This feed monitors a portion of the NS Allegheny Dispatcher desk in the greater Altoona area. All transmissions on 160.800 will be heard between CP GRAY (Tyrone) and PT 246 (Tunnelhill).
This feed is based in the city of Altoona PA. Located at the base of the Allegheny Mountain range, Altoona is the last stop before trains battle up the East Slope towards Pittsburgh and the west. Helper crews are originated in Altoona and have the job of assisting trains which are crossing the Allegheny ridge. Altoona is also a major crew point for Norfolk Southern where all but intermodal trains will stop for fresh crews.
The feed monitors the section of the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line between mileposts PT 222 and PT 247. The Allegheny dispatcher controls all of the movements as Altoona is at the heart of the territory. The dispatcher will be routinely heard giving orders to new freight and helper crews as they come on duty. All transmissions on 160.800 will be heard. Train crews will call signals at the control points and any changes in their cab signal indication. The defect detectors will audibly announce whether a train has defects or not as the train passes them.
The following is a list of control points (CP), defect detectors and other locations which will be heard on this feed. They are listed from east to west.
AAR Radio Channel 44 (160.770)
The Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad was formed in 1983 primarily as an Anthracite Coal Hauling Short Line Railroad. Today RBMN’s system has expanded to over 300 miles of track on two divisions and includes a roster of over 20 locomotives and in excess of 1000 cars. Headquartered out of Port Clinton, PA, Reading and Northern has become one of the larger and well run Regional Railroads in the country. The RBMN connects with 6 railroads which include Class I’s Canadian Pacific at Taylor, PA and Norfolk Southern at Lehighton, PA and Reading, PA, as well as short line and regional railroad’s Lehigh Railway, Luzerne & Susquehanna, Shamokin Valley Railroad and Delaware Lackawanna. The railroads Reading Division which includes trackage between Reading, PA and Lehighton, PA is primarily utilized as a vital transportation link to the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania. The RBMN Reading Division is host to over 50 customers and is served by numerous RBMN unit trains, road trains, locals and yard jobs each and every day. The other division on the RBMN system is known as the Lehigh Division (commonly referred to as the “Northern Division”) which runs between Lehighton, PA and Mehoopany, PA and operates primarily on ex. Lehigh Valley trackage. The Lehigh Division also services dozens of customers through 3 daily road locals, a daily pair of road trains and 2 scheduled yard jobs at both Penobscot Yard near Mountain Top, PA and Pittston Yard in Duryea, PA. The Lehigh Division also hosts 4-6 run through trains per day from both Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific, operating between the Canadian Pacific Sunbury Subdivision connecter at Dupont, PA and NS’s Allentown Terminal in Allentown, PA. Freight Operations are not RBMN’s only business, as recently passenger operations have become a very busy and lucrative business for Reading and Northern. Through the acquisition and creation of the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (a subsidiary of the RBMN), Reading and Northern operates scheduled passenger operations based out of Jim Thorpe, PA and into the Lehigh Gorge State Park. In addition to the LGSR operations, RBMN also hosts dozens of other very popular long distance passenger trips across their system. RBMN rosters a large fleet of passenger equipment ranging from Office Cars, to Coaches and even RDC (Rail Diesel Cars). Additionally, the RBMN also rosters and operates 4-6-2 Pacific Class # 425 which commonly pulls a number of RBMN’s excursions and passenger trips throughout the year RBMN is a very active railroad and most of their system operates off of AAR Radio Channel 44 (160.770). This radio feed will give you the opportunity to listen in on RBMN’s operations on both the Lehigh Division and the Northern portion of the Reading Division on their system by monitoring transmissions on AAR Channel 44. There will be numerous trains heard throughout the day on the radio feed including RBMN jobs QAMC/MCQA, QAJT/JTQA, PIME/MEPI, PISB/SBPI, PILE/LEPI, YJPI and various other local and unit trains, as well as CP trains 258/259 and NS trains 12/13T. For additional information on the radio feed and the train operations covered by this feed, a yahoo group dedicated to this coverage can be found at the following link: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RBMNRR/conversations/messages Our reciever for the feed is located in Bear Creek Twp, 2100ft above sea level, equipment is Motorola Quanter Base station, connected to PD-220 station master antenna atop 180ft tower. Equipment is connected to site generator and backup UPS. Expected little or NO down time. 24/7 feed.
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Norfolk Southern, Reading & Northern, and East Penn Railway Activity. Scans 6 channels (See feed details for list).
The NS Harrisburg East territory operates on AAR Channel 050 - 160.8600 MHz. This stream provides single-channel, wide area coverage. It does not scan. See "Feed Notes" for some interesting information about this stream.
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The NS D&H South Line is a 40 mph, 267 mile long single track mainline running between Schenectady, NY and C.P. Kase (Sunbury, PA). The line traverses numerous grades and includes 10 Signalled sidings and numerous DCS/Handline Sidings over the route. There are also numerous online industries served by various locals 7 days per week. The line see's on average 8-14 trains per day. Trains on this line are operated by Norfolk Southern and include just about every commodity from grain, general freight, coal, automotive, and intermodal.
Channel Monitored: CP Sunbury Subdivision, Road Channel 91 161.475MHz Location: Bear Creek, PA 2100Ft Above Sea Level (Location hears the entire line from CP Kase to Binghamton and Beyond) Broadcast Equipment: Motorola Quantar Into DELL Optiplex 755 Running Windows 7 Professional into an APC Pro 1000 UPS for backup and Generac site generator. System will run 24/7 NO Down Time except for computer updates. This feed will support the entire line which includes Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Montour,and Norththumberland counties.
The feed and associated equipment are maintained by Ronald ZUKOSKY (N3VTH)
Special thanks to the following who have made this feed possible:
Jeff DePOLO (WN3A), George GANNIS, (WB3FKQ) Dave ZUKOSKY (KB3CYS),Joseph BETZ (KF3DI)
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This feed includes CSX and NS traffic passing the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, PA
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FEED NOTES:
Live feed of CSX, NS, Amtrak, Canton RR, and PBR in the Baltimore region.
Philadelphia SEPTA Transit Police Dispatch Call sign - WPKC90 FM analog.
Broadcast Frequencys
502.68750Mhz - SEPTA Police main Dispatch (also rebroadcast of PPD J-Band)
502.76250Mhz - Broad Street Subway Dispatch (Orange Line)
502.78750Mhz - Market-Frankford Elevated Dispatch (Blue Line)
SEPTA Police Zones:
Zone 1 - Market-Frankford Line (69th St. Station to 46th St. Station)
Zone 2 - Market Frankford Line (40th St. Station to 13th St. Station and Suburban Station)
Zone 3 - Market Frankford Line (11th St. Station to York-Dauphin Station and Market East Sta.)
Zone 4 - Market Frankford Line (Huntingdon Station to Bridge-Pratt Station)
Zone 5 - Broad Street Line (Pattison Station to Walnut-Locust Station)
Zone 6 - Broad Street Line (City Hall Station to North Phila. Station)
Zone 7 - Broad Street Line (Allegheny Station to Fern Rock Station)
502.76250 505.76250 KEF776 RM CSQ SEPTA BSL City Transit Division - Broad Street Line Subway Dispatch (Orange Line) FM Transportation 502.78750 505.78750 WPKC383 RM CSQ SEPTA MFL City Transit Division - Market-Frankford Line Elevated Dispatch (Blue Line) FM Transportation 502.73750 505.73750 RM CSQ SEPTA MOW City Transit Division - Market-Frankford and Broad Street Line Maintenance FM Transportation 504.13750
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This feed broadcasts dispatcher and road channels for CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), and Conrail Shared Assets (CSAO) in the Philadelphia Area:: 160.230 (CSX Road - Philadelphia Subdivision) 161.100 (CSX BE Dispatcher - Philadelphia Subdivision) 160.980 (CSX Road - Trenton Subdivision) 160.740 (CSX NI Dispatcher - Trenton Subdivision) 161.070 (CSAO South Jersey Road & Dispatcher) 160.800 (NS Road & Dispatcher - Harrisburg Line) In general, expect to reliably hear CSX operations from CP Nice in North Philadelphia southwest to Collingdale, PA, plus NS operations on the extreme east end of the Harrisburg Line and Conrail Shared Assets operations on the Delair Branch, Chester Secondary, and Vineland Secondary. Broadcast equipment: Uniden BC355N scanner, Diamond X50A 2m/70cm antenna Feed Location: West Philadelphia, Residential
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