BNSF/NCRC/UP and other Nebraska Railroad frequency updates

[KF0SKV]

Folks, I have submitted to database admin to update the Nebraska railroad database, looks a bit outdated and needs cleaned up.

If anybody else has more information to add, namely information for UP Bailey Yard, please chime in.

For railfans around Norfolk/Columbus/Grand Island areas, Nebraska Central RR is installing a new IP based dispatch system, NCRC also purchased a building for the dispatching center in Downtown Norfolk and new towers are going up across the NCRC System. New towers and the Dispatch center is slated to be online sometime around Thanksgiving.

BNSF has purchased back the Nebraska Northeastern Railway, frequencies have not been determined and unknown if BNSF is using the old NENE frequencies.

Moderators, if I have this (I probably do) in the wrong forum, my apologies in advance.


BNSF Railway:

Angora Sub-AAR 54-160.9200
Angora Sub Switching-AAR 40-160.710
Beatrice Sub-AAR 54-160.9200
Bellewood Sub-AAR 39-160.6950
Benedict Spur-AAR 39-160.6950
Butte Sub, East Alliance to Edgemont, South Dakota-AAR 87-161.4150
Butte Sub Switching-AAR 63-161.0550
Creston/Omaha Subs-AAR 87-161.4150
Giltner Sub-AAR 39-160.6950
Hastings Sub, East Heartwell to Brush, Colorado-AAR 70-161.1600
Hastings Sub, Lincoln to East Heartwell AAR 5454-160.9200
Hastings Sub Switching-AAR 66-161.1000
Lester Sub AAR 85-161.3850.6950
Palmer Lead-AAR 39-160
Ravenna Sub, Lincoln to Ravenna AAR 39-160.6950
Sand Hills Sub, Ravenna to East Alliance-AAR 66-162.1000
Sioux City Sub-AAR 75-161.2350
St Joseph Sub-AAR 76-161.2500-Carling to West Napier

BNSF Yards:

BNSF Alliance Terminal:

Yardmaster-AAR 70-161.1600
Diesel Tower-AAR 22-160.4400
Car Dept-AAR 31-160.5750
South Yard Switching AAR 1549-160.3350/160.8450
Diesel Pit-AAR 59-160.9950
North Yard Switching-AAR 78-161.2800
Crew Vans (Railcrew Express)-AAR 96-161.5500

BNSF Gibson Yard (Omaha):

Yardmaster/Switching-AAR 64-161.0700
Yardmaster/Switching-AAR 66-161.1000
Yardmaster/Switching-AAR 82-161.3400

BNSF Lincoln Terminal:

Havelock Yard Switching 1-AAR 1717-160.3650
Havelock Car Shop Switching-AAR 1818-160.3800
Yardmaster/Switching 2-AAR 2525-160.4850
Yardmaster/Switching 3-AAR 3131-160.5750
Crew Vans (Railcrew Express) AAR 35-160.6350
Hump/Crest-AAR 40-160.7100
Freight Pit (Diesel Shop)-AAR 44-160.7700
Hostlers/Pilots 2-AAR 46-160.8000
Utility Man-AAR 54-160.9200
Yardmaster/Switching 4-AAR 63-161.0550
Carling Tower AAR 66-161.1000
Utility Man-AAR 70-161.1600
Havelock Car Shop AAR 78-161.2800
Yardmaster/Switching 5-AAR 81-161.3250
Diesel Tower AAR 83-161.3550
Lincoln Yard MOW AAR 88-161.4300

Dakota Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E):

Road Channel AAR 19-160.3950
Yardmaster/Switching AAR 57-160.9650
Engineering Dept AAR 82-161.3400

Nebkota:

Road Channel AAR 9595-161.5350

Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC):

Road Channel AAR 72-161.1900
Norfolk Yard/West Genoa RCO/Switching Alternate AAR 77-161.2650

Nebraska Kansas & Colorado (NKCR):

Road Channel AAR 74-161.2200

Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice:

Switching AAR 4242-160.7400

Union Pacific:

Blair Sub-MP 326.2 (Missouri Valley, Ia) MP 366.5 (Fremont, Ne) AAR 42-160.7400
Council Bluffs/Columbus Subs-MP 0.0-MP 98.0 AAR 42-160.7400
Columbus/Kearney Subs-MP 98.0-MP 282.0 AAR 24-160.4700
Falls City Sub-16th St (Omaha)to Offutt-AAR 42-160.7400/Offutt to 10th St (Kansas City, Mo) AAR 20-160.4100
Hallam/Marysville Subs-AAR 27-160.5150
South Morill Sub-CPW 300-CPW 157 AAR 20-160.4100
South Morill Sub-CPW 157-CPW 166 AAR 42-160.7400
Subdivision Switching AAR 38-160.6800

 

[W0JJK]

Great list.

Should this be 161.1 mhz for sandhills, not 162.1 mhz?

Sand Hills Sub, Ravenna to East Alliance-AAR 66-162.1000

 

[KF0SKV]

Great list.

Should this be 161.1 mhz for sandhills, not 162.1 mhz?

Sand Hills Sub, Ravenna to East Alliance-AAR 66-162.1000

Oops!

I pulled that list together in the middle of the night and posted it later the next day. You are right, 161.1000 for the Sandhills Sub.

 

[PJH]

UP Road channels

North Platte Terminal
038 - Platte River to Hinman (MP 282 to 292)

North Platte Yard Channels
038 - Yardmaster/Terminal Train Dispatcher
081 - Crew Dispatcher
008 - Van Yard
091 - Service Track
036 - Outbound Coordnator
089 - West Run thru
053 - West Hump
028 - West Trim
032 - West Carmen
067 - East Run thru
097 - East Carmen
016 - East Hump
026 - East Trim

Sidney Subdivision
038 - Hinman to CPW 300 (O'Fallons)
027 - CPW 300 to Barnett (Cheyenne, WY)

South Morrill Subdivison
020 - CPW 300 to CPW 157 (O'Fallions to Pelton)
042 - CPW 157 to CPW 166 (Pelton to Horse Creek)

Omaha Subvision
42 - CPB 328 to CP B039 (Missouri Valley to Freemont)
38 - Yard

Columbus Subdivision
42 - CPB 039 to CPB 094 (Freemont to Duncan)
24 - CPB 094 to B145 (Duncon to Grand Island)

Kearney Subdivision
24 - CPB 145 to CPB 274 (Grand Island to Keith)
38 - CPB 274 to Platte River

Marysville Subdivison
27 - CPZ 143 to CPB 176 (Upland to Gibbon)

Channels with a "0" have been narrowbanded. I am sure the others are now narrowbanded as well as UP has been fairly aggressive with it. I am sure I am missing a few subs, but those are the major ones at least. Common UP road channels are 24, 27, 42 with 36, 38 for yard. 20 is common for MOW. Of course, any channel can be used anywhere.

 

[KF0SKV]

NCRC Radio

For railfans around Norfolk/Columbus/Grand Island areas, Nebraska Central RR is installing a new IP based dispatch system, NCRC also purchased a building for the dispatching center in Downtown Norfolk and new towers are going up across the NCRC System. New towers and the Dispatch center is slated to be online sometime around Thanksgiving.

NCRC has turned up 3 towers today, they are located at:

Norfolk Yard, MP 51.2, Norfolk Sub-Johnny Carson Blvd. & Monroe Ave.
Genoa, MP 11.65, Albion Sub-S. Oak St and St. Claire Ave.
St Paul, Ord Sub-Howard County Hospital.

2 other towers are awaiting internet/electrical connections:

Enola-MP 41.2, Norfolk Sub-834th Rd & 553rd Ave
West Columbus (Sheldonville) MP 3.1 Norfolk Sub-75th & Howard Blvd.

These towers are in the planning stages:

Albion, MP 32.75-Albion Sub-Cargill/Valero Campus.
David City, MP 20.2-250 D St-Stromsburg Sub-BNSF David City Radio tower.
Stromsburg-MP 51.75-Stromsburg Sub-126th Rd and Rd M.

There are other proposed sites, however, the locations have not been released at this time.

 

[Redneck0410]

NCRC has turned up 3 towers today, they are located at:

Norfolk Yard, MP 51.2, Norfolk Sub-Johnny Carson Blvd. & Monroe Ave.
Genoa, MP 11.65, Albion Sub-S. Oak St and St. Claire Ave.
St Paul, Ord Sub-Howard County Hospital.

2 other towers are awaiting internet/electrical connections:

Enola-MP 41.2, Norfolk Sub-834th Rd & 553rd Ave
West Columbus (Sheldonville) MP 3.1 Norfolk Sub-75th & Howard Blvd.

These towers are in the planning stages:

Albion, MP 32.75-Albion Sub-Cargill/Valero Campus.
David City, MP 20.2-250 D St-Stromsburg Sub-BNSF David City Radio tower.
Stromsburg-MP 51.75-Stromsburg Sub-126th Rd and Rd M.

There are other proposed sites, however, the locations have not been released at this time.

I'm kinda confused. The IP-based system is just for dispatch or would it be for yard channels, road channels, etc.? I would be interested in turning on the rail channels as I think it would be interesting to hear what kind of traffic comes across those channels.

 

[PJH]

Ip based means instead of using point to point backhaul, the connection to the towers is (for simple sake) done via the Internet. The whole process is transparent to the users. Voice audio to/from is the same with same coverage. It's just a different way for the dispatchers consoles to talk in the field. Up has cut over many areas (as well as public safety and private industry) recently.

 

[Redneck0410]

Ip based means instead of using point to point backhaul, the connection to the towers is (for simple sake) done via the Internet. The whole process is transparent to the users. Voice audio to/from is the same with same coverage. It's just a different way for the dispatchers consoles to talk in the field. Up has cut over many areas (as well as public safety and private industry) recently.

Dang, I was kinda hopin' a guy'd be able to hear long-range traffic.