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Railfanning & Radio MonitoringHow to begin monitoring and spotting trains using radio
A. StraatveitK3NHT
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Getting Started
The local railroads Railmaps
Finding railfan spots
Finding railfans
Tuning in
Listening Freight Timetables & Schedules
Passenger Railroads
Waiting...
What can be heard?
Data Channels
EOT Device
ATCS Monitor
Online Resources
Questions?
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The Local RailroadsGoogle & Bing Maps
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North American Railroad Map
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Finding Railfan Spots
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Finding Railfans
Where: Museums Railfan Groups Rail Modelers Train Shows Historical Societies Volunteer Railroads By The Tracks
Local Examples: National Railroad
Historical Society Riverdale Park Railfans Baltimore Streetcar
Musuem Walkersville Southern
Railroad Pope's Creek Railfan
Group RF&P Historical Society
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Tuning In (Voice)
Current AAR Channels 12.5/6.25 kHz Spacing Local Railroads
CSX Norfolk Southern (NS) Amtrak MARC VRE DC Metro
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Listening: Freight
Defect Detector Channels Box14: 160.32008: 160.230
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Listening: Passenger Railroads
Metrorail Constant Communications
Amtrak, MARC, VRE Use road channels of track owners
RadioReference.com Database search
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Waiting...
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What can be heard?
Engineers & Crew
Signal Calls Dispatchers Train
Numbers Defect
Detectors
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Data Channels
EOT (End Of Train) Device No more caboose Little red box
ATCS (Signaling) Monitor
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EOT (End Of Train) Device
What is the EOT? What do you hear? How Can I use EOT
Data? Frequencies:
457.9375 MHz (Tail) 452.9375 MHz (Head)
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ATCS Monitor
Realtime updates of train locations
Interactive “dispatcher” view
Web interactive data Receiver updates (Icom
R1500) EOT Monitoring Possible 1+ Hour lead time on
trains Only works in certain
areas
800 MHz & 900 MHz Channel – 2
CSX MCP – 896.9375 BCP - 935.9375
Channel – 5 Norfolk Southern MCP – 897.9375 BCP - 936.9375
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ATCS Monitor
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Online Resources
http://www.on-track-on-line.com/ http://
www.modernrailroading.com/DigitalLibrary/CSX/index.htm
http://www.atcsmon.com/ http://www.railroadmap.com/ http://maps.bing.com http://maps.google.com http://www.dpdproductions.com http://thesquirrelconspiracy.com http://youtube.com/fedoramentok/
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Some Frequencies
Capitol Sub: Road: 160.230 Disp: 160.320
Old Main Sub: Road: 160.230 Disp: 160.320
Metro Sub: Road: 160.230 Disp: 160.320
Baltimore Term Sub: Road: 160.230 Disp: 161.100
Pope's Creek Sub: R&D: 161.070
RFP Sub: Road: 161.550 Disp: 160.410
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A few more Frequencies
Yards: Jessup 161.490 Benning 160.800
Amtrak NEC 160.920