Railroads

[Tfitzmaurice89]

i figure you guys prob hate me now.... but i can live with that cause im trying to learn about a new hobby! Anyways, for you arond my area... is there alot you can hear from the train traffic? Can i hear collinwood yard from my house in mentor? im about 150 yards from the tracks so im just curious for another thing to program into the scanner... that and what freqs to put in....

Just another annoying question, but im curious.

 

[crayon]

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Railroad

 

[Nasby]

You will hear tons of train traffic in Mentor. You have 2 mainlines (CSX and NS) that run there. Plus, the Collinwood Yardmaster should come in nice and clear.

Here are the channels you will want to monitor:

CSX: 160.860, 160.800, 160.995, 161.520.
NS: 161.250, 161.070, 160.980.

 

[Tfitzmaurice89]

Hey thanks... that will help me alot! Thanks again!

 

[Mike-KC8OWL]

I used to work in Mentor (years ago) and every day at lunch I would drive to the tracks under the 615 bridge with my scanner and watch trains and listen to railroad radio traffic. You will hear stuff, don't worry! The better antenna you have, the more you will hear.

Here's a list of CSX and NS freq.'s you may find helpful

160.2300
160.2900
160.3200
160.4850
160.5300
160.6050
160.6800
160.7850
160.8000
160.8600
160.8750
160.9800
161.1600
161.5200
161.1900
161.0550
161.2050
161.2500
161.0700
160.8000
160.5600
161.5650
161.1900
160.9800
160.3500

 

[Tfitzmaurice89]

would the stock antenna do fine with my 369t or should i get another one?

 

[Nasby]

If you only want to hear the trains within a few miles, the stock antenna will work. However, if you want to hear the trains further away or want to hear the crews on their portables, you will need a better antenna. There is no better antenna for monitoring railroads than the Diamond RH77CA. There is a local ham radio store in Euclid or Willoughby called AES (Amatuer Electronic Supply) that has them in stock. The guys at that store are very knowledgeable and friendly. You will notice a huge improvement on the railroad channels with this antenna. It is also excellent for aircraft and VHF-Hi band monitoring as well.

 

[Tfitzmaurice89]

yea i know where AES is, i actually bought my scanner from them... but didnt have the same friendly expearence as you... but thats another story to be told at a later time. Thanks again!

Tom

 

[Mike-KC8OWL]

yea i know where AES is, i actually bought my scanner from them... but didnt have the same friendly expearence as you... but thats another story to be told at a later time. Thanks again!

Tom

Ha ha ha - AES is the reason I buy everything I can online from anywhere else!