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Virginia Railroads (Virginia)

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Amtrak

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.365	WPUA970	RM	CSQ	AutoTr160.36	Auto Train (Lorton)	FMN	Railroad
160.680		BM	CSQ	AutoTr160.68	Auto Train (Lorton)	FMN	Railroad
160.815	WPUA970	M	CSQ	Amtrak160.81	Road	FMN	Railroad
160.845	WPUA970	BM	CSQ	Amtrak160.84	Road	FMN	Railroad
161.100		BM	250.3 PL	AutoTr161.1	Auto Train (Lorton)	FMN	Railroad
161.205	WPUA970	M	CSQ	AutoT161.205	Auto Train (Lorton)	FMN	Railroad
161.295	WPUA970	RM	192.8 PL	Amtrak PD	Police	FMN	Law Dispatch
173.225	WPUA970	RM	79.7 PL	AutoT173.225	Auto Train (Lorton)	FMN	Railroad
173.375	WPUA970	M	CSQ	Amtrak173.37	Road	FMN	Railroad

Buckingham Branch Railroad

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.455	BM	CSQ	AAR23	Road and Dispatch (multiple callsigns)	FMN	Railroad
160.710	BM	CSQ	AAR40	Switching and Engineering (multiple callsigns)	FMN	Railroad
161.310	BM	CSQ	AAR80	Road (ex-Virginia Southern)	FMN	Railroad

Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.755	WNSA661	BM	CSQ	Ches and Alb RR	Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad	FMN	Railroad

CSX

Handhelds and base radios use PL tone 203.5 but locomotives do not use PL tones.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.230	WNCF813	BM	CSQ	AAR 008	James River, Rivanna, Peninsula subdivisions road	FMN	Railroad
161.550	KIC690	BM	CSQ	AAR 096	Road: RF&P Sub Washington-Richmond (Base uses 250.3 PL)	FMN	Railroad
160.320	WNCF813	BM	250.3 PL	AAR 014	James River Subdivision Dispatcher (FI Dispatcher Desk)	FMN	Railroad
160.410	KIC690	BM	CSQ	AAR 020	BD Dispatcher: RF&P Sub, Richmond Terminal (Base uses 250.3 PL)	FMN	Railroad
160.215	KIL904	BM	CSQ	AAR 007	Acca Yard Car Inspectors, Fulton Yard	FMN	Railroad
160.290	KIL904	BM	CSQ	CSX 160.29	Brown Street Yard (Richmond)	FMN	Railroad
160.350	KGJ422	BM	CSQ	AAR 016	Acca South Yard	FMN	Railroad
160.395	WPFI927	BM	CSQ	AAR 019	Road: Fort Lee, Richmond Terminal Simulcast	FMN	Railroad
160.530	KIL904	BM	CSQ	CSX 160.53	Fulton Yard (Richmond)	FMN	Railroad
160.590		BM	CSQ	AAR 032	Fredericksburg Yard/Transflow Facility/Industries	FMN	Railroad
160.725	KIC690	BM	CSQ	AAR 041	Road: RF&P Sub Washington-Richmond	FMN	Railroad
160.740	KIC690	BM	CSQ	AAR 042	Road: RF&P Sub Washington-Richmond	FMN	Railroad
160.785	WPHB881	BM	CSQ	AAR 045	Engineering Department Systemwide (Also Collier Yard switching)	FMN	Railroad
160.860		BM	CSQ	AAR 050	Bryan Park Engine Shop Richmond	FMN	Railroad
160.980		BM	1 RAN	CSX PBX Radio	PBX Radio (Petersburg area)	NXDN48	Railroad
160.980	KGJ422	BM	CSQ	AAR 058	Acca South Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.010	KGJ422	BM	CSQ	AAR60	Acca North Yard (mostly remote jobs)	FMN	Railroad
161.100	KIL904	BM	CSQ	CSX 161.1	Collier Yard and Hopewell Yards	FMN	Railroad
161.130		RM	203.5 PL	CSX Collier Yard	Collier Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.160	KIL904	BM	CSQ	AAR 070	Fulton Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.220	KGJ422	BM	CSQ	AAR 074	Acca South Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.265	WPFI927	BM	CSQ	AAR 077	Acca South Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.310	KGJ422	BM	CSQ	AAR 080	South Richmond Yard [Near Maury Street]	FMN	Railroad
161.325	KGJ422	BM	CSQ	AAR 081	Acca South Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.355	KGJ422	BM	CSQ	AAR 083	Acca South Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.370		BM		CSX CV Road	CV Subdivision Road	FMN	Railroad
161.370	WQVW789	BM	CSQ	AAR 084	Acca North Yard	FMN	Railroad
161.400	KIL904	BM	CSQ	CSX 161.4	Brown Street Yard (Richmond)	FMN	Railroad
161.430	KIL904	BM	CSQ	CSX 161.43	Fulton Yard (Richmond)	FMN	Railroad
161.430	WPFI927	BM	CSQ	AAR 088	Road: Fort Lee, Richmond Terminal Simulcast	FMN	Railroad
161.520		BM	CSQ	AAR 094	FB Dispatcher: Richmond Terminal, North End, Bellwood, and Hopewell Subs	FMN	Railroad
173.275	WQLM996	BM	CSQ	Acca S Yd Sec	Acca South Yard Security	FMN	Railroad
462.925	WQXW210	B	CSQ	Acca Pager	Acca Yard Voice Pager	FMN	Railroad

Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.980	WRAH346	BM	CSQ	NPBL 1 Road	Ch. 1 Road/Primary	FMN	Railroad
160.905	WRAH346	BM	CSQ	NPBL 2 Yard	Ch. 2 Yard	FMN	Railroad
160.845	WRAH346	BM	CSQ	NPBL 3 Secondary	Ch. 3 Secondary	FMN	Railroad

Norfolk Southern

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
161.025		BM	CSQ	NS 161.025	Altavista, Blue Ridge, Durham Districts	FMN	Railroad
161.565		BM		NrflkSnConst	C&S / Maintenance of Way (a.k.a. Construction 1)	FMN	Railroad
161.490		BM	CSQ	NS Clinch Valley	Clinch Valley Division	FMN	Railroad
160.905		BM	CSQ	NS Danv 1 Road	Danville District Ch. 1 Road	FMN	Railroad
160.515		BM	CSQ	NS Danv 2 Disp	Danville District Ch. 2 Dispatch	FMN	Railroad
160.950	KAZ649	BM	CSQ	NS 160.95	Hagerstown District Ch. 1 Road	FMN	Railroad
160.245	KAZ649	BM	CSQ	NS 160.245	Hagerstown District Ch. 2 Dispatcher	FMN	Railroad
160.545		BM	103.5 PL	NS Mnt Norton	Maintenance (Norton area)	FMN	Railroad
160.470		BM		NS Pulaski Dist	Pulaski District (Walton, VA to Bristol, VA/TN)	FMN	Railroad
161.250		BM	CSQ	NS 161.250	Roanoke Terminal, Hopewell Switching, Norfolk Terminal	FMN	Railroad
161.430		BM		NS Roanoke Yard	Roanoke Yard ("Hump Yard")	FMN	Railroad
160.440		BM	CSQ	NS 160.440	Roanoke, Winston-Salem Districts, CW Branch to Harrisonburg	FMN	Railroad
161.190		BM	CSQ	NS 161.190	Shenandoah Yard; Norfolk, Christiansburg, Whitethrone, Richmond Districts	FMN	Railroad
160.950	KAZ649	BM	CSQ	Wash. Dist. 1	Washington District Ch. 1	FMN	Railroad
160.245	KAZ649	BM	CSQ	Wash. Dist. 2	Washington District Ch. 2 Dispatcher	FMN	Railroad
160.830		BM	CSQ	Wash. Dist. 3	Washington District Ch. 3	FMN	Railroad

Virginia Railway Express

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.920		BM		VRE Spotsy Yard	Spotsylvania Yard	FMN	Railroad

Winchester and Western Railroad

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
160.920		BM	103.5 PL	W&W 160.92	Road	FMN	Railroad