Radio Frequencies

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

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[trainsrus1]

Not knowing what part of the country you live in it might be a crap shoot looking for the right ones. I have narrowed down the list to a few that I have found to be the most used.
Norfolk Southern
Dispatch to train channel 2 160.245
Train to dispatch channel 2 160.830
These two are used together and you will have to scan both to hear both sides of a conversation.
Road channel 1 161.190
Road channel 2 161.250
Road channel 3 160.440
Road channel 4 160.770
Road channel 5 160.950
CSX
Road / Dispatcher 160.230 161.100
Dispatcher 160.290
160.320
160.920
160.980
Road 160.590

The four dispatcher freq. are used in pairs with the one road freq. so you may have match them for the area you are trying to hear.
I have also found that NS uses repeaters so you can hear them from a greater distance. I'm about 100 miles from Chicago and I can hear NS in and around their yards. Of coarse I do have an outside ant. which helps. Good luck Scanning.

[Anonymous]

Thanks that has what I needed.

[oltmannd]

A list on the web http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/roma/rr-freqs

[oltmannd]

NS and CSX freqs vary by location and they use multiple freqs in the same locale for different functions.

Kalmbach sells a pretty good book of freqs. You should be able to order it at this web site somewhere.

[Anonymous]

You may try radio shack or any amaturer ratdo store they have (and some bookstores have a commincations magizines

[Anonymous]

I just got a new scanner. Does anyone know the frequencies for Norfolk Southern and CSX. Thanks.