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Looking for a railroad radio frequency? Check this first! by Aa3rt - Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:31 pm	2 Replies 18020 Views	by Aa3rt Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:35 am
Buying your first scanner? Read me first! by Aa3rt - Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:37 pm	0 Replies 11813 Views	by Aa3rt Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:37 pm

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Old locomotive radios by BR&P - Sun Aug 01, 2004 3:49 pm	6 Replies 10656 Views	by wa8lgm Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:00 pm
Looking for stock antenna replacement by MNCRR9000 - Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:48 pm	2 Replies 8119 Views	by MNCRR9000 Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:26 pm
Finally going mobile scanning by iceman977th - Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:22 pm	0 Replies 7661 Views	by iceman977th Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:22 pm
Scanner got stolen... recommend an inexpensive replacement? by MEC407 - Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:43 pm	3 Replies 8189 Views	by iceman977th Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:14 pm
IC-V8 Ham radio for train scanning by Malley - Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:27 pm	3 Replies 7632 Views	by DarkStar Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:47 am
UP freq's for Utah by Pj - Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:56 pm	0 Replies 5261 Views	by Pj Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:56 pm
Do any RR's use tone squelch? by CPSK - Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:25 pm	1 Replies 6504 Views	by litz Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:13 pm
SEPTA radio frequencies by flynnt - Sat Apr 16, 2005 1:12 pm	5 Replies 12102 Views	by AlexC Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:48 pm
How does an engineer know what frequency to be on? by Mike77E9 - Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:50 am	2 Replies 6294 Views	by Mike77E9 Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:27 am
Railroad Telephones by 4123 - Wed May 20, 2009 2:37 am	2 Replies 6353 Views	by scotty269 Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:43 pm
Aerotron clean cab radios by KC8WJG - Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:49 pm	0 Replies 5754 Views	by KC8WJG Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:49 pm
Lets Talk Train Host Engineer Richard Passed away! by Littleredcaboose - Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:17 pm	0 Replies 5148 Views	by Littleredcaboose Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:17 pm
My first radio scanner... by iceman977th - Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:48 pm	6 Replies 5394 Views	by Plate F Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:48 pm
Low volume by CPSK - Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:25 pm	2 Replies 4084 Views	by Ken W2KB Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:28 am
horseshoecurve pa by mtarail - Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:58 pm	4 Replies 5379 Views	by locomotiveman1225 Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:26 am
Looking for CSX MoW Codes by locomotiveman1225 - Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:49 pm	1 Replies 3847 Views	by iceman977th Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:49 pm
Encryptions in Railroad Police Frequencies by locomotiveman1225 - Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:40 pm	2 Replies 4299 Views	by locomotiveman1225 Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:38 am
Does a Hyperscan 70 scanner work for Guilford Rail frequen? by theman8318 - Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:04 pm	4 Replies 4262 Views	by Finch Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:11 pm
Railroad frequencies...and PLs??? by EMTRailfan - Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:25 am	4 Replies 3857 Views	by AgentSkelly Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:30 pm
anyone know baltimore md frequencies by ferg - Thu May 18, 2006 6:28 pm	2 Replies 4469 Views	by Gadfly Sun May 17, 2009 12:19 pm
SPRINT by GSC - Thu May 14, 2009 12:37 pm	1 Replies 3304 Views	by DutchRailnut Thu May 14, 2009 10:54 pm
What the heck is squelch and what does it do? by JUDGE DRED - Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:12 pm	2 Replies 3110 Views	by GSC Thu May 14, 2009 12:32 pm
Help a newbie out... by mrconductor55 - Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:40 pm	4 Replies 3093 Views	by jmp883 Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:03 am
Scanner resources by Plate F - Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:00 pm	1 Replies 2444 Views	by EMTRailfan Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:03 am
Buying a new scanner: suggestions 1 2 3 4 by nydepot - Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:57 am	49 Replies 10160 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:57 am
Is this still accurate for WNY? by nydepot - Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:53 am	1 Replies 2272 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:48 am
161.010 by joesirr - Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:31 pm	4 Replies 2907 Views	by TheTroll Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:08 pm
Uniden BC350C by emd_SD_60 - Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:07 pm	2 Replies 2278 Views	by Mikejf Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:21 pm
Adding discriminator tap Aerotron A-1700 by DA Tower - Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:16 pm	0 Replies 1583 Views	by DA Tower Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:16 pm
Horizontally-mounted antennas on Metro-North by myamyc72 - Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:03 am	2 Replies 2710 Views	by EdM Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:44 pm
portable radio or scanner (new guy) by roknrail - Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:55 am	2 Replies 2156 Views	by Plate F Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:11 pm
Found "Mystery" antenna on ground - usable? by Finch - Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:37 am	12 Replies 3358 Views	by Finch Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:25 pm
GPS Units that show RR tracks by Amtrak700 - Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:57 pm	9 Replies 6125 Views	by faxman Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:49 pm
Bearcat BC200XLT by Plate F - Wed May 07, 2008 3:55 pm	14 Replies 6388 Views	by keeper1616 Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:54 pm
Cleancab makes/models? by Pj - Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:20 am	0 Replies 1588 Views	by Pj Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:20 am
RS Pro 95 Scanner Problem by bearclaw36 - Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:49 am	5 Replies 4566 Views	by Tracer Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:56 pm
tracking trains on 900 mHz by EdM - Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:09 pm	2 Replies 2204 Views	by ScreenGrid Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:30 pm
RailRoad ATCS Monitor of Remote CTC Track circuits by ScreenGrid - Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:53 pm	0 Replies 2712 Views	by ScreenGrid Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:53 pm
help me out: Aerotron Alpha 1700 by CleanCab_108 - Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:15 pm	9 Replies 4333 Views	by KC8WJG Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:31 pm
Amatur Radio Changes & Railfanning by keeper1616 - Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:54 pm	14 Replies 5417 Views	by EdM Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:25 pm
MBTA Frequencies by MNCRR9000 - Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:49 pm	1 Replies 1803 Views	by Finch Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:29 pm
Road/ Dispatcher Channels by cifn2 - Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:03 am	2 Replies 1794 Views	by cifn2 Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:33 pm
Engineer to conductor radio frequencies? by Tracer - Thu May 08, 2008 10:08 pm	8 Replies 3228 Views	by cifn2 Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:59 am
What type of antenna? 1 2 3 by benpsut - Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:56 pm	36 Replies 12208 Views	by EdM Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:18 pm
Talk With NS? by NSFan012 - Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:49 pm	6 Replies 2820 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:36 pm
ICOM IC-V8 for Railroad Scanning Use by JJMDiMunno - Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:35 am	5 Replies 3186 Views	by Burner Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:59 am
Range of Railroad Radios by Darien Red Sox - Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:02 pm	2 Replies 1844 Views	by IC&E6565 Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:48 pm
PL (CTCSS) output with defect detectors by Pj - Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:56 am	1 Replies 1088 Views	by clearblock Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:02 pm
Philadelphia area radio traffic by scotty269 - Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:15 pm	3 Replies 2838 Views	by trainutjob Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:15 am
hotbox detectors in Dallas Texas Area by kkovar - Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:29 pm	0 Replies 1410 Views	by kkovar Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:29 pm
Railroad repeater station I.D. by truman - Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:42 am	12 Replies 4659 Views	by clearblock Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:17 pm
LIRR and NYCTA frequencies? by pete1606 - Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:41 am	1 Replies 1794 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:03 pm
Help finding antenna for scanner? by Tennispro4ever - Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:58 pm	4 Replies 2164 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:01 pm
NYS V&T 397 story by EdM - Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:33 pm	1 Replies 1649 Views	by BR&P Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:34 pm
Yard crews using same frequencies by VITO - Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:15 pm	2 Replies 1772 Views	by Burner Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:52 pm
Need radio frequencies for Pennsylvania? by benrussellpa - Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:17 pm	0 Replies 1217 Views	by benrussellpa Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:17 pm
Lehigh Line Train Crossing approach Frequency? by davebdawg - Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:58 pm	3 Replies 2298 Views	by clearblock Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:07 am
Allegany County by Nstrainman01 - Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:34 pm	1 Replies 1593 Views	by clearblock Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:05 pm
Possible widespread RFI/EMI (QRN) issues Jan 29th by gasaxe - Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:04 am	0 Replies 1634 Views	by gasaxe Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:04 am
Getting a radio- Erie PA frquencies. by lcanthony - Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:09 pm	2 Replies 3195 Views	by lakeshoredave Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:08 am
Scanner Frequency by colincrow13 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:10 am	2 Replies 2409 Views	by clearblock Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:02 am
Wireless Scanner Repeater? by davebdawg - Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:47 pm	2 Replies 1911 Views	by EMTRailfan Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:08 am
Question About Radio In Locomotive 1 2 by lakeshoredave - Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:50 pm	17 Replies 6239 Views	by slchub Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:22 pm
Pittsburgh area frequencies for the scanner by NS/CSX Pittsburgh Fan - Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:51 pm	1 Replies 2115 Views	by Rockin' Roller Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:27 pm
Scanners and Freqs for New York area 1 2 by bionicworm1 - Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:51 pm	15 Replies 5341 Views	by clearblock Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:56 pm
narrow band conversion 1 2 by kitn1mcc - Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:42 pm	17 Replies 5451 Views	by clearblock Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:27 am
Mon Line Frequencies by benpsut - Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:32 pm	7 Replies 2775 Views	by Rockin' Roller Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:23 am
WMATA train to dispatch frequency by wmatarailfan - Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:10 am	3 Replies 2198 Views	by Conrail4evr Tue Nov 06, 2007 2:00 pm
New Scanner by gprimr1 - Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:24 pm	14 Replies 5112 Views	by Conrail4evr Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:50 am
Yaesu VR-120D by butchs38 - Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:43 pm	1 Replies 2778 Views	by n3ddy Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:22 am
how do i build my own antenna? by brockportman - Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:01 pm	6 Replies 4574 Views	by NHN503 Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:11 am
Telemetry & scanning by adamdmd - Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:52 am	12 Replies 3705 Views	by EdM Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:03 pm
Metro North Railroad Frequencies by MNCRR9000 - Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:50 pm	3 Replies 3409 Views	by myamyc72 Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:06 am
Selkirk yard Dispatcher by izzy1975 - Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:40 pm	6 Replies 2483 Views	by CSX Conductor Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:17 pm
A Good Scanner? by TheKornGuy - Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:11 am	4 Replies 2682 Views	by jersey_emt Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:00 pm
Reborn Online Rail Scanner Feed - Maine USA by hebron_hapt - Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:16 pm	0 Replies 1867 Views	by hebron_hapt Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:16 pm
What is this? (Radio antenna and strength of signal) 1 2 by L'mont - Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:33 am	21 Replies 8933 Views	by Conrail4evr Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:16 pm
Penn Central Radio question by KC8WJG - Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:03 am	1 Replies 2162 Views	by clearblock Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:54 pm
2 Meters on Amtrak? 1 2 by AgentSkelly - Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:59 pm	21 Replies 8201 Views	by kitn1mcc Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:12 pm
Looking to install a radio antenna on my Jeep 1 2 by Otto Vondrak - Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:12 pm	16 Replies 6437 Views	by kitn1mcc Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:04 pm
Kansas Frequencies Needed by ColonyLine - Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:27 am	0 Replies 2065 Views	by ColonyLine Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:27 am
Trackstar vs. Harmon by cpf354 - Sun May 27, 2007 8:46 pm	2 Replies 2060 Views	by cpf354 Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:27 am
Railroad ipod by Conrail1990 - Tue May 22, 2007 8:23 pm	6 Replies 2941 Views	by cifn2 Wed May 30, 2007 5:46 pm
Catskill Mountain Railroad radio freq? by MNRR Signal MTR - Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:21 pm	2 Replies 2275 Views	by New Haven 1 Tue May 29, 2007 12:53 pm
UP/BNSF in Ft. Worth by EMTRailfan - Wed May 02, 2007 5:55 pm	0 Replies 1768 Views	by EMTRailfan Wed May 02, 2007 5:55 pm
CSX Radio Freq by NYrailfan - Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:20 pm	4 Replies 3215 Views	by NYrailfan Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:46 pm
Anouther wasted journey 1 2 by gprimr1 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:32 am	16 Replies 6441 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:37 am
Being close to a tower by gprimr1 - Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:14 am	1 Replies 1939 Views	by DutchRailnut Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:14 am
Type of Connector? by cifn2 - Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:22 am	3 Replies 2407 Views	by clearblock Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:38 pm
Trunking by gprimr1 - Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:18 pm	2 Replies 2204 Views	by jmp883 Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:33 am
tones on the radio. by dummy - Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:40 pm	9 Replies 4732 Views	by EdM Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:13 am
CSX oak point connection by MNRR Signal MTR - Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:13 pm	2 Replies 2162 Views	by N221UA Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:44 pm
Where can I find NYS radio freqs? by amoreho1 - Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:31 pm	7 Replies 3607 Views	by clearblock Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:23 pm
Online railroad scanners for North Jersey by Operator Hack - Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:53 pm	3 Replies 3059 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:03 am
Mobile Radio for RR Monitoring by CleanCab_108 - Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:53 pm	6 Replies 3172 Views	by hailster Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:45 pm
FLC or CSX Online scanner by Fort lauderdale??? by trevor macpherson - Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:05 pm	0 Replies 2065 Views	by trevor macpherson Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:05 pm
[Newbie] Block Signal ummmm reader things??? by l008com - Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:54 am	4 Replies 3105 Views	by grink Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:46 pm
Defect Detector PL tones-Question for maintainers by Pj - Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:33 pm	0 Replies 2059 Views	by Pj Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:33 pm
What could be the issue? by gprimr1 - Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:40 pm	7 Replies 3680 Views	by gprimr1 Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:28 am
Clueless conductor needs a little help with his radio... 1 2 by Guest - Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:14 am	15 Replies 7689 Views	by danco Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:21 am

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