West Virginia Railroads (West Virginia) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Appalachian and Ohio

Road Operations

CSX BF Dispatcher (see CSX listings) controls movements on the line north of Buckhannon. A&O Dispatcher controls movements on the line south of Buckhannon. A&O Dispatcher is located at headquarters of A&O's sister railroad, the Paducah & Louisville Railway, in Paducah, Kentucky.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.905		BM	CSQ	AAR 053	Road/Dispatcher - South of Buckhannon	FM	Railroad

Buckhannon Yard

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.575	BM	CSQ	AAR 031	Yard operations	FM	Railroad
161.340	M	CSQ	AAR 082	Yard operations	FM	Railroad
161.505	M	CSQ	ARR 093	Yard operations	FM	Railroad

CSX Transportation

Systemwide

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.485		BM	CSQ	AAR 025	Mechanical Desk phone patch	FMN	Railroad
160.785		BM	CSQ	AAR 045	Maintenance of Way	FMN	Railroad

Baltimore Division - Road

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.230	BM	CSQ	AAR 008	Road - all lines	FMN	Railroad
160.320	BM	CSQ	AAR 014	BF Dispatcher	FMN	Railroad
161.400	BM	CSQ	AAR 086	BF Dispatcher (Lurgan Subdivision)	FMN	Railroad
161.520	BM	CSQ	AAR 094	BB Dispatcher (Cumberland and Shenandoah Subdivisions)	FMN	Railroad

Baltimore Division - Grafton Terminal

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.530		BM		AAR 028	Yard operations	FMN	Railroad

Florence Division - Road

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.230	BM	CSQ	AAR 008	Road - former Chessie lines	FMN	Railroad
161.100	BM	CSQ	AAR 066	Road - former Clinchfield lines	FMN	Railroad
160.410	BM	CSQ	AAR 020	FG Dispatcher (Kanwaha Sub)	FMN	Railroad
161.520	BM	CSQ	AAR 094	FG Dispatcher (former Clinchfield)	FMN	Railroad
160.320	BM	CSQ	AAR 014	FH Dispatcher	FMN	Railroad

Florence Division - Huntington Terminal

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.350	BM	CSQ	AAR 016	Huntington Shop	FMN	Railroad
160.530	BM	CSQ	AAR 028	Yard Operations	FMN	Railroad
161.160	BM	CSQ	AAR 070	Yard Operations	FMN	Railroad

Kanawha River Railroad

Road Operations

WATCO subsidiary Kanawha River Railroad operates former Norfolk Southern lines from Refugee, Ohio just southeast of Columbus (former Toledo & Ohio Central) to Alloy, West Virginia; and from Cornelia, West Virginia, to Mullens, West Virginia (former Virginian).

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.620	WQYA438	BM	CSQ	AAR 034	Road operations	FMN	Railroad
161.010	WQYA438	BM	CSQ	AAR 060	Road operations	FMN	Railroad

Norfolk Southern

Systemwide

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.260		BM	CSQ	AAR 010	Maintenance of Way	FMN	Railroad
161.205		BM		AAR 073	Police	NXDN48	Railroad

Blue Ridge Division - Road

Note: The Pocahontas District road channel is also used for operations on the Briar Mountain Branch, Dans Branch, Delorme Branch, Gilbert Branch, Jamboree Spur, Sand Lick Branch, South Fork Branch, and Tug Fork Branch.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.440	BM	CSQ	AAR 022	Road/Dispatcher, Princeton-Deepwater District	FMN	Railroad
160.650	BM	CSQ	AAR 036	Road/Dispatcher, Pocahontas District (Bluefield, WV to Delorme, WV)	FMN	Railroad
161.250	BM	CSQ	AAR 076	Road/Dispatcher, Kenova District and Pocahontas District (Delorme, WV to Williamson, WV)	FMN	Railroad
161.490	BM	CSQ	AAR 092	Road/Dispatcher, Dry Fork Branch	FMN	Railroad

Blue Ridge Division - Bluefield Yard

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.515			CSQ	027 - NS ARN9	Administrative Radio Net 9	FMN	Railroad
161.250		BM	CSQ	AAR 076	Yard Operations	FMN	Railroad

Blue Ridge Division - Elmore Yard

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.515		RM	CSQ	027 - NS ARN9	Administrative Radio Net 9	FMN	Railroad
160.545		RM	CSQ	029 - NS ARN7	Administrative Radio Net 7	FMN	Railroad

Blue Ridge Division - Kenova Yard

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.275		RM	CSQ	011 - NS ARN8	Administrative Radio Net 8	FMN	Railroad
160.515		RM	CSQ	027 - NS ARN9	Administrative Radio Net 9	FMN	Railroad

Blue Ridge Division - Williamson Yard

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.275		RM	CSQ	011 - NS ARN8	Administrative Radio Net 8	FMN	Railroad
161.070		BM	CSQ	AAR 64/64	Yard Operations	FMN	Railroad

Keystone Division - Road

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.950		BM	CSQ	AAR 056	Road / Dispatcher - Hagerstown District	FMN	Railroad

Shortline Railroads

Big Eagle Railroad

Ex-Winifrede Railroad

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
452.525		BM		Big Eagle RR	Road channel and river tipple operations	FMN	Railroad

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Railroad

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
462.475	KNCX893	RM		WhlngPittsRR	General Operations	FMN	Railroad

R.J. Corman West Virginia Lines

R. J. Corman Railroad

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.845		RM		AAR 049	RJCV Operations	FMN	Railroad