New York Railroads (New York)

Last Updated: February 28, 2024, 8:11 am

Due to operational changes, mergers and general changes, some railroad radio channels may be reused by the same or adjacent railroads. However, if using RadioReference aware scanners or software, you can reduce seeing or duplicating this information by scanning just the subdivisions or locations that you are interested in. 

Passenger operations can be heard on the respective railroad they are operating on unless passenger stations have specific radio assignments. 

Short alpha names are comprised of the railroads AAR reporting mark, AAR channel number and subdivision or major use function. The description field will contain actual use or location information to provide the best possible information for various scanners, users and readability. 

Traveling system gangs (Maintenance of Way) will use the area road channel for track authority and for the foreman to grant trains through the work limits. These gangs will typically use their own channels - and such channels should not be submitted to the database as they are only temporary for the area. Signal, communications and other engineering groups will typically only be on the road channel, but may use any other as needs warrant. 

Where a railroad or a subdivision lists both a "Dispatcher" and "Road" channel, both should be monitored. Most defect detectors and operations will occur on the road channel 

In former Conrail areas, the old common Conrail channels may be reused by both CSXT and NS. Conrail identified these as: 

Channel 1 - AAR 046 - 160.800
Channel 2 - AAR 064 - 161.070
Channel 3 - AAR 050 - 160.860
Channel 4 - AAR 058 - 160.980

Frequencies

Adirondack Railroad (ADIX)

Operations

Operates between Utica and Tupper Lake

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.380WPGM852 RM CSQ ADIX38 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.440WPGM852 BM CSQ ADIX22 Ops General Operations FMN Railroad

Amtrak (AMTK)

Empire Connection Line

Penn Station to Spuyten Duyvil (Metro-North connection)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.010WNVJ873 BM CSQ AMTK60 Empire Cn Penn Station to Spuyten Duyvil FMN Railroad
Hudson Line

MP 75 (Metro-North/Hyde Park) to MP 167.9 (Scotia). This is the former CSXT Hudson Subdivision. Metro-North operations are south of Poughkeepsie. CSX Transportation leases the line to both railroads while maintaining freight rights. CSXT freight operations are listed under the CSXT Hudson Subdivision.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.725KGC659 BM AMTK41 Hudson Poughkeepsie to Scotia FMN Railroad
Main Line

CP216/Metro-North Connection at New Rochelle to Penn Station

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.010WPRS634 BM AMTK60 HellG CP216 to Penn Station FMN Railroad
Pennsylvania Station

Penn Station is owned and operated by Amtrak but also serves Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit and the MTA New York City Subway

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.295KSJ519 RM 131.8 PL AMTK79 NYP PD Police FMN Law Dispatch
159.750WPNS906 RM 179.9 PL AMTK NYP Agent Station Agents FMN Railroad
160.650KSJ519 RM 192.8 PL AMTK36 NYP Agent Station Agents FMN Railroad
Post Road Subdivision

MP 187 (Post Road/CSXT Berkshire Subdivision) to MP 200 (Amtrak Hudson Line). This is the former CSXT Post Road Subdivision and control has been transferred to Amtrak

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.725 BM CSQ AMTK41 Post Road FMN Railroad
Regional MOW
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.515WPRS634 RM AMTK MOW NE Region Maintenance of Way FMN Railroad
Rensselaer Station
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.815WZC611 RM 146.2 PL AMTK47 ALB Ops Station Operations FMN Railroad
160.455WPSU453 RM 146.2 PL AMTK23 Repair Repair Facility FMN Railroad
Rochester Station
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.305KC8086 M CSQ AMTK13 ROC Ops Station Operations FMN Railroad
Sunnyside Yard

Owned by Amtrak, Sunnyside Yard is a large coach and turning facility used by Amtrak, NJ Transit and Long Island Rail Road in Sunnyside, Queens

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.650WNDM717 BM AMTK36 Sunny Sunnyside Yard Operations FMN Railroad
161.295 RM 156.7 PL AMTKPD SunSd Police FMN Law Dispatch

Batten Kill Railroad (BKRR)

Operations

Operates between Eagle Bridge and Salem

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.905 BM CSQ BKRR53 Road Road FMN Railroad
152.330 BM CSQ BKRR Ops Operations FMN Railroad

Berkshire and Eastern Railroad (BERX)

Operations

Formerly Pan Am Southern (PAS) -  Frequencies cover both the Freight Main Line and the Rotterdam Branch.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.160 BM CSQ BERX94 Road Road and Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.520 M CSQ BERX70 Train Train to Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.400 BM CSQ BERX86 Yard Yard FMN Railroad

Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR)

Operations

Operates between Buffalo and Limestone. Operations extend into various parts of Pennsylvania

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.230 BM BPRR08 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.530 BM BPRR28 Yard Yard FMN Railroad

Buffalo Southern Railroad (BSOR)

Operations

Operates between Buffalo and Gowanda

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.260WQTD388 BM CSQ BSOR10 Ops Operations FMN Railroad

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

Canadian Subdivision

MP 190 (Rouses Point) to MP 23 (Ballston)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.425 BM CSQ CPR 21 Canad Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.100 BM CSQ CPR 66 Canad Road FMN Railroad
160.530 BM CSQ CPR 28 Yard Saratoga Yard FMN Railroad
Colonie Subdivision

MP 0 (Kenwood Yard) to MP 19 (Waterford)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.425 BM CSQ CPR21 Coloni Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.100 BM CSQ CPR66 Coloni Road FMN Railroad
160.530 BM CSQ CPR28 Yard Kenwood Yard FMN Railroad
160.590WNYS700 BM CSQ CPR32 Yard Kenwood Yard FMN Railroad

Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR)

Operations

Operates in two sections: Boiceville to Phoenicia, and Kingston to Ulster

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.365 BM CMRR17 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.530 BM CMRR28 Yard MOW/Yard FMN Railroad

Central New York Railroad (CNYK)

Operations

Port Jervis to Binghamton

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.485 BM CNYK25 Road/Disp Road/Dispatcher FMN Railroad

CSX Transportation (CSXT)

Baldwinsville Subdivision

MP QCB 1.9 (Salt/Syracuse) to MP QCB 11.0

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.560 BM CSQ CSXT30 Baldw NF Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Baldw Road FMN Railroad
Belt Subdivision

MP 0 (CP437) to MP 7 (Wye Tracks) - Subdivision is located at Frontier Yard in Buffalo

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.950 BM CSQ CSXT56 Belt NG Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Belt Road FMN Railroad
Berkshire Subdivision

MP 92 (Wilbraham, MA) to MP 192 (Post Road, NY)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.560 BM CSQ CSXT30 Berks NC Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Berks Road FMN Railroad
Buffalo Terminal Subdivision

MP QC 382 to MP QD 15

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.950 BM CSQ CSXT56 Buffa NG Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Buffa Road FMN Railroad
160.980 BM CSQ CSXT58 Yard Frontier Yard FMN Railroad
160.995 BM CSQ CSXT59 Yard Seneca Yard FMN Railroad
Carman Subdivision

MP QCC0 to MP QCC 3.7. This is a connection between the Hudson and Selkirk Subdivisions

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.890 BM CSQ CSXT52 Carma NC Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Carma Road FMN Railroad
Castleton Subdivision

MP QG 1.3 (Amtrak Hudson Line) to MP QG 14.6 (CP 14). Berkshire Subdivison connects t MP QG 8.5. The former Schodack Subdivison from MP 1 to MP 8 has been merged into the Castleton Subdivison and is the connection between the Castleton, Hudson and Berkshire Subdivisions

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.590 BM CSQ CSXT34 Castl NI Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.980 BM CSQ CSXT58 Castl Road FMN Railroad
Erie West Subdivision

MP QD 15.6 to MP QD 171.3 - The former Lakeshore Subdivision in NY State was merged into Erie West

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.860 BM CSQ CSXT50 LkShr Rd Road FMN Railroad
161.520 BM CSQ CSXT94 LkShr Dsp IG Dispatcher FMN Railroad
Fair Grounds Subdivision

MP QCB0.0 (Mohawk Subdivision) to MP QCB 1.9 (Baldwinsville Subdivision)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.560 BM CSQ CSXT30 FairGrnds NF Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 FairGrnds Road FMN Railroad
Fulton Subdivision

MP QMF 7.2 (Woodard) to MP QMF 33.0 (Port of Oswego)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.650 BM CSQ CSXT36 Fulto NF Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.070 BM CSQ CSXT64 Fulto Road FMN Railroad
Hudson Subdivision

MP 75 (Metro-North @ Hyde Park) to MP 169.7 (Scotia). This subdivision is now under the control of Amtrak. Road information can be found under Hudson Line in the Amtrak section. CSXT operates freight and industrial leads along the subdivision with the former CSX Road Channel 46 used for Yard and local switching operations.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Hudson Yards/Switching FMN Railroad
Lockport Subdivision

MP 58 (Lockport) to MP 70 (Tuscarora)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.950 BM CSQ CSXT56 Lockp NG Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Lockp Road FMN Railroad
Mohawk Subdivision

MP QC 175.5 to MP QC 263.7 - Selkirk and Amtrak Hudson Line Subdivisions connect at CP 169

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.890 BM CSQ CSXT52 Mohaw NC Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Mohaw Road FMN Railroad
Niagara Subdivision

MP QDN 0.1 (Buffalo) to MP QDN 28.0 (Lockport/CNRR)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.950 BM CSQ CSXT56 Niagr NG Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Niagr Road FMN Railroad
160.560 BM CSQ CSXT30 Yard Niagara Yard FMN Railroad
Oak Point Link/Yard

MP QVV 0.0 to MP QVV 3.8. The CSX Oak Point Yard is an isolated yard located in the South Bronx of NYC and serves various industries in the area. It connects to the Metro North Hudson Line via a connecting track known as the Oak Point Link. The yard is located between the Bruckner Expressway (I278) and Hunts Point, and is controlled by the South Kearny Yardmaster.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.995 BM CSQ CSXT59 Oak Pt Oak Point Link/Yard (Analog) FMN Railroad
160.995 BM CSXT411 Oak Pt Oak Point Link/Yard (Digital) NXDN48 Railroad
Port Subdivision

MP 0 (CP-SK/Selkirk) to MP 7 (Port RR/CPR)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.590 BM CSQ CSXT34 Port NI Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.980 BM CSQ CSXT58 Port Road FMN Railroad
River Subdivision

MP QR 18.8 (NJ/NJ State Line) to MP QR 132.2 (CP SK/Ravena NY). This is the west side of the Hudson River and connects to the Castleston Subdivison

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.620 BM CSQ CSXT34 River NI Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.980 BM CSQ CSXT58 River Road FMN Railroad
Rochester Subdivision

MP QC 297 (Warners) to MP QC 382 (Chili)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.400 BM CSQ CSXT86 Roche NF Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Roche Road FMN Railroad
160.980 BM CSQ CSXT58 Yard Rochester Yard FMN Railroad
Selkirk Subdivision

MP QG 14.6/CP 14 (Selkirk Yard) to QG 42.3/CP 169 (Amsterdam/Mohawk Subdivision)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.070 BM CSQ CSXT64 Selki NC Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Selki Road FMN Railroad
Selkirk Yard

Selkirk Yard also known as Alfred E. Perlman Yard is located in Selkirk and is a major hump and classification yard. Several subdivisions and connections work into this yard. Locals operating out of Selkirk Yard may be in communication with the Selkirk "Top End Yardmaster" and the subdivsion dispatcher when outside of the terminal

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.860 BM CSQ CSXT50 YM East End - Hump - Top End Yardmasters FMN Railroad
160.245 BM CSQ CSXT09 Pull Puller FMN Railroad
160.440 BM CSQ CSXT22 Pull Puller FMN Railroad
161.430 BM CSQ CSXT88 Pull Puller FMN Railroad
160.335 BM CSQ CSXT15 EastE East End Classification FMN Railroad
160.740 BM CSQ CSXT42 TopEn Top End FMN Railroad
160.770 BM CSQ CSXT44 Shop Shop Crews FMN Railroad
161.325 BM CSQ CSXT81 CarDp Car Department FMN Railroad
161.460 BM CSQ CSXT90 Fuel Fuel Rack FMN Railroad
160.920 BM CSQ CSXT54 Hump Hump Controller FMN Railroad
161.280 BM CSQ CSXT76 Local Selkirk Locals FMN Railroad
Somerset RR Subdivision

MP 0 to 2.2 (Lockport)  Mp 2.2 to MP 15 Somerset (former Kintigh Generating Station) abandoned and track removed.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.950 BM CSQ CSXT56 Somer NG Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Somer Road FMN Railroad
St Lawrence Subdivision

MP QM2.0 (Liverpool) to MP QM183.0 (US/CN Border)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.650 BM CSQ CSXT36 StLaw NF Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.070 BM CSQ CSXT64 StLaw Road FMN Railroad
Syracuse Terminal Subdivision

MP QC 263.7 to MP QC 296.6

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.560 BM CSQ CSXT30 NF Disp NF Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.860 BM CSQ CSXT50 Yard Dewitt Yard FMN Railroad
West Shore Subdivision

MP 347 (Rochester) to MP 369 (Rochester)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.400 BM CSQ CSXT86 WShor NF Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.800 BM CSQ CSXT46 WShor Road FMN Railroad

Delaware and Ulster Railroad (DURR)

Operations

Operates from Highmount to Hubbell Corners

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.425 BM DURR21 Road Road FMN Railroad
161.385 BM DURR85 Road Road FMN Railroad

Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad (DLWR)

Operations

Operates in Depew/Lancaster and Batavia

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.460 RM CSQ DLWR90 Disp Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.920 BM CSQ DLWR54 Switching Local Switching FMN Railroad

Falls Road Railroad (FRR)

Operations

Operates in Niagara, Orleans, and Monroe counties

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.460 RM CSQ FRR90 Road/Disp Road and Dispatcher FMN Railroad

Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK)

Auburn Line

Geneva to Solvay (Syracuse)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.520 BM CSQ FGLK94 Auburn Road/Yard - Ch 2 FMN Railroad
Canandaigua Line

Geneva to Canandaigua and Victor

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.220 BM CSQ FGLK74 Canandiag Road - Ch 3 FMN Railroad
Himrod Line

Penn Yan to Watkins Glen

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.950 BM CSQ FGLK56 Himrod Road - Ch 4 FMN Railroad
Operations
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.340 BM CSQ FGLK82 Disp Dispatcher FMN Railroad
160.740 BM CSQ FGLK42 Road Seneca Army Depot/Geneva Yard Backup - Ch 1 FMN Railroad
161.070 BM CSQ FGLK64 Geneva Yd Geneva Yard (shared with Norfolk Southern) FMN Railroad

Ithaca Central Railroad (ITHR)

Operations
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.800 BM CSQ ITHR46 Ithaca Sayre PA to Miliken NY FMN Railroad

Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad (LAL)

Operations

Operates in Livingston and Monroe County

Mobiletech Communications
LTR Net
LAL and BH operate on this system
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.830 BM CSQ LAL48 Road Road FMN Railroad

Long Island Rail Road (LI)

Operations

Owned and operated by the MTA for commuter services from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County. Freight operations on this line is handled by the New York and Atlantic Railway. MTA Police handles law enforcement

Metro-25/MTA MRRS
Project 25 Phase II
The MTA also operates on this system
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.380 BM CSQ LI18 Ch 1 Road FMN Railroad
161.445 BM CSQ LI89 Ch 2 Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.265 BM CSQ LI77 Ch 3 Yard / Road E of Hicksville / Port Jeff / Ronkonkoma FMN Railroad
161.535 BM CSQ LI95 Ch 4 Train Info / Carmen / Babylon Yard / Intertrain / Road Crews / West Side Yard FMN Railroad
160.920 BM CSQ LI54 Tunnel East River Tunnel FMN Railroad
160.395 BM CSQ LI19 MOW Maintenance FMN Railroad
160.620 BM CSQ LI62 MOW Maintenance FMN Railroad
160.725KJ3767 BM CSQ LI41 MOW Maintenance FMN Railroad
160.785KJ3767 BM CSQ LI45 MOW Maintenance FMN Railroad
161.385 BM CSQ LI85 Signal Signal Maintenance FMN Railroad
464.525 RM CSQ LI Hillside Hillside Maintenance Facility FMN Railroad
160.830 BM CSQ LI48 Ops Operations FMN Railroad
75.440 F CSQ LIRR Link Low-power link FM Railroad
75.600 F CSQ LIRR Link Low-power link FM Railroad

Metro-North Commuter Railroad (MNCW)

Beacon Line

MP 0 (Beacon/CP 58 Hudson Line) to MP 40.9 NY/CT State Line (Division Post/Housatonic)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.280 BM CSQ MNCW78 Beacon Beacon to Danbury FMN Railroad
Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal is operated by the MTA and serves the Metro-North lines and the MTA New York City Subway

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.160 BM CSQ MNCW70 GCTSM Station Master FMN Railroad
160.410 BM CSQ MNCW Signal Signal Department FMN Railroad
Harlem Line

CP 5 (Hudson Line) to MP 82.4 (Wassaic)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.280 BM CSQ MNCW78 Harlem CP 5 to Wassaic FMN Railroad
161.040 BM CSQ MNCW62 Yards White Plains/Brewster Yards FMN Railroad
160.410 BM CSQ MNCW20 MOW Maintenance of Way FMN Railroad
Hudson Line

Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie/Amtrak

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.280 BM CSQ MNCW78 Hudson GCT to CP 8 FMN Railroad
160.950 BM CSQ MNCW56 Hudson CP 8 to MP 76 / Amtrak FMN Railroad
161.040 BM CSQ MNCW62 Yards Highbridge/Harmon Yards FMN Railroad
160.410 BM CSQ MNCW20 MOW Maintenance of Way FMN Railroad
New Haven Line

Grand Central Terminal to New Haven. Encompasses the New Canaan, Danbury, and Waterbury branches. MTA Police can also be heard on the Connecticut State Police trunked system

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.280 BM CSQ MNCW78 N Haven W CP 112/MP 11.8 to MP 14 FMN Railroad
160.545 BM CSQ MNCW29 N Haven E MP 14 to MP 26.1 NY/CT Line FMN Railroad
161.040 BM CSQ MNCW62 Yards Yards FMN Railroad
161.160 BM CSQ MNCW70 MOW MOW 2 / Power Dept / Signal Control Desk FMN Railroad
Pascack Valley Line

State line to MP 31.3 Woodbine Yard - Spring Valley

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.400 BM CSQ MNCW86 Pascack V Road FMN Railroad
Southern Tier Line (Port Jervis Line)

Port Jervis to Suffern. This line is owned by Norfolk Southern, leased to Metro-North and commuter trains are operated by NJ Transit for Metro-North.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.800 BM CSQ MNCW46 Port Jerv Suffern to Port Jervis FMN Railroad
Systemwide

Pascack Line and Port Jervis lines are operated by New Jersey Transit for Metro-North

Metro-25/MTA MRRS
Project 25 Phase II
MTA operates on this system
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.335 BM 123.0 PL MNCW15 TunEmerg Park Avenue Tunnel Emergency FMN Railroad
160.770 BM CSQ MNCW44 Talkarnd System Talkaround FMN Railroad

Middletown and New Jersey Railroad (MNJ)

Operations

Operates from Middletown to Warwick

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.320WQJS827 BM MNJ14 Ops 1 Operations 1 FMN Railroad
160.650WQJS827 BM MNJ36 Ops 2 Operations 2 (Hudson Secondary) FMN Railroad
Hudson Secondary

MP 2 (Campbell Hall) to MP 20 (Warwick)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.485 BM CSQ MNJ25 Hudson Campbell Hall to Warwick (NYSW Dispatch) FMN Railroad

Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad (MHWA)

Operations

Operates in Onieda, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.460WNYR618 RM CSQ MHWA90 Road Road FMN Railroad

New York and Atlantic Railway (NYA)

Operations

Provides freight services on Long Island on Long Island Railroad trackage

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.230WQLY473 BM NYA23 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.740WQLY473 BM NYA42 Road Road FMN Railroad
161.100WQLY473 BM NYA66 Road Road FMN Railroad
161.310 BM NYA80 Road Road FMN Railroad
161.550WQLY473 BM NYA96 Ops Operations FMN Railroad

New York and Lake Erie Railroad (NYLE)

Operations

Operates between Gowanda to Conewango Valley and a branch between Dayton and Cattaraugus

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.365 BM CSQ NYLE17 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.920 BM CSQ NYLE54 Road Road FMN Railroad
161.355 BM CSQ NYLE83 Road Road FMN Railroad
161.400 BM CSQ NYLE86 Road Road FMN Railroad

New York New Jersey Rail (NYNJ)

Operations

Switching and terminal railroad that operates a car float across Upper New York Bay between Jersey City, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.590 BM NYNJ32 Ops Rail Operations FMN Railroad

New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW)

Northern Division

Binghamton to Syracuse/Utica

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.620WQBN576 BM NYSW34 Disp Dispatcher FMN Railroad
161.295WQBN576 BM NYSW79 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.485WQBF875 BM NYSW25 MOW Yard/Crews/MOW FMN Railroad

Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

Binghamton Yard
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.590 BM CSQ NS32 Yard Binghamton Yard FMN Railroad
Buffalo Consolidated Terminal
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.440 BM CSQ NS22 BisonYd Bison Yard FMN Railroad
Corning Secondary

MP14 (Geneva) to MP71 (Corning)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.070 BM CSQ NS64 Corning Geneva to Corning FMN Railroad
Freight Line

MP HA484.7 Schenectady to MP HA614.3 Binghamton

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.695 BM CSQ NS39 Freight Ln Schenectady to Binghamton FMN Railroad
Lake Erie District

MP B 6.5 (Blasdell, NY) to MP B 172.0 (Cleveland, OH)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.085 BM CSQ NS65 Blasdell Blasdell to Cleveland FMN Railroad
Lehigh Secondary

MP 273 (Waverly, NY) to MP 212 (Mehoopany, PA - RBMN RR)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.800 BM CSQ NS46 Lehigh Waverly NY to Mehoopany PA FMN Railroad
Southern Tier Line

MP 213 (Binghamton) to MP 420 (Panama/Buffalo)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.800 BM CSQ NS46 Souther Binghamton to Canaseraga FMN Railroad
161.070 BM CSQ NS64 Souther Canaseraga to Buffalo FMN Railroad
Sunbury Line

MP HA616.0 (Binghamton) to MP HA752.0 (Sunbury PA)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.475 BM CSQ NS91 Sunbury Ln Binghamton to Sunbury PA FMN Railroad

Ontario Midland Railroad (OMID)

Operations
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.370WQFT749 BM CSQ OMID84 Road Road FMN Railroad

Owego and Harford Railway (OHRY)

Operations
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.310WPQJ652 BM OHRY80 Ops Operations FMN Railroad

Rochester and Southern Railroad (RSR)

Operations
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.770 RM RSR44 Road Road FMN Railroad
160.785 BM RSR45 Yard Genesee and Wyoming Yard FMN Railroad
161.100 BM RSR66 Yard Brooks Ave Yard FMN Railroad
160.500 BM RSR26 Salt Hampton Corners Salt Mine FMN Railroad

South Brooklyn Railway (SBK)

Operations

Freight operations on the New York City Transit Authority subway system

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.505 BM SBK93 Road Road - BMT Line FMN Railroad
158.775 BM SBK Road Road FMN Railroad
160.845 BM SBK49 Yard FMN Railroad

Staten Island Railway (SIR)

Operations

Operated by the MTA and is a rapid transit railroad primarily for commuter service on Staten Island. Freight operations are on the northern end of the line

Metro-25/MTA MRRS
Project 25 Phase II
Railroad Police are on this system
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
470.4375KED321 BM 141.3 PL SIR Rail Ops Rail Operations FMN Railroad

Vermont Railway (VTR)

B and R Subdivision

Milepost H0.0 Hoosick Junction, NY to V54.52 Rutland, VT. Some operations are conducted on the OneVoice Network DMR Trunked System, and are simulcast to VHF.

OneVoice Network
DMR Motorola Connect Plus (TRBO)
Vermont Railway also operates on this system
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.290KES800 BM CSQ VTR12 Rutland Rutland Dispatch FMN Railroad
161.190KES800 BM CSQ VTR72 Rutland Rutland Dispatch FMN Railroad
160.710 BM CSQ VTR40 Yard Yard Operations FMN Railroad
160.605 BM CSQ VTR33 MOW Maintenance of Way FMN Railroad

Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP)

Operations
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.620WQBD817 BM CSQ WNYP34 Meadville Dispatch/Road - Meadville Line FMN Railroad
160.830WRNC327 BM CSQ WNYP48 Buffalo Dispatch/Road - Buffalo Line FMN Railroad