Radio Frequencies
| CRESCENT |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
Washington Union Station area |
Amtrak |
22
54 |
160.440
160.920 |
| Washington - Virginia Ave. |
Amtrak |
54 |
160.920 |
| Virginia Ave. - AF (Alexandria, VA) |
CSX (RF&P)
CSX dispatcher |
96
20 |
161.550
160.410 |
| AF (Alexandria, VA) - CP Kingswood (Lynchburg)1 |
NS |
56 |
160.950 |
| CP Kingswood (Lynchburg)1 - Maybelle, NC (MP 319) |
NS |
53 |
160.905 |
| Maybelle - Haywood, MP 493.6 (Easley, SC) |
NS |
56 |
160.950 |
| Haywood, MP 493.6 (Easley, SC) - Atlanta, GA |
NS |
53 |
160.905 |
| AF (Alexandria, VA) - Atlanta, GA |
NS train to disp
NS disp to train |
27 |
160.515 |
| Atlanta Station |
Amtrak |
54 |
160.920 |
| Atlanta - Austell, GA |
NS |
42 |
160.740 |
| Austell - Birmingham,AL |
NS |
56 |
160.950 |
| Birmingham Station |
Amtrak |
84 |
161.370 |
| Birmingham - Meridian, MS |
NS |
96
69 |
161.550
161.145 |
| Meridian - New Orleans, LA (CP-X) |
NS Ch1
NS Ch2 |
56
95 |
160.950
161.535 |
| CP-X (Back Belt Line) - New Orleans Station |
Amtrak |
08 |
160.230 |
| New Orleans Station |
Amtrak |
22 |
160.440 |
Notes:
1 CP Kingswood is apprx. 22 miles north of Lynchburg.
8/31/2024: Lynchburg area frequency change updated courtesy of Garland Harper.
7/30/2021: Meridian-New Orleans update with information courtesy of Carl Ardrey
6/7/2020: Meridian-New Orleans update with information courtesy of Edwin Brunot
11/22/2019: Alexandria - Atlanta updated with information courtesy of Tom Darling
11/10/2019: Birmingham - New Orleans updated courtesy Garland Harper
8/31/2019: Alexandria - Atlanta updated courtesy of Terry
11/20/2009: Updated and route confirmed 11/20/2009 with data from Randy Jenkins.
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| NORTH CAROLINA SERVICE |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
| Selma NC-Raleigh (Boylan/Raleigh Tower) |
NS |
53 |
160.905 |
| Raleigh (Boylan/Raleigh Tower)-Cary (Fetner) |
CSX |
66 |
161.100 |
Cary (Fetner)-Maybell (MP 319) |
NS |
53 |
160.905 |
| NS Dispatcher Links (Fetner) - Maybelle (MP 319) |
NS disp to train
NS train to disp |
27 |
160.515 |
Maybelle (MP 319) - Charlotte |
NS |
56 |
160.950 |
| NS Dispatcher Links |
NS train to disp |
48 |
160.830 |
| NS Dispatcher Links |
NS disp to train |
09 |
160.245 |
1/11/2020: Selma-Raleigh updated courtesy of William Pou III & Thomas Darling
11/22/2019: Updated with information courtesy Tom Darling
1/9/2007: Updated with data from Ben Cornelius
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| CITY OF NEW ORLEANS |
| Segment |
Host |
AAR Chan |
Frequency |
| Chicago Union Station-approx. 21st St. |
Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical |
13
42
77 |
160.305
160.740
161.265 |
| Approx. 21st St. (briefly) |
BNSF |
66 |
161.100 |
| Approx. 21st St.-Kankakee IL1 |
CN |
54 |
160.920 |
| Kankakee-Memphis Central Station |
CN |
72 |
161.190 |
| Memphis (Central Station)-Lakeview MS1 |
CN |
542 |
160.920 |
| Lakeview1-Jackson MS |
CN |
72 |
161.190 |
| Jackson-Fernwood Jct2 |
CN |
54 |
160.920 |
| Fernwood Jct2-New Orleans |
CN |
72 |
161.190 |
| New Orleans NOUPT |
Amtrak |
22 |
160.440 |
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Notes:
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Notes:
1 - 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.
2 - Lakeview is about 15 miles south of Memphis TN
3 - Fernwood Jct is about 6 miles south of McComb MS
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| Confirmed 11/29/08 by Dan Grudzielanek; updated in Illinois 8-19-2012 by David Streeter.
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