CSX Timetable for Narrowbanding

[DODGEIT]

This is from TRAINS Magazine.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX has announced its timetable for transitioning from
wideband (25 KHz) to narrowband (12.5 KHz) railroad radio operation, the
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association reported. It is the first
Class I railroad to furnish this information for dissemination. The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated the end of wideband two-way radio
transmission for non-military purposes in the U.S. after Jan. 1, 2013. [See
Technology, October 2010 TRAINS] The CSX timetable presently calls for the
changeover to be completed entirely in 2011.


CSX will transition by operating division, as follows:

April 2011: Atlanta, Florence, Jacksonville, and Nashville Divisions

June 2011: Great Lakes, Huntington, and Louisville Divisions

September 2011: Albany, Baltimore, and Chicago Divisions

The action will have a cascading effect on other railroads. For example, a
short line or regional railroad connecting with CSX will need to match the changeover
schedule if it interchanges cars or uses CSX trackage rights. While connecting
railroads may want to transition their entire railroad at that time, they may
have to temporarily maintain two radio systems if they connect with another
Class I that has not yet changed from wide to narrowband.

 

[Railham_CJ]

I'll be deffinatley be ready by then with that Icom F5061 sense the April date what i am affected by . CSX is being 2 years AHEAD of the Deadline . Nice Job CSX .

 

[venom6733]

this may sound like a stupid question...but will that effect the way i listen to csx channels on a bcd996T?...thanks

 

[kamikaze1]

This is from TRAINS Magazine.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX has announced its timetable for transitioning from
wideband (25 KHz) to narrowband (12.5 KHz) railroad radio operation, the
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association reported. It is the first
Class I railroad to furnish this information for dissemination. The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated the end of wideband two-way radio
transmission for non-military purposes in the U.S. after Jan. 1, 2013. [See
Technology, October 2010 TRAINS] The CSX timetable presently calls for the
changeover to be completed entirely in 2011.


CSX will transition by operating division, as follows:

April 2011: Atlanta, Florence, Jacksonville, and Nashville Divisions

June 2011: Great Lakes, Huntington, and Louisville Divisions

September 2011: Albany, Baltimore, and Chicago Divisions

The action will have a cascading effect on other railroads. For example, a
short line or regional railroad connecting with CSX will need to match the changeover
schedule if it interchanges cars or uses CSX trackage rights. While connecting
railroads may want to transition their entire railroad at that time, they may
have to temporarily maintain two radio systems if they connect with another
Class I that has not yet changed from wide to narrowband.

yes maxwell yard in greenwood has already started using the new channels but still using the old ones 2

 

[N8IAA]

this may sound like a stupid question...but will that effect the way i listen to csx channels on a bcd996T?...thanks

I program my 396 via FreeScan. In the drop down menu, I've just changed the receive to NFM. The receive seems to have degraded just a bit. Will see if that fixes it.
Larry

 

[N8IAA]

Are they switching the actual transmit mode, and/or, the narrowband frequencies also? Because I have a VX354 that will work fine for both
Larry

 

[WA1ATA]

I don't understand the interoperabilty issue.

While connecting
railroads may want to transition their entire railroad at that time, they may
have to temporarily maintain two radio systems if they connect with another
Class I that has not yet changed from wide to narrowband.

Why doesn't everybody just keep the same frequencies during an interim transition period?

Same frequency but narrower modulation works with the older radios, with most people not even noticing the slight reduction in audio level.

Why change frequency lineup and complicate matters?

 

[kamikaze1]

should work my pro 164/163 work fine

 

[burner50]

Several territories on UP have transitioned as well.


Same frequencies, but narrow bandwidth

 

[KC9LQV]

On the CE&D Sub (Nashville Division), there have been no changes I've noticed, and April is almost over.

 

[karldotcom]

BNSF just received the FCC license changes for San Bernardino and Barstow, CA.....