Local Railroad and Amateur Railfan Frequencies For Western New York

Local Railroad and Amateur Railfan Frequencies for Western, New York.

This page updated July 28, 2002

Amateur Radio Frequencies For Railfans

146.490 2 meter Primary channel
146.565 2 meter Secondary (backup) channel
446.050 70 cm
223.620 1.25 meter
1294.425 23 cm
Also check calling channels
146.520, 446.000, 224.000 etc.

Amateur Radio Repeaters (You may find some railroad fans)

145.290 - KE2MK/R Rochester, NY
444.825 + KE2MK/R Rochester, NY
147.180 + N2LWY/R Greece, NY
444.850 + WB2KAO/R Rochester, NY
145.310 - WA2JRR/R Attica, NY

A Railroad Enthusiasts Roundtable (Net) Meets on KE2MK/R 145.290 & 444.825 Mhz most
Thursdays @ 7pm for about a hour.

*** Update, The Railroad Enthusiasts Roundtable is no longer in operation.
But we still have get togethers, drop me e-mail or try one on the following repeaters.
444.850 + (pl 110.9hz) or 145.290 -

We hope to have Railroad Enthusiasts Roundtable (Net) return someday.

Arcade & Attica Railroad

Sorry No Radios, watch for hand signals

Livonia Avon & Lakeville

160.830 161.205 161.175

Genesee & Wyoming

160.500 Road (salt mine)
161.100 Yard
160.590 Shop

Rochester & Southern

160.770 Road (repeater)
161.100 Yard
161.445
160.500
160.590

CSX (ex Conrail)

160.800 CH-1 Road
160.980 CH-4 Yard
160.860 CH-3
161.070 CH-2
161.130 PBX (OUT) MoW
160.710 PBX (IN) MoW
161.055 MoW special projects
160.680 Police
160.560 Police
160.245 Frontier Yard CH-1
160.410 Frontier Yard Pulldown CH-2
160.890 Frontier Yard Pulldown CH-3
161.055 Frontier Yard Pulldown CH-4
161.310/161.350 Frontier Yard Car Dept.
161.370/160.650 Frontier Yard Hump
160.995 Seneca Yard Switching (New May 26, 2000)
457.9375 EOT or "FRED"

Amtrak

160.800 Talking to CSX

Eastman Kodak

160.305

RG&E Russel Station (Greece)

160.860 Talk to CSX

Genesee Railroad Museum and NYS Museum of Transportation (Rush)

160.440
160.470

Ontario Midland (Sodus)

161.370

Ontario Central (Victor)

161.370

Finger Lakes (Geneva)

160.740
161.520
161.220
160.950
161.340
161.070 Talking to NS
160.800 Talking to CSX

B&P

160.230 Road & Buffalo Creek Yard
160.320 Dispatcher
160.530
160.785
161.445

Buffalo Southern

160.260

CN

161.415 Road CH-1

CP

160.815 Hamilton Sub. CH-82

D&H

160.590 Buffalo SK Yard

DL&W (Batavia)

160.920

Falls Road (Lockport)

160.920

Norfolk Southern

161.070 Southern Tier Line
161.250 CH-2 Buffalo Jct. Yard
160.440 CH-3 Bison Yard
161.490 CH-4 Alt. Switching CH.
161.145/160.275 CH-8 ARN (Telephone)
161.235/160.515 CH-9 ARN (Telephone)
161.205 Police Car to Car

South Buffalo

161.190 Area D All Yard Operations
161.280

Adirondack Scenic Railroad "ADCX"

(Utica, NY to Thendara, NY)
160.380
160.440
161.190
161.460
160.470

Steamtown National Historic Site

(Scanton, PA)
CH. 1 164.475 Crew Channel 1
CH. 2 165.4375
CH. 3 168.350 Main Park Channel
CH. 4 158.490
CH. 5 155.475
CH. 6 166.950
CH. 7 166.350
CH. 8 164.175 Crew Channel 2
CH. 9 163.175
CH.10 NOT USED
CH.11 NOT USED
CH.12 NOT USED
CH.13 NOT USED
CH.14 NOT USED
CH.15 160.800 CSX

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Web master: Dale L. Fravel / N2LWY d_fravel@yahoo.com