AAR 50/50 (160.860MHz) Primary AAR 91/91 (161.475MHz) Secondary
The Buffalo Line is Norfolk Southern's mainline north out of Harrisburg, PA. The single-track line runs north out of Harrisburg along the Susquehanna River to Sunbury, PA where the line junctions with the Norfolk Southern Sunbury Line at Kase. At Kase, the Buffalo Line continues north to Northumberland and Lock Haven, PA while the Sunbury Line branches off to the right to head north to Wilkes-Barre, PA and eventually Binghamton, NY. The Buffalo Line sees daily manifest freights along with the occasional coal train to/from the RJ Corman at Keating, PA and occasional gypsum train to/from the Strawberry Ridge power plant at Strawberry Ridge, PA. The line has numerous passing sidings along its entire length and a small yard in Northumberland plays host to several local freights and freight from the North Shore Railroad.
Feed radio is a Motorola Spectra scanning two frequencies, AAR 50, Priority 1 and AAR 91, Priority 2. The antenna is a Kreco Folded Ground Plane FGP-155A mounted on a 45' tower at the top in the heart of Sunbury, PA. HP desktop, OS Windows 10 with an APC Pro 1000 UPS for backup.
The feed is useful in following northbound trains out of Harrisburg, PA north onto NS Sunbury line en route to Binghamton, NY. Trains will get their track authorities on AAR 50 around Boyles and then proceed on to the Sunbuty line. After hearing the 747.1 detectors, most listeners will switch feeds to the NS Sunbury Line feed. That feed can be found here: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/14648
The feed and associated equipment are owned and maintained by Ronald ZUKOSKY (N3VTH)
Special thanks to the following who have made this feed possible:
W T JONES (WN3LIF) Barry E. LEWIS (KB3LFP) and Dave ZUKOSKY (KB3CYS)
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This feed monitors the BNSF Ottumwa Sub near Mt Pleasant, Iowa Frequency monitored is the BNSF road channel AAR 39 - 160.695 mHz
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This feed monitors the Canadian Pacific, Canadian National and BNSF railroads near Dubuque, Iowa Radio frequencies monitored: AAR 84 - 161.370 MHz, AAR 72 - 161.190 MHz, AAR 66 - 161.100 MHz, AAR 54 - 160.920 MHz
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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 Quanter 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 based out of the depot at Grand Mound, Iowa Union Pacific Clinton sub is monitored on frequency 161.040 mHz
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This radio feed monitors the Canadian Pacific Ottumwa Subdivision in the Muscatine area. Radiofrequency monitored: AAR 44 - 160.770
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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 Quantar 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 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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Streaming feed for the NS Conemaugh Line. Monitors: Dispatcher, Milepost Annunciation, Defect Detectors, Train Crews, and MoW Crews. (AAR Channel 46 - 160.8MHz)
This streaming feed will monitor the Conemaugh Line (CP- PENN to CP-CONPIT). You may hear: Norfolk Southern Dispatch, Defect detectors, Milepost Annunciation, Train crews, and Repair crews - in the Northeast Allegheny, Northern Westmoreland, Southern Butler, and Western Armstrong County areas in Pennsylvania, With best reception between the cities of Harmar Township (MP 66.8) and Apollo (MP 36.5), PA. Defect Detectors – 66.8, 56.4, 48.5, 36.5, 28.1, and 14.2 may be heard depending on atmospheric conditions.
Incoming frequencies are captured using a home-built, custom Full-Wave Ground Plane antenna, FM trap, and boost into a dedicated Uniden Bearcat BCT15X Digital Trunking scanner. The stream is fed via ground loop isolator and controlled by ScannerCast RR edition on a personal computer running 24/7/365. Further implementations of equipment will be put into place as needed. Maintenance of equipment – all maintenance will be announced via feed details 24 - 48 hrs before it is to begin. All maintaining will be done as quick as possible.
Note: The feed is quite suitable for railfanning at a safe and legal distance. Please ensure you observe the property rights of Norfolk Southern while enjoying the stream to watch trains. - See tracks? Think Train!
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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 Quantar 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 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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