Radio Frequencies

These frequencies come from North American Railroad Frequencies and from JD Santucci.

Since I personally do not own a scanner, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of these. If you find errors, or if you have more to add, send them to me.

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Canadian Pacific Rail (formerly Soo Line, Milwaukee Road)

Chicago & Western Indiana (now used by Metra)

Chicago South Shore & South Bend

Conrail

CSX

Indiana Harbor Belt

Indiana Hi-Rail (defunct?)

Indiana Railroad

Indiana Southern

Indianapolis Union Terminal (I think this is gone though)

Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern

Louisville & Indiana

Louisville, New Albany & Corydon

Muncie & Western (I know this one is gone)

Norfolk Southern

Toledo, Peoria & Western

Whitewater Valley


Canadian Pacific Rail

160.770 (44-44) as the road channel on the Latta Sub in Indiana
161.430 (88-88) as the yard channel.

Chicago & Western Indiana

It's gone, you know. But it's now used by Metra: 161.280 -- [AAR channel 78] -- road

Chicago South Shore & South Bend

161.100 -- [AAR channel 66] -- MOW
161.355 -- [AAR channel 83] -- road
161.025 -- [AAR channel 61] -- road, commuter

Conrail

160.800 -- [AAR channel 46] -- channel 1 (road)
161.070 -- [AAR channel 64] -- channel 2 (road)
160.860 -- [AAR channel 50] -- channel 3 (hump)
160.980 -- [AAR channel 58] -- channel 4 (yard)
160.245 -- [AAR channel 09] -- channel 5
160.410 -- [AAR channel 20] -- channel 6
160.995 -- [AAR channel 59] -- channel 7 (yard)
161.400 -- [AAR channel 86] -- channel 9
161.430 -- [AAR channel 88] -- channel 10 (track crews)
160.335 -- [AAR channel 15] -- channel 11
160.350 -- [AAR channel 16] -- channel 12
160.470 -- [AAR channel 24] -- channel 13
161.340 -- [AAR channel 82] -- channel 14 (carmen)
161.385 -- [AAR channel 85] -- channel 15 (yard)
161.460 -- [AAR channel 90] -- channel 16
160.680 -- [AAR channel 38] -- channel 17 (police)
160.560 -- [AAR channel 30] -- channel 18 (police mobile)
161.445 -- [AAR channel 89] -- PBX, administration
161.130 -- [AAR channel 68] -- PBX, maintenance
160.545 -- [AAR channel 29] -- police
161.055 -- [AAR channel 63] -- track crews
160.305 -- [AAR channel 13] -- yard
161.295 -- [AAR channel 79] -- yard
160.365 -- [AAR channel 17] -- yard
160.425 -- [AAR channel 21] -- yard
160.500 -- [AAR channel 26] -- yard

CSX

160.275 -- [AAR channel 11] -- carmen
160.890 -- [AAR channel 52] -- channel Y1
161.520 -- [AAR channel 94] -- dispatcher
160.785 -- [AAR channel 45] -- MOW/engineering
160.980 -- [AAR channel 58] -- PBX
161.295 -- [AAR channel 79] -- police
160.875 -- [AAR channel 51] -- police
160.920 -- [AAR channel 54] -- road
160.230 -- [AAR channel 08] -- road (ex-Chessie)
160.320 -- [AAR channel 14] -- road (ex-Chessie)
161.280 -- [AAR channel 78] -- yard
160.290 -- [AAR channel 12] -- yard
160.740 -- [AAR channel 42] -- yard
161.160 -- [AAR channel 70] -- yard
161.460 -- [AAR channel 90] -- yard
161.145 -- [AAR channel 69] -- yard (Chicago)
160.530 -- [AAR channel 28] -- yard (ex-Chessie)

CSX is using 160.290 (12-12) on the B&O east of Curtiss (Gary where the line begins/ends to former BOCT) as the road channel now. 160.320 (14-14) is now used on the former Monon.

Indiana Harbor Belt

160.980 -- [AAR channel 58] -- channel 1 (road)
161.070 -- [AAR channel 64] -- channel 2 (road)
160.485 -- [AAR channel 25] -- Gibson yard
161.400 -- [AAR channel 86] -- MOW
160.545 -- [AAR channel 29] -- police
161.565 -- [AAR channel 97] -- Riverdale hump

On the IHB, 160.665 (37-37) is no longer used. The Gibson Hump has long
since closed and the IHB released this frequency some years ago, a mistake
they realized far too late. Their Gibson yard channel 160.485 (25-25), is
used across the entire Gibson District which includes the relay yard at
Gibson (now the auto switching facility), Michigan Avenue Yard in East
Chicago, and the Lakefront Yard in Indiana Harbor (East Chicago).
Technically, the Gibson District is all the trackage east of CP Cal Park on
the main line. The only problem with this channel is the UP also uses it on
the former CNW line from Chicago to Milwaukee. You can easliy here the UP
Dispatcher talking to trains and sometimes here the trains answer back
depending on the weather.

Indiana Hi-Rail

160.845 -- [AAR channel 49] -- road
160.515 -- [AAR channel 27] -- yard
161.355 -- [AAR channel 83] -- yard
160.590 -- [AAR channel 32] -- yard

Indiana Railroad

160.26 (10-10) for their operations

Indiana Southern

160.995 (59-59) road channel

Indianapolis Union Terminal

161.220 -- [AAR channel 74] -- channel 1 (road)
161.400 -- [AAR channel 86] -- channel 2
160.965 -- [AAR channel 57] -- channel 3

Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern

160.215 -- [AAR channel 07] -- road

Louisville & Indiana

160.725 -- [AAR channel 41] -- channel 1 (road)
161.025 -- [AAR channel 61] -- channel 2 (yard)

Louisville, New Albany & Corydon

160.275 -- [AAR channel 11] -- road

Muncie & Western

160.950 -- [AAR channel 56] -- road

Norfolk Southern

161.115 -- [AAR channel 67] -- EOT devices
161.415 -- [AAR channel 87] -- ex-N&W carmen
160.485 -- [AAR channel 25] -- ex-N&W carmen
161.190 -- [AAR channel 72] -- ex-N&W road (former N&W)
161.250 -- [AAR channel 76] -- ex-N&W road (former Nickel Plate)
160.440 -- [AAR channel 22] -- ex-N&W road (former Wabash)
160.515 -- [AAR channel 27] -- PBX (various points), piggyback ramp (Chicago, IL)
160.620 -- [AAR channel 34] -- police
161.205 -- [AAR channel 73] -- police

Toledo, Peoria & Western

161.400 -- [AAR channel 86] -- road

Whitewater Valley

160.650 -- [AAR channel 36] -- road