Railroads (OR)

The following are all rail companies with active operations within the State of Oregon, along with reporting marks, railroad class, and other relevant information. The "NXDN Capable" column indicates if the 4k00F1E designator was found in one or more licenses belonging to the railroad, but DOES NOT indicate whether they are using digital or analog.

Please see the RRDB entry for the most up-to-date frequencies and usage information.
With the addition of the PCC and OERR info to the database, all railroads with active licenses are now operating narrowband, and as such, the following tables have been modified to reflect this.

Information is current as of 11/24/2013

Common Carrier Railroads

Railroad	Marks	Class	NXDN Capable?	Notes
Albany & Eastern Railroad	AERC	III	No
Amtrak	AMTK	I	Yes	As of 7/28/12, analog still used in and around Union Station
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway	BNSF	I	Yes	As of 10/3/12, analog is still in use
Coos Bay Rail Link	CBR	III	Yes
City of Prinville Railroad	COP	III	No
Central Oregon & Pacific	COPR	II	No
Hampton Railway	HLSC	III	-	See Portland & Western (PNWR)
Idaho Northern & Pacific	INPR	III	No
Klamath Northern Railway	KNOR	III	-	An active shortline - FCC license expired in 2001 - According to UP, owned by Inerfor Pacific, operating under this license and possibly uses local UP rail comms.
Lake County Railway	LRY	III	-	An active shortline - No FCC license, known frequencies
Mount Hood Railroad	MH	III	No	An active shortline; FCC license expired in May 2013; unknown what (if any) comms are used
Oregon Eastern Railroad	OERR	III	No	Formerly known as Wyoming & Colorado Railroad - New application for AAR 18 (base/mobile) pending as of 7/19/13
Oregon Pacific Railroad	OPR	III	License only	Per this post by Dick Samuels, digital is not in use because the "new" replacement radios are not compatible with the NXDN protocol
Palouse River & Coulee City	PCC	III	No	New license pending as of August for mobile-only comms on AAR 45 between Weston, OR and Walla Walla, WA
Portland & Western Railroad	PNWR	II	No	TriMet's WES (Westside Express Service) operates on P&W track between Wilsonville and Beaverton; known to utilize AAR 40 or AAR 112 in simplex onboard
Peninsula Terminal Railroad	PT	III	-	An active shortline - FCC license expired in 2003 - No known frequencies
Portland Terminal Railroad	PTRC	III	No	Portland Terminal Railroad is serviced by both UP and BNSF; both call PTRC as home territory, and as such, either railroad's comms may be used
Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad	RVT	III	No	WCTU now operating as Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad
Union Pacific	UPRR	I	Yes	As of 10/3/12, analog is still in use; P25 system in Portland has been deactivated and is not in use
Wallowa Union Railroad	WURR	III	No	Note that the old website for the WURR is now down, and a new site is being planned
Willamette Valley Railway	WVR	III	Yes	As of 10/3/2012, analog is still in use

Heritage or Excursion Railroads with FCC Licenses

Railroad	Marks	NXDN Capable?	Notes
Sumpter Valley Railroad	SVRR	No
Willamette Shore Trolley	COPX*	-	Trolley currently out of service; unknown comms; *reporting marks as noted by FRA
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad	OCSR	-	Possibly using old POTB AAR 53/13, but that is not confirmed
Washington Park & Zoo Railway	WP&ZRy	n/a	Narrow gauge railroad within the Oregon Zoo; carries US Mail and passengers around zoo and to Washington Park; zoo utilizes MotoTRBO, which no scanner can currently monitor by itself

External Links

ODOT - State Railroad Maps