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 The VHF frequencies listed below are those currently in use, and the future-use narrowband frequencies just starting to come into use. Once the nationwide transition to narrowband operation is complete, all frequencies will comprise a common pool of narrow-band frequencies for railroad use. It is possible that trunked operation may be found in some areas (mainly terminal areas). Migration to digital is also likely, using the NXDN/Nexedge format.

161.610 (shared with the Marine band) has historically been used as a railroad channel by some roads, but railroad use of this frequency was never particularly prevalent and use for this purpose is likely to be discontinued eventually. It has never been part of the standard AAR frequency plan and was never assigned an AAR channel number.


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Railroad Operations
VHF Frequencies

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
159.81000    BM AAR 002 Railroad Ops - Canada Only  FMN  Railroad 
159.93000    BM AAR 003 Railroad Ops - Canada Only (Trucking in US)  FMN  Railroad 
160.05000    BM AAR 004 Railroad Ops - Canada Only (Trucking in US)  FMN  Railroad 
160.18500    BM AAR 005 Railroad Ops - Canada Only (Trucking in US)  FMN  Railroad 
160.20000    BM AAR 006 Railroad Ops - Canada Only (Trucking in US)  FMN  Railroad 
160.21500    BM AAR 007 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.22250    BM AAR 107 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.23000    BM AAR 008 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.23750    BM AAR 108 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.24500    BM AAR 009 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.25250    BM AAR 109 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.26000    BM AAR 010 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.26750    BM AAR 110 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.27500    BM AAR 011 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.28250    BM AAR 111 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.29000    BM AAR 012 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.29750    BM AAR 112 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.30500    BM AAR 013 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.31250    BM AAR 113 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.32000    BM AAR 014 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.32750    BM AAR 114 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.33500    BM AAR 015 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.34250    BM AAR 115 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.35000    BM AAR 016 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.35750    BM AAR 116 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.36500    BM AAR 017 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.37250    BM AAR 117 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.38000    BM AAR 018 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.38750    BM AAR 118 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.39500    BM AAR 019 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.40250    BM AAR 119 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.41000    BM AAR 020 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.41750    BM AAR 120 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.42500    BM AAR 021 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.43250    BM AAR 121 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.44000    BM AAR 022 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.44750    BM AAR 122 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.45500    BM AAR 023 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.46250    BM AAR 123 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.47000    BM AAR 024 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.47750    BM AAR 124 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.48500    BM AAR 025 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.49250    BM AAR 125 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.50000    BM AAR 026 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.50750    BM AAR 126 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.51500    BM AAR 027 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.52250    BM AAR 127 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.53000    BM AAR 028 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.53750    BM AAR 128 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.54500    BM AAR 029 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.55250    BM AAR 129 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.56000    BM AAR 030 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.56750    BM AAR 130 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.57500    BM AAR 031 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.58250    BM AAR 131 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.59000    BM AAR 032 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.59750    BM AAR 132 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.60500    BM AAR 033 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.61250    BM AAR 133 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.62000    BM AAR 034 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.62750    BM AAR 134 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.63500    BM AAR 035 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.64250    BM AAR 135 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.65000    BM AAR 036 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.65750    BM AAR 136 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.66500    BM AAR 037 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.67250    BM AAR 137 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.68000    BM AAR 038 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.68750    BM AAR 138 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.69500    BM AAR 039 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.70250    BM AAR 139 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.71000    BM AAR 040 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.71750    BM AAR 140 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.72500    BM AAR 041 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.73250    BM AAR 141 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.74000    BM AAR 042 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.74750    BM AAR 142 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.75500    BM AAR 043 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.76250    BM AAR 143 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.77000    BM AAR 044 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.77750    BM AAR 144 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.78500    BM AAR 045 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.79250    BM AAR 145 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.80000    BM AAR 046 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.80750    BM AAR 146 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.81500    BM AAR 047 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.82250    BM AAR 147 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.83000    BM AAR 048 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.83750    BM AAR 148 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.84500    BM AAR 049 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.85250    BM AAR 149 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.86000    BM AAR 050 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.86750    BM AAR 150 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.87500    BM AAR 051 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.88250    BM AAR 151 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.89000    BM AAR 052 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.89750    BM AAR 152 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.90500    BM AAR 053 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.91250    BM AAR 153 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.92000    BM AAR 054 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.92750    BM AAR 154 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.93500    BM AAR 055 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.94250    BM AAR 155 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.95000    BM AAR 056 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.95750    BM AAR 156 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.96500    BM AAR 057 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.97250    BM AAR 157 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.98000    BM AAR 058 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
160.98750    BM AAR 158 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
160.99500    BM AAR 059 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.00250    BM AAR 159 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.01000    BM AAR 060 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.01750    BM AAR 160 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.02500    BM AAR 061 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.03250    BM AAR 161 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.04000    BM AAR 062 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.04750    BM AAR 162 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.05500    BM AAR 063 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.06250    BM AAR 163 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.07000    BM AAR 064 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.07750    BM AAR 164 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.08500    BM AAR 065 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.09250    BM AAR 165 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.10000    BM AAR 066 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.10750    BM AAR 166 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.11500    BM AAR 067 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.12250    BM AAR 167 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.13000    BM AAR 068 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.13750    BM AAR 168 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.14500    BM AAR 069 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.15250    BM AAR 169 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.16000    BM AAR 070 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.16750    BM AAR 170 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.17500    BM AAR 071 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.18250    BM AAR 171 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.19000    BM AAR 072 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.19750    BM AAR 172 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.20500    BM AAR 073 Railroad operations (Local/Railroad Police mutual aid some areas)  FMN  Railroad 
161.21250    BM AAR 173 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.22000    BM AAR 074 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.22750    BM AAR 174 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.23500    BM AAR 075 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.24250    BM AAR 175 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.25000    BM AAR 076 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.25750    BM AAR 176 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.26500    BM AAR 077 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.27250    BM AAR 177 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.28000    BM AAR 078 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.28750    BM AAR 178 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.29500    BM AAR 079 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.30250    BM AAR 179 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.31000    BM AAR 080 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.31750    BM AAR 180 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.32500    BM AAR 081 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.33250    BM AAR 181 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.34000    BM AAR 082 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.34750    BM AAR 182 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.35500    BM AAR 083 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.36250    BM AAR 183 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.37000    BM AAR 084 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.37750    BM AAR 184 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.38500    BM AAR 085 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.39250    BM AAR 185 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.40000    BM AAR 086 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.40750    BM AAR 186 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.41500    BM AAR 087 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.42250    BM AAR 187 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.43000    BM AAR 088 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.43750    BM AAR 188 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.44500    BM AAR 089 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.45250    BM AAR 189 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.46000    BM AAR 090 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.46750    BM AAR 190 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.47500    BM AAR 091 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.48250    BM AAR 191 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.49000    BM AAR 092 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.49750    BM AAR 192 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.50500    BM AAR 093 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.51250    BM AAR 193 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.52000    BM AAR 094 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.52750    BM AAR 194 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.53500    BM AAR 095 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.54250    BM AAR 195 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.55000    BM AAR 096 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.55750    BM AAR 196 Railroad Operations narrowband  FMN  Railroad 
161.56500    BM AAR 097 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
161.61000    BM 161.610 Railroad operations - shared with Marine  FMN  Railroad 

UHF Frequencies

Some of these frequencies may be found in repeater service in terminal areas, but the most common use is for half-duplex or simplex linking, telemetry and remote control.

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
452.32500    BM 452.325 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.37500    BM 452.375 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.42500    BM 452.425 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.47500    BM 452.475 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.53750    M EOTD/FRED 2 End of Train Telemetry (secondary)  FMN  Railroad 
452.77500    BM 452.775 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.82500    BM 452.825 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.83750    BM 452.8375 Railroad operations (low power)  FMN  Railroad 
452.85000    BM 452.850 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.86250    BM 452.8625 Railroad operations (low power)  FMN  Railroad 
452.87500    BM 452.875 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.88750    BM 452.8875 Railroad operations (low power)  FMN  Railroad 
452.90000    BM 452.900 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.90625    BM 452.90625 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.91250    BM 452.9125 Railroad Telemetry  FMN  Railroad 
452.91875    BM 452.91875 Railroad operations  FMN  Railroad 
452.92500    M 452.925 Locomotive Remote Control/Remote Indicator  FMN  Railroad 
452.93125    M 452.93125 Locomotive Remote Control/Remote Indicator  FMN  Railroad 
452.93750    M EOTD/FRED 1 End of Train Telemetry  FMN  Railroad 
452.94375    M 452.94375 Locomotive Remote Control/Remote Indicator  FMN  Railroad 
452.95000    M 452.950 Locomotive Remote Control/Remote Indicator  FMN  Railroad 
452.95625    M 452.95625 Locomotive Remote Control/Remote Indicator  FMN  Railroad 
452.96250    M 452.9625 Telemetry/Remote Control/Remote Indicator  FMN  Railroad 
452.96875    M 452.96875 Locomotive Remote Control/Remote Indicator  FMN  Railroad 

Automatic Train Control System (ATCS)

ATCS is a control system that uses data to control train movements throughout the United States. ATCS is NOT available in all areas.
For more information check out: ATCS Monitor for Windows

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
896.88750    BM F-1 MCP ATCS F-1 Mobile Control Point [UNION PACIFIC]  FM  Data 
935.88750    BM F-1 BCP ATCS F1 Base Control Point [UNION PACIFIC]  FM  Data 
896.93750    BM F-2 MCP ATCS F-2 Mobile Control Point [CSX]  FM  Data 
935.93750    BM F-2 BCP ATCS F-2 Base Control Point [CSX]  FM  Data 
896.98750    BM F-3 MCP ATCS F-3 Mobile Control Point [Shared ATCS Network]  FM  Data 
935.98750    BM F-3 BCP ATCS F-3 Base Control Point [Shared ATCS Network]  FM  Data 
897.88750    BM F-4 MCP ATCS F-4 Mobile Control Point [BNSF]  FM  Data 
936.88750    BM F-4 BCP ATCS F-4 Base Control Point [BNSF]  FM  Data 
897.93750    BM F-5 MCP ATCS F-5 Mobile Control Point [NS]  FM  Data 
936.93750    BM F-5 BCP ATCS F-5 Base Control Point [NS]  FM  Data 
897.98750    BM F-6 MCP ATCS F-6 Mobile Control Point [SP]  FM  Data 
936.98750    BM F-6 BCP ATCS F-6 Base Control Point [SP]  FM  Data 


 
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