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 |