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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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.
FEED NOTES CNIC Railroad Fulton Sub (161.190) Union City Terminal Railroad (160.350)
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Norfolk Southern Railroad Train and Dispatcher communications along the A-Line from a receiver located at Watauga Valley Railroad Museum in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Frequencies Scanned: 160.560Mhz (AAR ch30) 161.040Mhz (AAR ch62)
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AAR Channel 46/46 (160.800MHz) Cannon to New Portage
The Pittsburgh Line is a rail line that is located in the state of Pennsylvania and it is owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway. The Pittsburgh Line is Norfolk Southern Railway's primary east-west artery in its Pittsburgh Division and Harrisburg Division across Pennsylvania and it is part of the Amtrak-Norfolk Southern combined rail corridor, the Keystone Corridor. The Pittsburgh Line spans 248 miles (399 km) between the state capitol in Harrisburg and its namesake city of Pittsburgh, crossing the Allegheny Mountains through the Gallitzin Tunnels west of Altoona and the famous Horseshoe Curve in the process. Its east end is marked with the railroad's Harrisburg Line to Reading and Philadelphia, and the Fort Wayne Line on its west end to Conway, Pennsylvania, and points west in Ohio and Indiana. This feed will be broadcasting the primary radio channel, AAR channel 46/46, 160.800 MHz only, receiving from a mountaintop site in Franklin County, PA at 2475' AMSL. Estimated coverage on the line is from Harrisburg, PA to around Cresson, PA Additional Details: Additional counties covered: Dauphin, Juniata, Mifflin, Huntington, Blair and Cambria
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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 include 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 receiver for the feed is located in Bear Creek Twp, 2100ft above sea level, equipment is Motorola Quarter Base station, connected to PD-220 station master antenna atop 180ft tower. Equipment is connected to the site generator and backup UPS. Expected little or NO downtime. 24/7 feed.
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This feed is provided in conjunction with an ATCS server. Audio is provided by a Motorola GM300.
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This feed is provided in conjunction with an ATCS server. The feed is provided by a Motorola GM300 radio.
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Railroad radio traffic as heard by the Cordele Railroad Museum. Includes CSX, NS and HOG rail traffic.
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| AAR Channel 91/91 (161.475MHz) Container to CP KASE |
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 sees 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 Qantar Into DELL Optiplex 755 Running Windows 7 Professional into an APC Pro 1000 UPS for backup and Generac site generator. The 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 Northumberland 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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