Franconia Area Railroad - AMTK, CSX, NS
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This feed uses a Kenwood TH-K20A handheld HAM radio attached to a TrainTenna Blade Indoor Antenna mounted as high as I could inside. I experimented with higher outdoor antennas, but could not get better reception, so I stayed with the indoor set up.

On the CSX RF&P Subdivision, it consistently receives the defect detectors at mileposts 95.8 and 106.4, and usually the defect detector at milepost 84.6.

Trains can be heard calling the following signals, depending on weather, etc.:

Signal Name

NB MP

SB MP

Reception

Lorton

92.2

91.9

Occasionally

Pohick

94.4

94.3

Occasionally

Ravensworth

96.8

96.7

Usually

Franconia

??.?

98.1

Usually

Fleet

99.2

99.3

Usually

Van Dorn

101.4

101.3

Usually

Cameron Run

102.6

102.5

Sometimes

Seminary (Xfer to NS)

103.8

103.9

Sometimes

AF

104.0

104.7

Sometimes

Slater’s Lane

106.6

106.5

Occasionally

Four Mile Run

107.0

107.1

Occasionally

RO

110.0

110.1

Rarely

14th Street

111.2

111.3

Rarely

L’Enfant

111.8

111.9

Rarely

 

On the Norfolk Southern Washington District, it occasionally receives the defect detector at milepost 18.8 (Burke).

Trains can be heard calling the following signals, depending on weather, etc.:

Signal Name

MP

Reception

CR Tower

10.7

Usually

Edsall

12.9

Sometimes

Springfield

15.1

Occasionally

Raven

17.8

Rarely

Burke

20.0

Rarely

 

The specific frequencies monitored are below with a brief description and notes on reception:

Memory Name

Rx Frequency

Description

CSX CH

160.230

CSX B&O; sporadic reception

NSDISP

160.245

NS Hagerstown Dispatcher

K-TWR

160.290

K-Tower Union Station; turned off

CSX BC

160.320

CSX BC Dispatcher B&O; sporadic reception

WAOPS2

160.350

Union Station Ops; turned off

AUTO 3

160.365

Auto Train; sporadic reception; turned off

RFP BD

160.410

CSX BD Dispatcher RF&P

WATERM

160.440

Washington Terminal; sporadic reception; turned off

AMTKMW

160.515

Amtrak Maintenance of Way; sporadic reception; turned off

NS ARN

160.635

NS Manassas Repeater; turned off

AMTKCS

160.650

Amtrak ???; turned off

AUTO 2

160.680

Auto Train; sporadic reception; turned off

RFP 2

160.725

CSX RF&P Road; nothing heard

CSXTRN

160.740

CSX RF&P Road; nothing heard

CSXMOW

160.785

CSX Maintenance of Way

AMTK01

160.800

Amtrak; sporadic reception; turned off

AMTK 2

160.815

Amtrak Road; sporadic reception; turned off

NS TRN

160.830

NS Train; nothing heard

AMTK 1

160.845

Amtrak Road; sporadic reception; turned off

CSXPOL

160.875

CSX Police

AMTKNE

160.920

Amtrak Northeast; sporadic reception

NS RD

160.950

NS Road

IVYCTY

160.995

Amtrak Ivy City Yard; sporadic reception

CSXHLP

161.070

CSX Road; Herbert, Landover, Pope’s Creek; sporadic reception; turned off

AUTO 1

161.100

Auto Train; sporadic reception; turned off

AMTK03

161.115

Amtrak Road; sporadic reception; turned off

NS POL

161.205

Amtrak Police Car-to-Car; turned off

AMTK P

161.295

Amtrak Police; sporadic reception

CSX NI

161.340

CSX NI Dispatcher; sporadic reception

RFP 1

161.550

CSX RF&P Road

NS MOW

161.565

NS Maintenance of Way

AUTO 5

173.225

Auto Train; sporadic reception; turned off

AMTK 3

173.375

Amtrak Road; sporadic reception; turned off