[Scan-DC] New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington

[Blair Thompson]

I don't keep up with trains the way I used to, so I just follow Boteman's advice. He posts at Radio Reference.

http://www.botecomm.com/bote/rail/railfan_natcap.html

CSX Radio Frequencies:
Subdivision/Dispatcher desk/Frequency/AAR Ch./Use 
Capitol/BC/160.23/08/road channel 
//160.32/14/dispatcher channel (Baltimore, MD) 
Landover/BC/161.07/64/road channel (Benning yard) 
//161.34/82/dispatcher channel (Baltimore, MD) 
Metropolitan/BC/160.23/08/road channel 
//160.32/14/dispatcher channel (Baltimore, MD) 
RF&P/BD/161.55/96/road channel 
//160.41/20/dispatcher channel (Baltimore, MD) 
Amtrak//160.68/38/Auto Train operations (Lorton, VA)  
//161.1/66/Auto Train operations (Lorton, VA)  
//160.845/49/Amtrak on-board chat  
//160.92/54/Amtrak Northeast Corridor home 
//452.9375/head-of-train transponder 
//457.9375/end-of-train transponder 

I was at the giant meeting yesterday. So many trains! W00t! Here's a map of where CSX's lines are locally.

http://www.botecomm.com/bote/rail/images/dc_closeup.gif

I misstated the location of JD Tower yesterday. It's in Hyattsville. I also might have said the defective equipment detector in Alexandria was at Janney's Lane. It's at Slater's Lane. 

Whole bunch of dispatchers:
http://www.botecomm.com/bote/rail/csx_dispatchers.html

2005 RF&P track chart: 
http://modernrailroading.com/DigitalLibrary/CSX/Baltimore%201-1-2005.pdf

There are now three tracks going through Franconia, but the mileposts are the same.

How to read signals:
http://felttip.com/svmetro//septawatch/signals/

AF Tower, once south of Alexandria, now gone:
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/aftower/aftower.htm
 
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Alan Henney" <alan at henney.com>
To: "Blair Thompson" <b_thom at juno.com>
Subject: New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:47:46 -0500

Hi Blair!

Can you possibly make us a list of the top 10 or 20 railroad channels you would recommend for the D.C. area?  What railroad channels are in your radios right now?

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