Radio base station - 10
AAR Channel Designations
There are several ways we can listen in on railroad commu-
nications. The traditional way is to use a scanner, a radio
capable of listening to communications in the VHF and UHF
radio spectrum. Programmable radio scanners are available
in both hand-held and mobile/base models with various
features. A scanner for monitoring railroads should be capa-
ble of receiving the 160-162 MHz range, the frequencies
reserved for railroad communications.
IMPORTANT: Laws governing scanner usage while in a vehi-
cle vary from state to state. It is essential to verify the laws
in your region prior to purchasing or using radio equipment.
A second way to listen to railroad communications is via
live radio streams on the Internet. These online scanner
feeds allow us to listen in on radio talk from various roads
or regions around the U.S. For more information on live
streams visit:
C
h Frequency
Ch Frequency
Ch Frequency
Ch Frequency
2
159.81
26
160.5
50
160.86
74
161.22
3
159.93
27
160.515
51
160.875
75
161.235
4
160.05
28
160.53
52
160.89
76
161.25
5
160.185
29
160.545
53
160.905
77
161.265
6
160.2
30
160.56
54
160.92
78
161.28
7
160.215
31
160.575
55
160.935
79
161.295
8
160.23
32
160.59
56
160.95
80
161.31
9
160.245
33
160.605
57
160.965
81
161.325
10
160.26
34
160.62
58
160.98
82
161.34
11
160.275
35
160.635
59
160.995
83
161.355
12
160.29
36
160.65
60
161.01
84
161.37
13
160.305
37
160.665
61
161.025
85
161.385
14
160.32
38
160.68
62
161.04
86
161.4
15
160.335
39
160.695
63
161.055
87
161.415
16
160.35
40
160.71
64
161.07
88
161.43
17
160.365
41
160.725
65
161.085
89
161.445
18
160.38
42
160.74
66
161.1
90
161.46
19
160.395
43
160.755
67
161.115
91
161.475
20
160.41
44
160.77
68
161.13
92
161.49
21
160.425
45
160.785
69
161.145
93
161.505
22
160.44
46
160.8
70
161.16
94
161.52
23
160.455
47
160.815
71
161.175
95
161.535
24
160.47
48
160.83
72
161.19
96
161.55
25
160.485
49
160.845
73
161.205
97
161.565
Information continued on the
next page ...
MRH-Jan 2014
