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Radio Frequencies

TEXAS EAGLE
Segment	Host	AAR Chan	Frequency
Chicago Union Station-21st St¹	Amtrak Road Yard Mechanical	13 42 77	160.305 160.740 161.265
21st St.-Joliet	CN RTC Desk 1	54 72	160.920 161.190
Joliet-Springfield IL	UP	78	161.280
Springfield Station (MP 185.1)	Amtrak/UP	78	161.280
Springfield Station (MP 185.1)-Isles (MP 187.4)	UP	78	161.280
Isles (MP 187.4)-Hazel Dell (MP 188.9)	NS	39	160.695
Hazel Dell-Carlinville	UP	78	161.280
Carlinville-Q Tower (E. St. Louis)	UP	30	160.560
Q Tower-Grand Ave. (St. Louis)	TRRA	26	160.500
(or) WR Tower-Grand Ave. (Alt Route)	TRRA	26	160.500
St. Louis switching	Amtrak	13	160.305
Iron Mountain Jct³-Poplar Bluff MO	UP	91	161.475
Poplar Bluff MO-Jacksonville AR	UP	55/td>	160.935
Jacksonville AR-Little Rock	UP	42	160.740
Little Rock-Ensign⁴	UP	55	160.934
Ensign⁴-Jefferson, TX	UP	27	160.515
Jefferson-Marshall	UP	90	161.460
Marshall-Longview-Big Sandy⁶	UP	90	161.460
Texarkana-Big Sandy TX⁶	UP (alternate route; directional running)	96	161.550
Big Sandy⁶-(apprx.) Mineola	UP	38	160.680
(apprx.) Mineola-Dallas CP T228⁷	UP	69	161.145
Dallas CP T228⁷-Tower 55 (Fort Worth)	UP (Alternate Routing)	69	161.145
Dallas-Fort Worth (Tower 55)	TRE (Normal Routing)	62	161.040
Fort Worth Terminal	Amtrak	72	161.190
Tower 55 (Fort Worth)	UP/BNSF	78	161.280
Tower 55 (Fort Worth)-Birds siding⁸	BNSF	36	160.650
Birds siding⁸-Opal (Temple TX)	BNSF	30	160.560
Temple Terrminal (Belco-Opal)	BNSF	87	161.415
Opal (Temple)-Taylor TX	UP	63	161.055
Taylor-San Marcos	UP	42	160.740
San Marcos-North Loop⁹	UP	42	160.740
San Antonio area	UP	27	160.515
San Antonio Station	Amtrak	22	160.440
Continues combined with SUNSET LIMITED west of San Antonio.
San Antonio-Alpine	UP	96	161.550
Alpine-El Paso	UP	14	160.320
El Paso-West El Paso¹⁰	UP	96	161.550
West El Paso¹⁰-Vail AZ	UP	08	160.230
Vail-Dome AZ	UP	14	160.320
Dome-Beaumont CA	UP	96	161.550
Beaumont-Yuma Jct CA	UP	42	160.740
Yuma Jct-Los Angeles LAUS	UP/SCAX	47	160.815
Station Services Los Angeles	Amtrak	23	160.455
Station Services Some other stations	Amtrak	23	160.455
Notes: ¹ - Crew may need to contact BRC Dispatcher at Nerska in Chicago on Channel 39 - 160.695 ² - Crew may need to contact NS Dispatcher at Wood River, IL on Channel 92 - 161.490 ³ - Iron Mountain Jct is about 1.5 miles west of the St. Louis Station ⁴ - Ensign is 6 miles south of the Amtrak station in Little Rock ⁵ - Clear Lake Jct. is at MP 480.4, about 10 miles east of Texarkana ⁶ - Big Sandy is 23 miles west of Longview ⁷ - CP T228 is the control point immediately west of Dallas Union Station ⁸ - Birds is a siding about four miles south of the FTW depot, at Mile Post 342.8 ⁹ - North Loop is by the San Antonio International Airport, 9 miles from downtown San Antonio ¹⁰ - Channel 96 used for about 12 miles in the El Paso area 9/23/2021: Modification of Dallas-Fort Worth courtesy of Aaron Brown 9/12/2020: Clarified Dallas-Fort Worth courtesy of Brad Chamberlain 3/10/2020: Updated Dallas-Fort Worth courtesy of Larry Heitkemper 2/15/2020: Updated Marshall-Jacksonville courtesy of Larry Heitkemper 12/08/2018: Temple-San Marcos updated courtesy of Bill Nash. 10/3/2017: Dallas-Fort Worth updated courtesy of Paul Hobbs 4/13/2015: San Antonio area updated courtesy of Kevin Schillinger. 11/22/2014 & 11/29/2014: Updated and route confirmed by Dan Grudzielanek.

HEARTLAND FLYER

Segment Host AAR
Chan
Frequency

Oklahoma City - Purcell OK BNSF 30 160.560

Purcell OK - Gainesville TX BNSF 85 161.385

Gainesville - Saginaw, Alliance Yard BNSF 36 160.650

Alliance Yard - Ft. Worth Terminal BNSF 30 160.560

Fort Worth Terminal Amtrak 72 161.190

Conductor and Engineer, occasional Amtrak 72 161.190

1/14/2014: Oklahoma updated courtesy David H. Gaines (N5DHG)
9/10/2022: Updated Gainesville to Fort Worth courtesy of Aaron Brown

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