Railroads (MN)

AAR Frequency List

Ch #	Frequency
07	160.21500
08	160.23000
09	160.24500
10	160.26000
11	160.27500
12	160.29000
13	160.30500
14	160.32000
15	160.33500
16	160.35000
17	160.36500
18	160.38000
19	160.39500
20	160.41000
21	160.42500
22	160.44000
23	160.45500
24	160.47000
25	160.48500
26	160.50000
27	160.51500
28	160.53000
29	160.54500
30	160.56000
31	160.57500
32	160.59000
33	160.60500
34	160.62000
35	160.63500
36	160.65000
37	160.66500
38	160.68000
39	160.69500
40	160.71000
41	160.72500
42	160.74000
43	160.75500
44	160.77000
45	160.78500
46	160.80000
47	160.81500
48	160.83000
49	160.84500
50	160.86000
51	160.87500
52	160.89000
53	160.90500
54	160.92000
55	160.93500
56	160.95000
57	160.96500
58	160.98000
59	160.99500
60	161.01000
61	161.02500
62	161.04000
63	161.05500
64	161.07000
65	161.08500
66	161.10000
67	161.11500
68	161.13000
69	161.14500
70	161.16000
71	161.17500
72	161.19000
73	161.20500
74	161.22000
75	161.23500
76	161.25000
77	161.26500
78	161.28000
79	161.29500
80	161.31000
81	161.32500
82	161.34000
83	161.35500
84	161.37000
85	161.38500
86	161.40000
87	161.41500
88	161.43000
89	161.44500
90	161.46000
91	161.47500
92	161.49000
93	161.50500
94	161.52000
95	161.53500
96	161.55000
97	161.56500

Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR Co. (BNSF)

Regional Channels

(Morris Sub.), Morris to Beardsley (Browns Valley Sub.), South Moorhead to Breckenridge (Moorhead Sub.) 66 Superior to Chub Lake (Lakes Sub.), Boylston to Coon Creek (Hinckley Sub.), La Crosse to Savanna (Aurora Sub.), Garretson to Sioux Falls (Corson Sub.), Benson to State Line (Appleton Sub.), Appleton to La Bolt (Watertown Sub.) 70 Hanley Falls to Madison (Hanley Falls Sub.), St. Cloud (Staples Sub.), Lyndale Jct. to Monticello (Monticello Sub.), Mpls Jct. to Wayzata (Wayzata Sub.), St. Croix to University (St. Paul Sub.), Seventh St. to University (Midway Sub.), Doon to Willmar (Marshall Sub.), Chub Lake to Staples (Brainerd Sub.), East Dilworth to Fargo (K O Sub.), S. Moorhead to Fargo (Prosper Sub.) Coon Creek to University (Staples Sub) 76 Superior Terminal (Lakes Sub.), Authority Channel East Hump Dispatcher, Saunders to Allouez (Allouez Sub.) Road Dale Street to St. Croix, Road Midway to St. Croix 85 Cass Lake to DL Switch (Grand Forks Sub.), Warroad to St. Hilaire (Warroad Sub.), Coon Creek to Staples (Staples Sub.), North Crookston Jct. to Noyes (Noyes Sub.), Brookston to Gunn (Casco Sub.), Ada to Crookston Jct. (Ada Sub.), Chub Lake to Cass Lake (Lakes Sub.), Redland Jct. to Fertile (Fertile Sub.), Kelly Lake to Clay Track (Hib Tac Sub.), Moorhead to Perley (P Line Sub.), Superior Dispatcher 87 Staples to East Dilworth (Staples Sub.), Lyndale Jct. to Monticello (Monticello Sub)

BNSF Base Station locations/ Dispatcher call

CH #	Usage
15	Road Authority Channel West Hump
17	Yard, LaCrosse Yard
20	Yard 35th Tower, Dilworth Yard, East Grand Forks, input Northtown Yard (output is 82)
25	Yard
33	Duluth Yard Master, Yard Rices Point
36	Yard, Willmar, Midway Intermodel, Northtown Industries
38	Yard
39	Road
48	Engineering, MOW
54	Road Willmar Dispatcher
60	CTC Signal Data Link? ARES Data
61	Midway Yard (St. Paul)
66	Road
70	Road West Hump Dispatcher, St. Cloud Yard, Road Jobs in Northtown Yard, Yard East Winona
90	Remote Control Locomotives Duluth
76	Road Authority Channel East Hump,Superior Terminal, Dilworth Terminal Dispatcher
78	Road
82	Yard, Remote Control Switching Output Northtown Yard (input is 20)
85	Road
87	Road Staples Dispatcher
80	Yard
96	Yard St. Paul Midway Intermodal, Duluth Yard
37	MRAS Ch # 3 (Red) {input is 161.505}
34	MRAS Ch # 4 (Blue) {input is 161.565}
68	MRAS Ch # 5 (Green) {input is 160.545}
13	MRAS Ch # 6 (Orange) {input is 160.290}
92	MRAS Ch # 7 (Yellow) {input is 160.245}
21	MRAS Ch # 8 (White) {input is 160.935}
32	MRAS Allouez Dock, WI {input is 161.565}
20	Taconite # 1
40	Taconite # 2, ARES Data
26	Signal Department
27	Ship Loader
33	Wisconsin Section, Duluth Terminal
32	Car Department
60	ARES digital LINK
	452.950 Hump locomotive remote control digital
	457.950 Hump locomotive remote control digital
15	Authority Channel West Hump Dispatcher, Minneapolis Jct to Wayzata
36 Road Minneapolis Junction to Dale Street
39 North La Crosse to St. Croix (St. Croix Sub.)
54	Wayzata to CP. 98 (Wayzata Sub.), CP. 98 (Willmar) to E. Breckenridge

BNSF Base Station Locations	Dispatcher Call
Appleton	57
Bay City, WI	47
Bagley	82
Bemidji	72
Benson	31
Brainerd	83
Breckenridge	45
Brookston	97
Cambridge	87
Carlton	84
Cass Lake	93
Chub Lake	79
Corson	65
Dassel	51
Delano	50
Deerwood	90
DMIR Iron Jct.	95
DMIR Steelton	96
Elk River	80, 26
Floodwood	94
Fosston	81
Garretson, ND	65
Genoa, WI	48
Grafton, ND	48
Grand Forks	96,73
Grand Forks Yard	35
Grand Rapids	92
Granite Falls	62
Grove City	46
Hallock	78
Halstad	74
Hawley	30
Hickley	86
Kelly Lake	98
LaCrosse, WI	45
McGregor	89
M N Jct.	75
Marshall	63
Morris	54
Nassau	58
Nelson, WI	46
Nickerson	85
Nolan, ND	23
North Crookston	75
Perham	29
Pipestone	64
St. Cloud	27
St. Croix	49
Saunders	95
N. Sioux City	53
Sioux Center, IA	67
Schley	93
Staples	24
Summit, SD	54
Tilden Jct	75
Tintah	56
Warren	76
Wayzata	03
Willmar	52, 73
Wolverton	47

BNSF MRAS

Bases Location	Channel
Allouez, WI	7
Bagley	4
Beauty Lake	4
Breckenridge	4
Carlton	3
Duluth	5
Fargo, ND	3
Garretson, ND	4
Hinckley	4
Holland (Pipestone)	5
La Bolt, SD	4
La Crosse, WI	8
Marshall	3
McGregor	5
Northtown	5
Morris	3
North Benton	3
Pugh Lake (Staples)	4
Richdale (Wadena)	5
St. Paul	3
Stockholm (Cokato)	7
Superior, WI	5
Thief River Falls	5
Nelson, WI	4
Willmar	5
Wolverton (Dilworth)	7

Canadian National Railway (CN)

Warroad to Baudette

87 161.415 Ch. # 1

55 160.935 Ch. # 3 Dispatcher

23 160.455 Ch. # 32

Cedar River R. R. Co. (CRAR)

Albert Lea to Lyle and south

72 161.190 Road

54 160.920

43 160.755

Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Ry. Co. (DMIR)

46 160.800 Ch. # 1 Road

16 160.350 Ch. # 2 Road

08 160.230 Ch. # 3 Yard

78 161.280 Ch. # 5 Two Harbors Dock Workers, Duluth Docks

38 160.680 Ch. # 6 Maintenance

12 160.290 Ch. # 7 Duluth Dock Workers

82 161.340 MOW Repeater {Input is 160.320}

Ch. # 1 Proctor to Duluth Docks,

MP 51 to Shelton Jct.,

Two Harbors to Minntac

• (and all other ex-DMIR Range Lines)

Ch. # 2 Road Pokegama to to MP 51, Proctor to MP 51

Ch. # 3 Yard

Ch. # 5 Car unloading crew on the Two Harbors dock.

Ch. # 7 Car unloading crew on the Duluth dock.

Automated talking scales at Highland, Proctor, and EVTAC.

Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific Ry. (DWP)

International Falls to Superior

87 161.415 Ch. # 1 Yard Pokegama

55 160.935 Ch. # 3 Yard

79 161.295 Pokegama Yard South.

50 160.860 Nopeming Jct. to Rainer

16 160.350 Dispatcher

Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)

10 160.260 Ch. # 2 Road

79 161.295 Ch. # 3 Road

Ch. # 3 Withrow to Stevens Point, Superior to Stevens Point, Withrow to Dresser, East Winona to Wisconsin Rapids

Canadian Pacific (CP)

84 161.370 Ch. # 1 Road, Yard Duluth

94 161.520 Ch. # 2 Road, Humbolt Yard, Superior Yard, Shoreham House Job

65 161.085 Ch. # 3 Road, Engineering St. Paul, Humbolt, Shoreham

44 160.770 Ch. # 4 Road, Duluth

88 161.430 Ch. # 5 Yard, Mpls, St. Paul Yard

41 160.725 Ch. # 6 Yard, St. Paul Hump

10 160.260 PBX (Glenwood) {Input is 161.400}

58 160.980 Shoreham Intermodal Yard

38 160.680 Yard

08 160.230 Car Dept. Repeater Output, {Input is 161.400}

24 160.470 Yard

28 160.530 Roundhouse

13 160.305 General Electric Service St. Paul Roundhouse

Ch. # 1 Glenwood to CP University, Central Ave. to Withrow,

Ch. # 2 Glenwood to Emerson, LaCrosse to Milwaukee,

MN&S Jct. to Northfield

Ch. # 3 Dakota lines west of Glenwood and Thief River Falls

Ch. # 4 St. Paul to River Jct. West

Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp. (DME)

• Winona (Goodview) to Elkton, Waseca to Mason City

Winona to Elkton

19 160.395 Ch# 2

57 160.965 Ch#1

52 160.890 Winona Yard (UP Channel)

62 161.040 Mankato Yard (UP Channel)

Ch #1 Road Winona to Waseca, Waseca to Tracy, Waseca to Mason City

Ch# 2Yard Winona, Tracy, Road Tracy to Huron

• DM&E Base Stations - Lewiston, Byron, Meriden, Eagle Lake, New Ulm, Sanborn, Tracy, Lake Benton

Iowa Chicago & Eastern (ICE)

• (ex Soo Line, ex Milwaukee, ex IMRL)
• New Albin, IA to La Cresent
• Mason City, IA to Comus
• Austin to Jackson

84 Channel #1 161.370 Sabula - River Jct., Marquette - Mason City

65 Channel #3 161.085

44 Channel #4 160.770 Mason City - Austin, Austin - Wells, Austin to Comus

88 Channel #5 161.430 All Yards

28 Channel #6 160.530 Yard

Cliffs Northshore Mining Co. (NSMX)

Babbitt to Silver Bay

• (formerly Cyprus Northshore, formerly Reserve Mining)

- 451.900 Railroad Operations

- 451.725 Railroad Operations

- 451.825 Mine Maintenance

- 460.075 Railroad Operations

- 456.725 Railroad Operations

- 456.900 Railroad Operations

- 465.075 Railroad Operations

Cloquet Terminal Railroad Co. (CTRR)

Cloquet

• Formerly DNE

53 160.905 Road / Yard

92 161.490 Road / Yard (old DNE)

Lake Superior & Mississippi RR Co. (LSMR)

West Duluth

18 160.380 Road / Yard

Minnesota Commercial Ry. Co. (MNNR)

• St. Paul to Minneapolis, Hugo, Stillwater, South Minneapolis, Union Yard

11 160.275 Yard

30 160.560 Ch. # 1, Yard

42 160.740 Ch. # 2, Road

Minnesota Dakota & Western Ry. Co. (MDW)

International Falls Terminal

28 160.530 General Operations

20 160.410 General Operations

38 160.680 General Operations

• Each switch crew uses a different frequency.

Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.

• St. Hilaire to Warroad
• Tilden Junction to Strata
• Crookston to Beltrami
• Crookston to Shelly
• Trackage rights on the CP from Thief River Falls to Erskine, BNSF from Erskine to Crookston

95 161.535

Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc.

• Operated by TCW (Formerly MCTA, MNVA, CNW, MStL)
• Hanley Falls to Norwood

77 161.265 Ch. # 1 Road / Yard, Morton Repeater Output

13 160.305 Ch. # 2 Morton Repeater Input

Minnesota Southern

• Formally Nobles Rock RR (NRR)
• Worthington to Manley, MN

11 160.275 Repeater Input

46 160.800 Repeater Output

Minnesota Transportation Museum, Inc. (MNTX)

• St. Paul, Osceloa & Special Trains

83 161.355 Road / Yard

79 161.295 WC Ch. # 3 Road

Northern Plains Railroad

• Thief River Falls to Oslo (ex Soo)

55 160.935 Road

Northern Lines Railway

• Owned by Anacostia & Pacific
• St. Cloud to Cold Spring, St. Cloud to St. Joseph (ex-BNSF, ex-BN, ex-GN)

72 161.190 Road/Yard

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTK)

(Amtrak) La Cresent to Moorhead

15 160.335 BNSF West Hump west of Midway Station & East of Coon Creek

85 161.385 BNSF Coon Creek to Staples

87 161.415 BNSF Staples to Dilworth

70 161.160 St. Croix to St. Paul

44 160.770 CP St. Croix to La Crosse

13 160.305 Midwest Division Train Service

30 160.560 Yard (Midway Station)

North Shore Scenic Railroad (NSSR)

• Duluth to Two Harbors (ex DMIR), and Special Trains

54 160.920 Road / Yard

Ottertail Valley (OTVR)

• Owned by Railamerica (ex BN, ex GN)
• Fergus Falls to Fargo
• Fergus Falls to Foxhome

21 160.425 Road / Yard

Progressive Rail

• Lakeville (Airlake Industrial Park) (Auto club to 60th St. (Mpls) (ex SOO, ex MNS)
• Randolph Industrial Park (ex-UP,ex-CNW)

67 161.115 Lakeville

74 161.220 Highline

• High Line Serving Bloomington, Richfield, and south Minneapolis on the branch off the CP.
• Begins at Auto Club Jct in Bloomington and ends near 58th St S. and Lyndale in Minneapolis
• Lakeville to Airlake Industrial Park
• Northfield to Lakeville Brings traffic to the Lakeville
• Northfield to Faribault Runs from the Northfield yard south to Faribault
• Northfield to Cannon Falls with the Randolph Industrial Park
• Eagandale Runs from Eagan to Rosemount

Red River Valley & Western (RRVW)

• Breckenridge terminal and North Dakota branchlines (ex GN, ex NP)

79 161.295 Channel #1 Yard

22 160.440 Channel #2 Yard

17 160.365 Channel #3 Road

89 161.455 Channel #4 Road Repeater Input is 08 160.230

28 160.530 Channel #7 MOW

St. Croix Valley Railroad Company (SCXY)

• (ex BN, ex NP)
• 60-mile rail line, Hinckley to North Branch

95 161.535

Twin Cities & Western RR (TCW)

• Tower E-14 (Minnetonka) to Appleton (ex Soo, ex Milw)
• Affiliated with the Red River Valley & Western

51 160.875 Ch. #1 Yard

90 161.460 Ch. # 2 Road

50 160.860 Ch. # 3 MOW

Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

• Formerly Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.

52 160.890 Ch. # 1 Road, Winona Yard

23 160.455 Ch. # 2 Utility, MOW

62 161.040 Ch. # 3 Road,

71 161.175 Ch. # 4 Road, S. St. Paul Yard, Mason City, Valley Park Yard, Mankato Yard, Branchlines

14 160.320 Ch. # 5 Yard

25 160.485 Ch. # 6 MoW

31 160.575 Bricelyn to Esterville, Butterfield to Mason City

49 160.845 Road, Hoffman Ave to Mason City, Hartland to Curtis

91 161.475 Hump

10 160.260 Yard Repeater input Mason City

75 161.235 PBX?, Yard Repeater output Mason City

• Ch. # 1 Altoona to East Mpls, Stillwater Sub., Itasca, Roseport Sub., Valley Park to St. Paul, Merriam to Montgomery,
• Ch. # 3 Valley Park to Sioux City, MP 36 to Mankato, St James to Bigelow