[Scan-DC] Information about railroad radio system?

[Daniel Brown]

Some RR's have multiple channels, actually. Check radio reference - regional
pages have "area wide" frequencies which list RR's. Maryland and Delaware
both have a pretty good list. There are also a couple of "live feed" type
sites which will help fill your scanner banks. For example, see
http://www.railroadradio.net/


On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:06 AM, John Pak <pak.john1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks much!  So it sounds like each railroad gets its on frequency?
>   ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Sean Hoyden
>  To: John Pak
>  Cc: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
>  Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:41 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Information about railroad radio system?
>
>
>  I don't know what the CTAC acronym stands for, but that's the dispatching
> (traffic control) center in Wilmington, Delaware.  Anything that happens on
> the Northeast Corridor between DC and Boston has to be cleared through the
> CTAC first.
>
>  Not sure that there's really a comprehensive source for information about
> railroad radio observation, but I'd recommend trying to get a hold of the
> books by Thomas White, The Art of Train Dispatching and The Elements of
> Train Dispatching, titles might be a litter different, my copies are in a
> box somewhere in my basement, it was required reading while I was training
> to be a rail traffic controller (aka dispatcher) myself.
>
>  As far as listening to other railroad frequencies. . . the others that
> most immediately come to mind are:
>
>  AAR Channels 8, 14, and 94 - CSX Road/Dispatcher Channels for everything
> in Maryland and Pennsylvania (less the ex CONRAIL territories)
>
>  Channel 96 covers the RF&P between Richmond and DC.
>
>  56 and 72 cover the Norfolk Southern in most of the local area, 56 being
> the former SOUTHERN road channel and 72 belonging to the N&W which is active
> mostly out West in the Shenandoah Valley and up into Western Maryland and
> West Virginia.
>
>  Unfortunately, I'm a bit short for time (have a meeting to attend) so I
> can't go through the entire list of frequencies I have for the immediate
> area.  You can look up the AAR Channels here
> http://www.qsl.net/n4jri/aar_ch.htm
>
>  You might also try looking up http:www.railroadradio.net for online
> streams.
>
>  Regards,
>  Sean
>
>
>  On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 6:37 AM, John Pak <pak.john1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>    Hello,
>
>    I have started to listen to more railroad radio trafic.  Can any one
> tell me a good comprehensive source that explains how railroads radio
> systems works?  Basically I am looking for railroad radio listening 101.
>  Forexample, I have been listening to 160.9200 which I understand is the
> mtrack road for this area.  What does ctac mean?  Where is ctac?  Thanks for
> any help.
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