announced July 26, 2023 - Simple BANK scanner for transportation enthusiasts (rail, air) that also supports conventional DMR and NXDN.
 
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* [https://www.trainaficionado.com/uniden-bearcat-bcd160dn-bcd260dn/ Train Aficionado Announcement]
 
  
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==Railroading/Railscanning/Railfanning Links==
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== Railscanning/Railfanning References ==
 
* [[Railfan Radio FAQ]]
 
* [[Railfan Radio FAQ]]
 
* [[General Railfan links]]
 
* [[General Railfan links]]
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* [[Railfan links -alphabetic sort]]
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* [[Railfan links alphabetic sort]]
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* {{Forum|railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum|Railroad-Railfan Monitoring-forum.88}}.
 
 
* [https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum.88/ RadioReference Railroad Railfan Monitoring Forum]
 
* [https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum.88/ RadioReference Railroad Railfan Monitoring Forum]
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* [https://dpdproductions.com/pages/railroad-radio-terminology-glossary DPD Productions - Railroad Glossary]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States US Rail Transportation (WikiPedia)]
  
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=== Websites / YouTube / Facebook ===
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== Websites / YouTube / Facebook ==
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* Distant Signal with Danny Harmon [https://www.youtube.com/user/distantsignal YouTube] [https://www.facebook.com/RailfanDanny/ Railfan Danny on Facebook]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/user/distantsignal Distant Signal videos]  
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* [http://www.TrainAficionado.com Train Aficionado Website] [https://www.facebook.com/trainaficionado Facebook page] [https://www.youtube.com/c/Trainaficionado1 YouTube]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/RailfanDanny/ Railfan Danny on Facebook]
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* [https://www.trainaficionado.com/about-train-aficionado/ Train Aficionado Website]
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* [http://on-track-on-line.com/amtrak-freqs.shtml On Line On Track Amtrak]  
  
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* Amtrak routes and frequencies [http://on-track-on-line.com/amtrak-freqs.shtml On Line On Track Amtrak] page
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== Live Audio and Video Feeds ==
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* [https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/coid/1/rail Radio Reference Live Rail Feeds]
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===Livestreams - Live Feeds / Live Video===
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* [http://www.railroadradio.net/ Railroad Radio dot net]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=genre&genre=3 Radio Reference Live Rail Feeds]
 
 
* [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]
 
* [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]
 
* [https://www.railserve.com/RailCams/ RailServe.com] [https://www.facebook.com/railserve/ Facebook Page] [https://www.railserve.com/youtube_train_videos/ YouTube]
 
* [https://www.railserve.com/RailCams/ RailServe.com] [https://www.facebook.com/railserve/ Facebook Page] [https://www.railserve.com/youtube_train_videos/ YouTube]
  
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== Official Pages ==
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* [[Federal Railroad Administration]]  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration FRA WikiPedia]
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* [[Federal Railroad Administration]]
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* [https://data-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/north-american-rail-network-nodes/explore|US Department of Transportation Rail Network Map]
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* [https://fragis.fra.dot.gov/gisfrasafety/ FRA Railroad Map]
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* [https://dpdproductions.com/pages/railroad-radio-terminology-glossary DPD Productions - Railroad Glossary]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration FRA WikiPedia]
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* [https://soundingmaps.com/the-largest-railroads-in-us/ Largest Railroads in the US]
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States US Rail Transportation (WikiPedia)]
 
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'''Railroad Companies'''
 
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* [https://www.amtrak.com/ AMTRAK] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak WikiPedia] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak#/media/File:Amtrak_network_map_2016.svg Map]
 
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* [https://www.bnsf.com/ BNSF] (32,500 miles with 35,000 employees; 28 states) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNSF_Railway Wikipedia] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNSF_Railway#/media/File:BNSF_Railway_system_map.svg Map]
 
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* [https://www.cn.ca/en/ Canadian National (CN)] (20,000 miles with 24,000 employees) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway WikiPedia] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway#/media/File:Canadian_National_System_Map.PNG Map]
 
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* [https://www.cpkcr.com/en Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC)] (20,000 miles with 20,000 employees; the only single-line railway connecting Canada, Mexico, and the US)  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City WikiPedia] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City#/media/File:CP_KCS_Overview_Map.jpg Map]
 
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* [https://www.csx.com/ CSX] (20,000 miles with 25,000 employees) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSX_Transportation WikiPedia] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSX_Transportation#/media/File:CSX_Transportation_system_map.svg Map]
 
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* [http://www.nscorp.com/ Norfolk Southern] (21,300 miles with 20,200 employees; Southeast, East, and Midwest United States) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway WikiPedia] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway#/media/File:Norfolk_Southern_Railway_system_map.svg Map]
 
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* [https://www.up.com/ Union Pacific] (32,124 miles with 32,124 employees; covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the US) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad WikiPedia] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad#/media/File:Union_Pacific_Railroad_system_map.svg Map]
 
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In the center of the US, connecting the different companies, is Chicago (see [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311005848/http://www.railchicago.com/belt.html RailChicago]): the largest US rail gateway. The [http://www.ihbrr.com/ Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Harbor_Belt_Railroad WikiPedia] and the [http://www.beltrailway.com/ Belt Railway of Chicago]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_Railway_of_Chicago WikiPedia] Without them, traffic would come to a halt. Both switching railroads sort this mess out every day and keep traffic moving.
 
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There is another major rail center located in East St. Louis, with switching operations by [http://www.terminalrailroad.com/ Terminal Railroad Association] (Class III with 2 Mississippi bridges)
 
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Railroad_Association_of_St._Louis WikiPedia] [http://www.trainweb.org/stlrailfanning/trra.html Trainweb.org Info] [http://www.terminalrailroad.com/images/TRRA%20Map.pdf Map]
 
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The Association also owns and operates Madison Yard, the largest classification yard in the St. Louis region. The switching yard consists of 80 inbound, outbound, and holding tracks with a capacity of 2,200 cars.[5] The company is planning to expand Madison Yard to hold another 1,500 railcars, for a yard total of 4,000.  <i>Owned by BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway (Illinois Central until 1999), CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad. All own one-seventh of the railroad except UP, which owns three-sevenths.</i>
 
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The railroad operates 30 locomotives to move cars around the yard, deliver cars to local industries, and ready trains for departure.
 
  
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===Related Wiki Pages===
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== Related RadRef Pages ==
 
* [[Railroad_Businesses|Recovery Services and Related Businesses Wiki page]]
 
* [[Railroad_Businesses|Recovery Services and Related Businesses Wiki page]]
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*{{Thread|railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum|313043-derailment-recovery-company-frequencies.html|Derailment Recovery Company Frequencies}}
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* {{Thread|railroad-railfan-monitoring-forum|313043-derailment-recovery-company-frequencies.html|Derailment Recovery Company Frequencies}}
  
 
==Related Software Applications==
 
==Related Software Applications==
 
* [http://www.coaa.co.uk/trainplotter.htm TrainPlotter]
 
* [http://www.coaa.co.uk/trainplotter.htm TrainPlotter]
 
* [http://www.atcsmon.com/ ATCS Monitor]
 
* [http://www.atcsmon.com/ ATCS Monitor]
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 30 October 2023

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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