Radio Frequencies
| CHICAGO-CARBONDALE |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
| Union Station-apprx. 21st St. |
Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical |
13
42
77 |
160.305
160.740
161.265 |
| Chicago (apprx. 21st St.)-Kankakee IL |
CN |
54 |
160.920 |
| After Kankakee-Carbondale IL |
CN |
72 |
161.190 |
Notes:
CN Dispatcher will be on Channel 72 north of and at Kankakee and may switch train to 72 or himself switch to 54. Recommend listening to both until after Kankakee.
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9/19/2012: Updated with data from David Streeter |
| CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS-KANSAS CITY |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
| Union Station-21st St. |
Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical |
13
42
77 |
160.305
160.740
161.265 |
| 21st St.-Joliet |
CN
RTC Desk 1 |
54
72 |
160.920
161.190 |
| Joliet-Springfield IL |
UP |
78 |
161.280 |
| Springfield Station (MP 185.1) |
Amtrak/UP |
78 |
161.280 |
| Springfield Station (MP 185.1)-Isles (MP
187.4) |
UP |
78 |
161.280 |
| Isles (MP 187.4)-Hazel Dell (MP
188.9) |
NS |
39 |
160.695 |
| Hazel Dell-Carlinville |
UP |
78 |
161.280 |
| Carlinville-Q Tower (E. St. Louis) |
UP |
30 |
160.560 |
| Q Tower-Grand Ave. (St. Louis) |
TRRA |
26 |
160.500 |
| (or) WR Tower-Grand Ave. (Alt Route) |
TRRA |
26 |
160.500 |
| St. Louis switching |
Amtrak |
13 |
160.305 |
| Grand Ave.-Moreau (East of Jefferson City) |
UP |
74 |
161.220 |
| Moreau-Rock Creek Jct. |
UP |
24 |
160.470 |
| Rock Creek Jct.-Kansas City |
KCT |
60 |
161.010 |
| Kansas City Terminal |
KCT |
60 |
161.010 |
10/18/2018: Updated Chicago to Kansas City courtesy of Bob Phillips
11/10/2008: Updated Chicago area with data from Dan Grudzielanek
4/6/2009: Updated with data from anonymous |
| CHICAGO-MILWAUKEE (Hiawatha) |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
| Union Station-21st St. |
Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical |
13
42
77 |
160.305
160.740
161.265 |
| Chicago-Milwaukee |
METRA & CP/Soo Line |
44 |
160.770 |
11/30/2017: Rondout-Milwaukee, Updated courtesy of Peter Donner
2/6/2015: Updated courtesy of CarmaChicago Yahoo Group via Michael Johnson |
| CHICAGO-QUINCY |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
| Union Station-21st St. |
Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical |
13
42
77 |
160.305
160.740
161.265 |
| Chicago-Aurora |
BNSF |
66 |
161.100 |
| Aurora-Galesburg (MP 162.2) |
BNSF |
85 |
161.385 |
| Galesburg Station area (MP 162.2 to MP 168.4) |
BNSF |
51 |
160.875 |
| Galesburg (MP 168.4)-Quincy |
BNSF |
47 |
160.815 |
| 4/6/1999: Updated courtesy of anonymous |
| CHICAGO-INDIANAPOLIS (Hoosier State) |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
| Indianapolis-Crawfordsville |
CSX (PRR-I&F-P&E)
CSX "IC" dispatcher |
46
30 |
160.800
160.560 |
| Crawfordsville-Munster IN |
CSX (Monon)
CSX "RB" dispatcher |
84
12 |
161.370
160.290 |
| Munster-Thornton Jct. |
CSX
Dispatcher |
08
14 |
160.230
160.320 |
| Thornton Jct.-Chicago 81st St. |
UP (C&EI) |
20 |
160.410 |
| Chicago 81st St.-74th St. |
Belt Railway |
26 |
160.500 |
| 74th St.- CP 518) |
Metra (C&WI) |
22 |
160.440 |
| CP 518-21st St. |
NS (PRR) |
46 |
160.800 |
| 21st St.-Union Station |
Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical |
13
42
77 |
160.305
160.740
161.265 |
| 1-14-2014: Update provided by Gene Poon |
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