Amtrak Passenger Service Frequencies In Illinois

[kylech99]

Does anyone have a frequency for the channel the conductors use on the trains in the Illinois? Any help would be appreciated!!

 

[rhalld38]

I tried doing a search and came up with www.on-track-on-line.com. It shows the freqs. for Amtrak, Amtrak Road, and Dispatcher. I don't know if this helps or not. I could not find any thing for conductors.

 

[owenmcc1]

AMTRAK Frequencies

Segment Host AAR Chan Frequency

California Zephyr (Chicago, IL to Omaha, NE):

Chicago Union Station Amtrak 13 160.305
Chicago-Aurora BNSF 66 161.100
Aurora-Galesburg (MP 162.2) BNSF 85 161.385
Galesburg Station area (MP 162.2 to MP 168.4) BNSF 51 160.875
Galesburg (MP 168.4)-Halpin IA1 BNSF 39 160.695
Halpin1-Creston BNSF 66 161.100

More AMTRAK Radio Frequencies:

CHICAGO-CARBONDALE

Chicago Union Station Amtrak 13 160.305
Chicago (21st St.)-Carbondale CN 72 161.190

CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS

Chicago Union Station Amtrak 13 160.305
Chicago (21st St.)-Joliet CN 54 160.920
Joliet-Springfield IL UP 78 161.280
Springfield Station Amtrak 22 160.440
Springfield-Wann (Alton) UP 30 160.560
Wann-WR Tower (Granite City) KCS 90 161.460
WR Tower-Q Tower (E. St. Louis) UP 30 160.560
Q Tower-Grand Ave. (St. Louis) TRRA 26 160.500
(or) WR Tower-Grand Ave. (Alt Route) TRRA 26 160.500
St. Louis switching Amtrak 13 160.305

CHICAGO-MILWAUKEE

Chicago Union Station area Amtrak 13 160.305
Chicago-Milwaukee METRA & Canadian Pacific/SOO Line 44 160.770

CHICAGO-QUINCY

Chicago Union Station Amtrak 13 160.305 42 160.740
Chicago-Aurora BNSF 66 161.100
Aurora-Galesburg (MP 162.2) BNSF 85 161.385
Galesburg Station area (MP 162.2 to MP 168.4) BNSF 51 160.875
Galesburg (MP 168.4)-Quincy BNSF 47 160.815

That's What I Found on ON-TRACK-ON-LINE.com. Also Try 161.100 MHz, That is the BNSF Railway-Road Channel.

 

[HM1529]

Does anyone have a frequency for the channel the conductors use on the trains in the Illinois? Any help would be appreciated!!

It has been my experience when riding the train that the conductor will keep his radio on whatever the main channel is for the area the train is moving through (i.e. the frequency that the engineer will use to communicate with other trains and/or the dispatcher). This is the only way the conductor will know what's going on. Generally, since the conductor is transmitting on a portable inside a metal tube, he's not going to be causing much interference to other users on the line. And, they don't chat all that much.

I've seen reports in the past of car attendants carrying FRS radios.

On the long distance trains, there are conductors and car attendants (they're not the same thing).

 

[sjcscanner]

Thought this might help.. just scroll down on the page.

http://www.whrc-wi.org/railfreqs.htm