Northern Ohio Railroad Radio Frequencies
Shown below are many of the radio frequencies that have been assigned for railroad use in Ohio. The frequencies are in numerical order by railroad. The number at far left is the megahertz frequency number while the center number is the AAR channel number. To the right is a description of the use that is made of that frequency by each railroad. Note that not all frequencies shown are used frequently and some may no longer be in use.
CSX Transportation
160.230 08 Road Channel
New Castle and Willard (ex-B&O)
Sterling and Lorain/Cleveland (ex-B&O)
Columbus and Toledo (ex-C&O)
Toledo and Cincinnati (ex-B&O)
160.245 09 Yard Channel
Ashtabula
160.290 12 Dispatcher Channel
Toledo and Hamilton (ex-B&O)
160.320 14 Dispatcher Channel
New Castle, Pa., and Greenwich (ex-B&O)
Sterling and Lorain/Cleveland (ex-B&O)
Columbus and Toledo (ex-C&O)
160.485 25 Dispatcher Channel
Columbus and Galion (ex-Conrail/NYC)
Galion and Ridgeway (ex-Conrail/NYC)
160.530 28 Yard Channel
Parsons Yard Channel 2 (Columbus)
Willard Eastbound, Westbound Yardmasters
New Castle, Akron, Lordstown
Willard Yard engine terminal)
160.605 33 Dispatcher Channel
Columbus and Toledo (ex-Conrail/NYC
160.635 35 Dispatcher Channel
Pemberville, Carrothers Subdivisons (Detroit Division)
160.785 45 Maintenance of Way Operations
160.800 46 Yard Channel
Former Conrail yards
160.800 46 Dispatcher Channel
Cleveland and Greenwich (ex-Conrail/NYC)
160.860 50 Road Channel
Bellefontaine and Erie, Pa. [Via Cleveland] (ex-Conrail/NYC)
Columbus and Galion (ex-Conrail/NYC)
Galion and Ridgeway (ex-Conrail/NYC)
Toledo and Ridgeway (ex-Conrail/NYC)
160.875 51 CSX Police (Huntington Division)
160.935 55 Yard Channel
Willard Yard Departure Yardmaster
161.160 70 Yard Channel
Willard Yard Car Department
Clark Avenue Yard (Cleveland)
161.370 84 Dispatcher Channel
Deshler and Garrett, Ind. (ex-B&O)
161.520 94 Dispatcher Channel
Greenwich and Deshler (ex-B&O)
Willard terminal subdivision
Cleveland and Erie, Pa. (ex-Conrail/NYC)
Norfolk Southern
160.350 16 Yard Channel
Rockport Yard (Cleveland)
160.380 18 Maintenance of Way
Columbus and Sandusky Districts
160.440 22 Yard Channel
Bellevue Yard
160.620 34 Car Department
Bellevue Yard
160.800 46 Road and Dispatcher Channel
Toledo and Chicago (ex-Conrail/NYC)
Toledo and Detroit (ex-Conrail/NYC)
Youngstown and Ashtabula (ex-Conrail)
Youngstown and Warren Secondary lines
Meadville, Pa., line (ex-Conrail/Erie)
160.860 50 Yard Channel
Goodman Yard (Lordstown)
Hazelton Yard (Youngstown)
160.980 58 Road and Dispatcher Channel
Berea and Vickers (Toledo) (ex-Conrail/NYC)
160.980 58 Yard Channel
Goodman Yard (Lordstown)
Chrysler Yard (Twinsburg)
161.055 63 Maintenance of Way
Lake and Pittsburgh Divisions (ex-Conrail lines)
161.070 64 Road and Dispatcher Channel
Berea and Pittsburgh (ex-Conrail/NYC/PRR)
Alliance and Crestline (ex-Conrail/PRR)
Cleveland and Parma (ex-C0nrail/NYC)
Toledo terminal area (ex-Conrail lines)
161.190 72 Road and Dispatcher Channel
Sandusky and Portsmouth (ex-N&W)
161.205 73 NS Police
Lake and Pittsburgh Divisions
161.250 76 Road and Dispatcher
Buffalo and Fostoria (ex-N&W/NKP)
161.340 82 Yard Channel
Bellevue Yard, Route 4 hump
161.430 88 Yard Channel
Ashtabula coal dock
161.490 92 Maintenance of Way
Pittsburgh Division
161.565 97 Yard Channel
Bellevue Yard, Route 4 pulldown
Rockport Yard (Cleveland)
Ashland Railway
161.175 71 Road and Dispatcher
Bessemer & Lake Erie
160.215 07 Conneaut Car Department
160.485 25 Car Department
160.830 48 Road and Dispatcher Channel
161.040 62 Yard Operations, electric department
161.220 74 Maintenance of Way
161.310 81 Yard Operations
161.550 96 Yard Operations
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
160.260 10 General Operations
160.290 12 General Operations
160.380 18 General Operations
160.960 57 General Operations
161.325 81 General Operations
Flats Industrial Railroad (Cleveland)
160.215 07 General Operations
160.305 13 General Operations
Indiana & Ohio
161.220 74 Road and Dispatcher Channel
DT&I, Midland subdivisions
Cincinnati terminal area
Indiana Northeastern
161.100 66 General Operations
ISG Cleveland Works Railway
160.470 24 General Operations
161.370 84 General Operations
Lake Terminal
160.365 17 Maintenance of Way
160.590 32 General Operations
160.755 43 General Operations
160.905 53 General Operations
161.040 62 General Operations
161.505 93 Trainmaster
Lorain & West Virgina
160.830 48 General Operations
Mahoning Valley
160.965 57 General Operations
Newburgh & South Shore (Cleveland)
160.890 52 General Operations
Nimishillen & Tuscarawas (Canton)
161.295 79 General Operations
161.355 83 General Operations
161.455 89 General Operations
Ohio Central
160.215 07 Road and Dispatcher Channel
160.845 49 Switching Operations in Youngstown area
Ohi-Rail
160.845 49 General Operations
Republic Technologies (Canton area)
160.815 47 General Operations
R.J. Corman
160.455 23 Road and Dispatcher
160.845 49 Derailment Response Team
Wabash & Maumee (Toledo area)
161.355 83 General Operations
161.490 92 General Operations
Wheeling & Lake Erie
160.650 36 Akron Barberton Cluster Operations
161.025 61 Road and Dispatcher Channel
161.250 76 Yard Operations in Brewster
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March 4, 2010 at 11:50 pm |
looking for best place around toledo to night photograph trains?
April 1, 2010 at 5:23 am |
You can try Vickers where CSX and NS cross each other. There is a car detail shop, you can park (at least during the day) there and get some great pictures. I have several other spots. I do photography even at 4am until 6am. Its in my neighborhood so the people know me. I get several CSX trains. I would not recomend this unless you were with me. I have many other great spots that are private. I will share with a friend, but in the Rail fan community it is hard to find friends as most want to be the next big thing in rail photography or DVDs. And they have some sort of nerdy high school science club type pecking order. No one tells me or my wife where or when to rail fan. There are way to many nerds out there who could care less about trains only to be in charge of other rail fans. If we meet it will give you an idea why no one bothers us. I am proud of the fact that I have more pictures and video that anyone who sells DVD and pictures would go crazy over. I am from a RR family with three retired and have acess. God BLess
June 8, 2010 at 5:13 pm |
I am new to the Akron area and am just looking for the active frequencies for this area. Not looking to be the next superstar just looking to listen in. So if you can please give me a hand that would be great, it will save me time in loading all of them.
Thanks for your help,
Phil
P.S.
Cool list I am sure it took some work to put it together, thanks.
September 2, 2020 at 12:20 am |
looking for brooke county wv marshal county wv and belmont county oh
July 13, 2010 at 8:51 am |
Just to add a note about NS in deep southern Ohio. NS uses 161.250 east of Portsmouth on the Kenova district for train/ dispatcher communication.
September 15, 2011 at 9:36 am |
What is the frequency CSX for the tower in Indianapolis to Bellefontaine Ohio ???
January 2, 2012 at 11:32 am |
I’d like to add my thanks to those who compiled the above list. Fantastic. I just bought property that abuts the CSX track between Toledo & Deshler. Didn’t check where it went on south of there. I’m just southwest of Tontogany. I also have a siding so I get to watch stopped trains, passing in either direction, single and double engines (no cars) going north and back south. I’ve also seen trains go through red lights, and it dawned on me that there must be some radio communications to have the engineers proceeding against the light. Are there any clubs in Wood County? I know about stuff going on in Fostoria, just wondered if anything further north.
June 10, 2012 at 10:05 am |
Thanks all for operations information. I might also add that, during operations, the frequency of 161.415 is used by us as an operational frequency for Cleveland Terminal and Valley or Midwest Railway Preservation Society. We will be ready for the narrow-banding operation coming on the 1st of January 2013.
June 10, 2012 at 10:19 am |
BTW: There is a lot of changes going to happen here in the coming year. Come on down and take a look at us some weekend. We’d be glad to show you around.
June 10, 2012 at 10:33 am |
Just curious: does anyone know know the radio frequencies for the Cleveland Commercial Railroad? Would be nice to know. Thanks
May 26, 2018 at 9:44 pm |
161.0400MHZ road and dispatcher
August 19, 2014 at 2:02 am |
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September 28, 2016 at 2:53 am |
CVSR uses 160.965 for their “road” channel Rockside to Akron.
September 28, 2016 at 3:06 am |
Also seeing as I make my annual RV round robin trip.. I have compiled info for Marion, Deshler and Fostoria separately.
Feel free to correct or update as needed 🙂
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Just in case you ever get to Marion, Deshler or Fostoria… here is my info for all of
that area:
MARION, OH
532 W. Center St. 43302
EDD: (audible defect detector)
CSXT:
38.7
WESTBND APP: “SLICKS” (EAST OF MARION)
EASTBND APP: “NEW BLOOMINGTON” (WEST OF MARION)
(????MARTEL????)
NS:
38.6
FREQUENCIES:
CSXT (EX CR) 160.860, 160.425 (RD/DISP) (maybe 160.605)
CSXT (EX C&O) 160.230 (RD) 160.320 (DISP)
NS: 161.190 (RD-DS)
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FOSTORIA, OH
S. Poplar St. @ Taft Blvd. (nearest new railfan park)
Columbus Ave. @ E. Crocker St.
EDD: (audible defect detector)
CSXT WESTBND APP: MP31.1 (Bascom)
NS WESTBND APP: MP273.9 (Ilers)
NS EASTBND APP: MP285.5 (Arcadia)
FREQUENCIES:
CSXT: 160.230*, 161.520, 160.320*
NS: 161.250
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DESHLER, OH
110 W. Mulberry St. 43516
EDD: (audible defect detector)
WESTBOUND APP: 60.3, 46.3 (to the east)
EASTBOUND APP: 73.3 (to the west)
NORTH APP: 160.6, 158.9 (to the south)
SOUTH APP: 178.8 (to the north)
Dispatcher:
RM (DESHLER WEST) 161.370
IP (DESHLER EAST/WYE) 161.520*
LA (DESHLER N/S) 160.290
ROAD CHANNEL (ALL) 160.230*
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