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I am looking for updated scanner frequencies... Northbound Silver Star, Westbound Capitol Lmited, Westbound Southwest Chief, East Bound Sunset Limited... Plus and scanner hints for this first time Amtrak passenger, his spouse and 4 kids! Thanks!
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Here are frequencies on the SWC: CHGO to Miss. River 160.650 Miss. River to KC 160.560 KC to Emporia 160.560 Emporia to Newton 160.650 Newton-26 Mi. from La Junta160.935 26 miles into La Junta 160.650 La Junta to So. of Albuq. 160.590 Albuq. to Gallup 160.650 Gallup to Winslow 161.190 Winslow to Seligman 160.935 Seligman to Needles 160.650 Needles to Barstow 160.935 Barstow for 27 miles 160.650 Remainder to Riverside 161.190 Riverside to LA 160.650
Please give us a report of your trip.
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Have any other frequences changed,particularly between Denver and Chicago ?
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I am not sure what Chicago to Aurora's freguency is on the BNSF Chicago Sub, but the BNSF Mendota Sub Montgomery (Aurora) to Galesburg is AAR Channel 85 161.385, then thru the Galesburg Terminal it is AAR Channel 51 (??). Galesburg (Cameron) to Argyle, IA (15 minutes west of Miss. River) is what was posted 160.650.
Matt
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quote:Originally posted by maxmarch: Also, any tips for this first time "trainer" on scanner use.
First, read the manual (!), learn how to use it well in advance of your trip so you won't be fumbling along the way. Most scanners can be programmmed for many more channels than you will need, so in addition to the railroad frequencies, program in your local air traffic control, police and fire depts, and learn how the scanner works by listening to those.
On the train, use headphones unless you are in your room behind closed doors. You don't want to disturb other passengers (plus Amtrak policy requires headpnones for all personal audio devices).
And don't blab what you hear on the scanner to other passengers. Amtrak crews often take a dim view of folks who reveal operational info to passengers before they get a chance to do so. Repeating information may also be illegal.
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here's a site that will help you program your scanner to the right channels, etc. http://www.trainweb.com/cgi-bin/top/tw_do.cgi?radio/freq.htm What I do is check to see what channels are being used on my trip and then I lock out that ones that aren't. So I scan just that active ones! Good luck and have fun!
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