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Discussion related to railroad radio frequencies, railroad communication practices, equipment, and more.

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 #265359  by Steve F45
 
trenton, riverline/camden and ac all have there own frequencies. It was a pain when training in the njtpd comm center to get used to all the frequencies you had to listen too.

 #280343  by Railfaninnj
 
jmp883 wrote:.

160.800 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 1. It was the primary road channel for all trains on the Conrail Southern Tier Line between Suffern, NY and Port Jervis, NY. It is now controlled by the NS Southern Tier Dispatcher from Port Jervis, NY west to Binghamton, NY. Between Port Jervis, NY and Suffern, NY it is controlled by the NJT Mainline dispatcher. Being a former NJT train dispatcher on the Mainline I can tell you all trains west of Suffern, NY will switch to it. East of Suffern, NY all trains will switch to 161.400-the NJT Mainline dispatcher.

161.070 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 2. It is was the primary road channel of the Conrail Lehigh Line between Oak Island, NJ and Allentown, PA. It is now controlled by the NS Lehigh Line Dispatcher and is still the main NS route into and out of the NY/NJ metro area.

160.860 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 3. It was used by trains running on the various running tracks and secondaries in the central NJ area as well being used as by the many yards in the area as well. It is now controlled by the Conrail Shared Assets North Jersey Dispatcher.

160.980 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 4. It was used by trains running on the Conrail River Line as well as by trains in Southern NJ. It is now controlled by the CSX NJ Dispatcher on the River Line and by the CSX NI Dispatcher (the old Conrail Trenton Line).

I would also make sure you have these frequencies:

160.485 The NYS&W. They run from Little Ferry, NY to Binghamton, NY via their own mainline to Hudson Jct where they then switch onto the NJT/MN line into Port Jervis and on to Binghamton, NY.
AAR 46 (160.800) is used by both the Oak Island-area Yards & by Upper Bay moveable bridge, as well as by the NS Mainline DS in south Jersey-east Penna (NS Morrisville & Harrisburg Lines etc). AAR 64 (161.070) is also used by Conrail Shared Assets South Jerrsey DS in South Jersey-Penna, as well as the NS Croxton, NJ yardmaster. AAR 55 (160.935) is also used by South Jersey DS for moves on the Port Reading & Chemical Coast Secondaries, referred to frequently as 'the back way' between CP-Bound Brook & Oak Island Yard. Eastbound crews are commonly asked if they are qualified on this routing as not all are.

All these (except NJT) can be heard 24/7 on my Central New Jersey Wide-Area Stream @ http://railroadradio.net/ located at 750' ASL in Hunterdon County.

Jack

Re:

 #776695  by MNR's #1 Conductor
 
clearblock wrote:NYSW 160.485
CSX River Line 160.980
Conrail 160.860
NJT 161.400
Also.....

NJT (North Jersey Coast Line/Raritan Valley Line) 161.235 Mhz
Amtrak (Northeast Corridor, well receivable in the Ridgefield Park area) 161.010 Mhz
CSX River Line also uses 160.260 Mhz
PATH 160.470 Mhz
NS (Croxton Yard) 161.070 Mhz
 #776697  by MNR's #1 Conductor
 
locomotiveman1225 wrote:CSX new frequency for the River Line Dispatch is 160.6200Mhz since the NI dispatch took over the NJ Dispatch.
Actually, it is 160.260 Mhz :-)

Re:

 #776700  by MNR's #1 Conductor
 
Railfaninnj wrote:
jmp883 wrote:.

160.800 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 1. It was the primary road channel for all trains on the Conrail Southern Tier Line between Suffern, NY and Port Jervis, NY. It is now controlled by the NS Southern Tier Dispatcher from Port Jervis, NY west to Binghamton, NY. Between Port Jervis, NY and Suffern, NY it is controlled by the NJT Mainline dispatcher. Being a former NJT train dispatcher on the Mainline I can tell you all trains west of Suffern, NY will switch to it. East of Suffern, NY all trains will switch to 161.400-the NJT Mainline dispatcher.

161.070 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 2. It is was the primary road channel of the Conrail Lehigh Line between Oak Island, NJ and Allentown, PA. It is now controlled by the NS Lehigh Line Dispatcher and is still the main NS route into and out of the NY/NJ metro area.

160.860 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 3. It was used by trains running on the various running tracks and secondaries in the central NJ area as well being used as by the many yards in the area as well. It is now controlled by the Conrail Shared Assets North Jersey Dispatcher.

160.980 This was listed as Conrail Road Ch. 4. It was used by trains running on the Conrail River Line as well as by trains in Southern NJ. It is now controlled by the CSX NJ Dispatcher on the River Line and by the CSX NI Dispatcher (the old Conrail Trenton Line).

I would also make sure you have these frequencies:

160.485 The NYS&W. They run from Little Ferry, NY to Binghamton, NY via their own mainline to Hudson Jct where they then switch onto the NJT/MN line into Port Jervis and on to Binghamton, NY.
AAR 46 (160.800) is used by both the Oak Island-area Yards & by Upper Bay moveable bridge, as well as by the NS Mainline DS in south Jersey-east Penna (NS Morrisville & Harrisburg Lines etc). AAR 64 (161.070) is also used by Conrail Shared Assets South Jerrsey DS in South Jersey-Penna, as well as the NS Croxton, NJ yardmaster. AAR 55 (160.935) is also used by South Jersey DS for moves on the Port Reading & Chemical Coast Secondaries, referred to frequently as 'the back way' between CP-Bound Brook & Oak Island Yard. Eastbound crews are commonly asked if they are qualified on this routing as not all are.

All these (except NJT) can be heard 24/7 on my Central New Jersey Wide-Area Stream @ http://railroadradio.net/ located at 750' ASL in Hunterdon County.

Jack
If you railfan at Bound Brook, you might also want 161.070 Mhz to monitor NS Lehigh Line Dispatcher as a heads up for eastbounds off the NS Lehigh Line from PA, also 161.235 Mhz for NJT Raritan Valley Line and North Jersey Coast Line chatter, and actually the best channel for the CSAO Lehigh Line and Port Reading Secondary is Conrail North Jersey Dispatcher, 160.860 Mhz, plus on that one you can hear the Middlesex Defect Detector (MP 30.5) clear as a bell!!! I have heard Chemical Coast Secondary chatter come across on 160.800 Mhz.