CSX Indianapolis

[Armadillo5]

I was looking for someone that could help me better understand what the different rail lines/sub's mean in the railroad frequency listing for Indiana? Is one set for traffic going east and one set for traffic going west.

The main line's that run right through downtown, how would I know what frequencies would be good for monitoring along that line as well as other line's that run through the state. Let's say I wanted to listen to the line that runs through Richmond, IN, how would I find those channels?

Also, are there any other frequencies besides the ones posted for the RR police?

Trying to have a better understanding of what they say and do on the rail lines as well as listening the correct channels.

Thank you for the help.

 

[KD4YGG]

remod

CE&D Sub runs from Danville, IL straight south through Terre Haute and Vincennes to Evansville. The Henderson Sub is south of Evansville.

St Louis Line Sub runs west of Indianapolis to Terre Haute. Basically west of Avon.

Indianapolis Sub (I believe) is the one you are interested in for the line east of Indianapolis toward Richmond. I may be mistaken.

Indiana Sub is the line from Vincennes east to Washington, Mitchell, Seymour, and Cincinnati.

Hooser Sub is the line from Mitchell south to Louisville.

Indianapolis Belt/Indianapolis Terminal are the lines in and around Indianapolis.

Danville Secondary is the line west of Terre Haute to Paris, IL and Decatur, IL.


You're also likely to hear Indiana Railroad Indianapolis Sub, Indiana Southern, and Louisville and Indiana in the Indianapolis metro area.

Norfolk Southern's New Castle/Frankfort Districts are over toward Richmond as well.

As for what you will hear?
Dispatchers giving trains instructions to proceed, setting up meets at sidings, dispatchers calling crew vans, automated defect detectors, crews setting out cars at industries, etc.

On CSX you will hear train symbols being called out like Q204, Q586, Z401, Y101, G124. The Q-trains in the 100 and 200 series are intermodal/autorack traffic.
The Q-trains in the 500 series are merchandise freights.
The Z-trains are other railroads' trains (Louisville & Indiana for example).
The Y-trains are yard switchers or locals.
The G-trains are unit grain trains.
The V-trains are unit coal trains.

As for some of the lingo, I highly recommend you purchase Railroad Radio by Vincent Reh.
http://www.trainweb.com/books/bookreh.htm

Also, you might want to look at the Railfans of Indianapolis website:
http://members.iquest.net/~tbonsett/rfipage.html

Welcome to a great aspect of the hobby.

 

[bessiedawg]

There is also a railroad forum here that might be helpful.

 

[Armadillo5]

Thank you for the help. This does shed some light on radio traffic and how it works. I presume the list of frequencies in the database are up to date for Indianapolis/Indiana?

I am working to program a radio to listen in. A bit of a railbuff so this interests me in how it all works here in Indiana/Indianapolis.

Thank you again for the help.

 

[usswood]

remod

CE&D Sub runs from Danville, IL straight south through Terre Haute and Vincennes to Evansville. The Henderson Sub is south of Evansville.

St Louis Line Sub runs west of Indianapolis to Terre Haute. Basically west of Avon.

Indianapolis Sub (I believe) is the one you are interested in for the line east of Indianapolis toward Richmond. I may be mistaken.

Indiana Sub is the line from Vincennes east to Washington, Mitchell, Seymour, and Cincinnati.

Hooser Sub is the line from Mitchell south to Louisville.

Indianapolis Belt/Indianapolis Terminal are the lines in and around Indianapolis.

Danville Secondary is the line west of Terre Haute to Paris, IL and Decatur, IL.


You're also likely to hear Indiana Railroad Indianapolis Sub, Indiana Southern, and Louisville and Indiana in the Indianapolis metro area.

Norfolk Southern's New Castle/Frankfort Districts are over toward Richmond as well.

As for what you will hear?
Dispatchers giving trains instructions to proceed, setting up meets at sidings, dispatchers calling crew vans, automated defect detectors, crews setting out cars at industries, etc.

On CSX you will hear train symbols being called out like Q204, Q586, Z401, Y101, G124. The Q-trains in the 100 and 200 series are intermodal/autorack traffic.
The Q-trains in the 500 series are merchandise freights.
The Z-trains are other railroads' trains (Louisville & Indiana for example).
The Y-trains are yard switchers or locals.
The G-trains are unit grain trains.
The V-trains are unit coal trains.

As for some of the lingo, I highly recommend you purchase Railroad Radio by Vincent Reh.
http://www.trainweb.com/books/bookreh.htm

Also, you might want to look at the Railfans of Indianapolis website:
http://members.iquest.net/~tbonsett/rfipage.html

Welcome to a great aspect of the hobby.

Very Good info, I follow the trains too, could we get a STICKY for this post??