West Virginia - Mercer - Norfolk Southern Pocahontas District - East

NS Pocahontas District East End, Clinch Valley District East End, Christiansburg District West End, & Princeton-Deepwater District/Guyandot River Branch

FEED NOTES

We are working to add a new server to cover the west end of the New River Districts (Christiansburg, Whitethorne and Pulaski Districts) which will relieve a lot of radio traffic on the Pokey East feed, as well as fill in missing ATCS coverage west of Christiansburg on both sides. Go support that project here!

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Pocahontas District - East End

Lines of Coverage

NS Pocahontas District - RD (N360.5) to Iaeger (N422.3)
Defect Detectors: N367.4 (Hale) N381.0 (Elkhorn) N396.7 (Maitland) N413.0 (Roderfield) N429.5 (Panther)
NS Princeton-Deepwater District - P-D Junction (N344.1/V327.0) to Maben (V381.8)
Defect Detectors: V334.3 (Ingleside) V344.0 (Kegley) V355.1 (Matoaka) V366.4 (Herndon)
** (Out of service between Herndon (V368.3) and Princeton (V341.9)) **
NS Clinch Valley District - Bluefield, VA (N366.3/CV366.3) to Tazewell, VA (CV385.2)
Defect Detectors: CV369.2 (St. Clair) CV380.6 (Wittens Mill)
NS Christiansburg District - RD (N360.5) to Glen Lyn (N340.5)
Defect Detectors: N351.1 (McKenzies Mill) N340.4 (State Line)

ATCS Monitor Server: IP: ns-pocahontas.atcs.network Port: 5001
 

Frequencies Monitored

AAR 036: NS Pocahontas District Road/Poca Dispatcher
AAR 022: NS Princeton-Deepwater District/New River Dispatcher*
AAR 072: NS Christiansburg District/New River Dispatcher
AAR 092: NS Clinch Valley District/Clinch Valley Dispatcher
AAR 034: Kanawha River Railroad Road/Dispatcher
AAR 076: NS Bluefield Terminal

*P-D Dispatcher desk dissolved 08/2018

West Virginia - McDowell - Norfolk Southern Pocahontas District - East

NS Pocahontas District East End, Clinch Valley District East End, Christiansburg District West End, & Princeton-Deepwater District/Guyandot River Branch

FEED NOTES

We are working to add a new server to cover the west end of the New River Districts (Christiansburg, Whitethorne and Pulaski Districts) which will relieve a lot of radio traffic on the Pokey East feed, as well as fill in missing ATCS coverage west of Christiansburg on both sides. Go support that project here!

Keep up with upcoming radio projects and our ATCS Network on Facebook! NS Pocahontas Division ATCS Network
Help support our radio server sites through our Patreon or GoFundMe account!

Pocahontas District - East End

Lines of Coverage

NS Pocahontas District - RD (N360.5) to Iaeger (N422.3)
Defect Detectors: N367.4 (Hale) N381.0 (Elkhorn) N396.7 (Maitland) N413.0 (Roderfield) N429.5 (Panther)
NS Princeton-Deepwater District - P-D Junction (N344.1/V327.0) to Maben (V381.8)
Defect Detectors: V334.3 (Ingleside) V344.0 (Kegley) V355.1 (Matoaka) V366.4 (Herndon)
** (Out of service between Herndon (V368.3) and Princeton (V341.9)) **
NS Clinch Valley District - Bluefield, VA (N366.3/CV366.3) to Tazewell, VA (CV385.2)
Defect Detectors: CV369.2 (St. Clair) CV380.6 (Wittens Mill)
NS Christiansburg District - RD (N360.5) to Glen Lyn (N340.5)
Defect Detectors: N351.1 (McKenzies Mill) N340.4 (State Line)

ATCS Monitor Server: IP: ns-pocahontas.atcs.network Port: 5001
 

Frequencies Monitored

AAR 036: NS Pocahontas District Road/Poca Dispatcher
AAR 022: NS Princeton-Deepwater District/New River Dispatcher*
AAR 072: NS Christiansburg District/New River Dispatcher
AAR 092: NS Clinch Valley District/Clinch Valley Dispatcher
AAR 034: Kanawha River Railroad Road/Dispatcher
AAR 076: NS Bluefield Terminal

*P-D Dispatcher desk dissolved 08/2018
 

west Virginia - Kanawha - Kanawha Valley Railroads

The feed covers CSX and Kanawha River Railroad. FEED NOTES Welcome to the CSX and Kanawha River Railroad feed. This feed is located in South Charleston, WV and runs on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and uses a slim jim antenna and a Kenwood tk-7160 for the radio. The following are being monitored: AAR 008 - 160.230    CSX Road AAR 014 - 160.320    CSX Coal River Sub Dispatcher AAR 020 - 160.410    CSX Kanawha Sub Dispatcher AAR 022 - 160.440    NS Princeton-Deepwater Dispatcher AAR 028 - 160.530    CSX South Charleston Yard AAR 034 - 160.620    Kanawha River Railroad Road / Dispatcher AAR 045 - 160.785    CSX Maintenance Of Way AAR 070 - 161.160    CSX South Charleston Yard CSX Coverage CA 469.7 Scary  -  CA 450.0 Owens CLF 1.0 Indian,  CLF 6.1 E.E. Of Coal River  -  CLF 12.1 Alum Creek Train movements in and out of John Amos Power Plant Train movements in and out of South Charleston yard Defect Detectors CA 463.4 Spruce Street CA 450.0 Owens (sketchy reception) Dispatcher Towers CA 479.2 Hurricane (sketchy reception) CA 465.1 St Albans CA 457.3 South Charleston CA 445.1 Marmet (sketchy reception) CLF 2.0 Robin Hood CLF 4.2 River Bend CLF 10.2 Alum Creek Kanawha River Railroad Road Coverage WV 171.8 Kapok  -  WV 192.0 Levi Dickinson Yard Master Defect Detectors WV 171.8 Kapok (sketchy reception) WV 189.9 Port Amherst (sketchy reception)

West Virginia - Cabell - Norfolk Southern and CSX Tri-State Area Railroads

Radio covering Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation channels in the Kentucky/Ohio/West Virginia Tri-State Area.

FEED NOTES

Other Feeds of Interest: NS Kenova District East (See to Delorme) | NS Portsmouth Terminal | Kanawha Valley Railroads

Rail Lines Monitored

NS Kenova District Road/Dispatcher (AAR 76)
NS Kenova Yard, NS Wheelersburg Terminal, & NS P-D Dispatcher (Guyandot River Branch, dispatcher only) (AAR 22)
NS Portsmouth Terminal (Star Yard) & NS Columbus Dispatcher (AAR 72)

CSX Road (all subdivisions) & CSX Russell/Huntington Yard (AAR 08)
CSX BF Dispatcher (Ohio River Su (AAR 14)
CSX FG Dispatcher (Kanawha Sub) (AAR 20)
CSX FH Dispatcher (Logan Sub) (AAR 14)
CSX LE Dispatcher (Big Sandy Sub) (AAR 14)
CSX LF Dispatcher (Northern/Cincinnati Sub) (AAR 94)
CSX Yard (CSX Ceredo Yard, Suncoke/KRT Interchange) (AAR 28)

Locations Received

NS Kenova District: Star Yard (N602.1) to See (NA 31.0)
Defect Detectors: Franklin Furnace (N 592.6) Ironton (N 579.2) South Point (N 569.1) Cyrus (NA 51.1) Hubbardstown (NA 40.1)
CSX Northern/Cincinnati Subdivision: RJ Cabin (Russell) to NJ Cabin (Limeville)
Defect Detectors: Greenup Dam (CA 538.0) Minford (CJ 9.5)
CSX Kanawha Subdivision: RU Cabin (Russell) to Hurricane
Defect Detectors: Spring Valley (CA 508.1) Barboursville (CA 493.4) Hurricane (CA 478.4)
CSX Big Sandy Subdivision: Big Sandy Junction (Catlettsburg) to CH Cabin (Chapman)
Defect Detectors: Zelda (CMG 15.8) Chapman (CMG 32.6)
CSX Ohio River Subdivision: Point Pleasant to Guyandotte (dark territory to 5th Ave)
Defect Detectors: Gallipolis Ferry (BN 176.6) Lesage (BN 201.1)

Maryland - Washington - Norfolk Southern and CSX - Hagerstown Area

FEED NOTES

This feed primarily covers the Norfolk Southern operations in and around Hagerstown, MD including yard operations, the north end of the Hagerstown District to Lynchburg and the west end of Lurgan Branch to Harrisburg. The feed also covers the CSX Road and Dispatcher channels that cover their respective lines in the area as well as the road channel for the Winchester & Western Railroad that interchanges with NS at Vardo Yard.

Frequencies as follows:

AAR 56 - 160.950  NS Hagerstown District Road

AAR 64 - 161.070  NS Vardo Yard  

AAR 58 - 160.980  NS Lurgan Branch Road

AAR 76 - 161.250  NS Greencastle Yard

AAR 08 - 160.230  CSX Lurgan and Hanover Subs Road

AAR 94 - 161.520  CSX Dispatcher (Lurgan)

AAR 86 - 161.400  CSX Dispatcher (Hanover)

AAR 11 - 160.275  CSX Hagerstown Yard

AAR 54 - 160.920  Winchester & Western Road

Maryland - Frederick - Potomac Valley Railroad

FEED NOTES

Scanner Feed covering the CSX Cumberland, Metropolitan, Old Main Line Subs, Shenandoah Subs. As well as the Norfolk Southern H & B Lines from Hagerstown, MD to Charles Town, WV. Scanner is located near Brunswick, MD.

Virginia - Tazewell - Norfolk Southern Pocahontas District - East

NS Pocahontas District East End, Clinch Valley District East End, Christiansburg District West End, & Princeton-Deepwater District/Guyandot River Branch

FEED NOTES

We are working to add a new server to cover the west end of the New River Districts (Christiansburg, Whitethorne and Pulaski Districts) which will relieve a lot of radio traffic on the Pokey East feed, as well as fill in missing ATCS coverage west of Christiansburg on both sides. Go support that project here!

Virginia - Roanoke - Norfolk Southern - Roanoke Area

This audio feed provides extensive coverage of Norfolk Southern's Roanoke Terminal area as well as all 6 adjoining mainline districts.

FEED NOTES

This feed provides audio for Norfolk Southern VA Division operations in and around the greater Roanoke area. Wide area coverage is available including Roanoke Terminal and the 6 surrounding districts that stem out from the city. Audio is provided by a Motorola Maxtrac radio with signals fed from a Traintenna antenna mounted atop one of the tallest buildings in downtown Roanoke.

Virginia - Prince William - Norfolk Southern - Manassas Area

This audio feed provides coverage of Norfolk Southern's Hagerstown District around Manassas, VA including the B-Line and Mainline to Alexandria

FEED NOTES

Monitoring: 

AAR 56 - 160.950 (NS Road Channel)

AAR 09 - 160.245 (NS Dispatcher to Train)

AAR 48 - 160.830 (NS Train to Dispatcher)

This audio feed broadcasts Norfolk Southern communications in and around the greater Manassas, VA area including the Mainline between Clifton, VA and Calverton, VA and the B-Line between Manassas, VA and Marshall, VA. In addition to the NS freight traffic, you will hear dozens of Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express movements through the area. NS has a small yard in Manassas and VRE's storage yard is just a few miles to the south near Bristow, VA. The entire area is controlled by the NS "Hagerstown" Dispatcher desk in Atlanta, GA.

The audio is provided by a Motorola Maxtrac radio with signals fed from a TrainTenna antenna mounted very close to the Manassas depot.

Local Defect Detectors:

31.6 "Manassas"

39.4 "Nokesville"

B10.1 "Gainesville"

B19.7 "The Plains"

Virginia - Petersburg - CSX and NS Railroad

FEED NOTES

This feed scans the following CSX and NS Railroad frequencies:

• 161.190 (AAR Ch72) NS Road Channel
• 161.250 (AAR Ch76) NS Yard Channel
• 160.590 (AAR Ch32) CSX CSX Road Channel
• 161.520 (AAR Ch94) CSX Dispatch Channel

The radio is a Motorola Maxtrac located at Walt's Hobby Shop on Crater Rd in Petersburg VA.  The antenna is VHF ground plane on a 20' pole at the front of Walt's shop.

PLEASE support Walt's shop and The Tea Bag!