metra

I've been looking at the listings for Chicago railroads, and have noticed some things. 1. The frequency 160.305 is not just for Amtrak operations. All of the railroad ops into and out of the south gates/south concourse at Union Station happen there. 2. The frequency for the Metra Milwaukee...

Hello all, I like to monitor commuter trains (the Metra UP-North line). I know they use AAR channel 62, which is simplex, but I've noticed they are repeater antennas on the posts next to the metal boxes. Is there a channel to talk to train dispatch? Or is it for Metra Police? Thanks!

Greetings! I'm a novice when it comes to scanners and modern radio technology - so please bear with me. I'm playing around with a PRO-97 scanner - and have programmed it with the frequency as listed in the database here - 161.3400mhz. However I can't seem to pick up anything with it, even...