Tennessee Railroads (Tennessee)

Last Updated: January 3, 2024, 15:33 pm UTC

Frequencies

Regional Transit Lines

Music City Star Commuter Passenger Service

The Music City Star commuter train travels from Wilson County, to Davidson County.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.070WQDU204 BM CSQ MCS Primary Operations FMN Railroad

Major Railroad Companies

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.160 BM AAR 070 Memphis Terminal Road FMN Railroad
160.695 BM AAR 039 Birmingham Subdivision Road FMN Railroad
160.965 BM BNSF ARES Multi State ARES (Dispatcher Switch Control) FMN Data
Canadian National

The Canadian National Fulton Subdivison (formerly Illinois Central) runs from Fulton, KY to Memphis, TN. Major yard operations are in Memphis, TN.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.190 BM AAR 072 CN Road Channel 1 FMN Railroad
160.920 BM AAR 054 CN Road Channel 2 FMN Railroad
161.280 BM AAR 078 CN Yard Channel 1 FMN Railroad
161.460 BM AAR 090 CN Yard Channel 2 FMN Railroad
CSX Transportation (east)

AC Dispatcher:
KD Subdivision, Corbin to Etowah
Etowah Subdivision, Etowah to Junta (junction with W&A Sub)
W&A Subdivision, Chattanooga to Atlanta
SC Dispatcher:
Chattanooga Subdivision, Nashville to Chattanooga
SE Dispatcher:
S&NA North Subdivision, Nashville to Decatur, AL

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.520WQXW207 BM AAR 094 AC Dispatcher (Etowah Sub, W&A Sub) NXDN48 Railroad
160.320 BM CSQ AAR 014 AC Dispatcher (KD Sub) FMN Railroad
161.370 BM CSQ AAR 084 Road, ex LN lines FMN Railroad
161.100 BM CSQ AAR 066 SC Dispatcher (Chattanooga Sub) FMN Railroad
160.410 BM CSQ AAR 020 SE Dispatcher (S&NA North Sub) FMN Railroad
CSX Transportation (west)

SD Dispatcher:
Memphis Subdivision (Memphis to Bruceton)
Bruceton Subdivision (Bruceton to Nashville)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.370 BM CSQ AAR 084 Road, ex-LN lines FMN Railroad
161.520 BM CSQ AAR 094 SD Dispatcher FMN Railroad
CSX Chattanooga Terminal
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.440 BM CSQ AAR 022 Wauhatchie Yard - Chattanooga FMN Railroad
CSX Knoxville Terminal
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.620KJA984 BM AAR 034 Knoxville Yard operations NXDN48 Railroad
CSX Memphis Terminal
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.530 BM CSQ AAR 028 Road/Yard-Memphis FMN Railroad
CSX Nashville Terminal
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.230 BM CSQ AAR 008 Nashville Terminal - PTI Taxi Vans FMN Railroad
160.260 BM CSQ AAR 010 Nashville Terminal - Radnor Yard Operations FMN Railroad
160.440 BM CSQ AAR 022 Nashville Terminal - Radnor Yard Transfers FMN Railroad
160.485 BM CSQ AAR 025 Nashville Terminal - Radnor Yard Switching FMN Railroad
160.710 BM CSQ AAR 040 Nashville Terminal - Radnor Yard B Tower FMN Railroad
160.770 BM CSQ AAR 044 Nashville Terminal - Kayne Avenue Yard Locals FMN Railroad
161.550 BM CSQ AAR 096 Nashville Terminal - Radnor Yard Hump FMN Railroad
Norfolk Southern

The old Southern Railway standard frequencies (Channel 1 160.950 road, and Channel 2 160.245 Dispatcher to Train / 160.830 Train to Dispatcher, half duplex) are being phased out in favor of a dedicated road channel ("Channel 1") and dedicated simplex dispatcher channel ("Channel 2") for each dispatcher desk.    

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.575 BM CSQ AAR 031 3rd District (Chattanooga-Oakdale) Channel 1 FMN Railroad
160.995 BM CSQ AAR 059 3rd District (Chattanooga-Oakdale) Channel 2 FMN Railroad
160.740 BM CSQ AAR 042 CT Dispatcher (Chattanooga Terminal) Channel 1 FMN Railroad
161.160 BM CSQ AAR 070 CT Dispatcher (Chattanooga Terminal) Channel 2 FMN Railroad
161.535 BM CSQ AAR 095 NS3 Signal Maintainers FMN Railroad
161.490 BM CSQ AAR 092 NS C&S Construction FMN Railroad
160.950 BM CSQ AAR 056 Southern 1 - Road Channel FMN Railroad
160.245 BM CSQ AAR 009 Southern 2 - Dispatcher to Train FMN Railroad
160.830 BM CSQ AAR 048 Southern 2 - Train to Dispatcher FMN Railroad
NS Chattanooga Terminal
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.500 BM CSQ AAR 026 Yard Channel FMN Railroad
160.365 RM CSQ AAR 017/079 Car Department (Debutts Yard) FMN Railroad
160.905 RM CSQ AAR 053/007 Classification Yard (Debutts Yard) FMN Railroad
160.920 BM CSQ AAR 054 Diesel Shop (Debutts Yard) FMN Railroad
161.085 RM CSQ AAR 065/015 Diesel Shop (Debutts Yard) FMN Railroad
161.250 BM CSQ AAR 076 Hump (Debutts Yard) FMN Railroad
161.325 BM CSQ AAR 081 Cimarron Coach Vans (Crew Taxi, Debutts Yard) FMN Railroad
160.275 RM CSQ AAR 011/069 ARN8 / PBX (Chattanooga) FMN Railroad
NS Memphis Terminal
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.410 BM CSQ AAR 020 NS Operations FMN Railroad
161.160 BM CSQ AAR 070 NS Operations FMN Railroad
Union Pacific

Memphis Subdivision: Bald Knob, AR to Memphis (former MoPac)
Brinkley Subdivision: Brinkley, AR to Memphis (former Rock Island)

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.320 BM CSQ AAR 014 UP Brinkley Subdivision FMN Railroad
160.410 BM CSQ AAR 020 UP Memphis Subdivision FMN Railroad
160.260 BM CSQ AAR 010 UP Road (location unknown) FMN Railroad
160.470 BM CSQ AAR 024 UP Sargent Yard (Memphis) FMN Railroad

Shortline Railroad Companies

Caney Fork & Western Railroad (CFWR)

Tullahoma to McMinnville and Sparta, TN (61 miles).

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.545KB52534 M CSQ AAR 029 Operations (AAR 29) FMN Railroad
East Tennessee Railway (ETRY)

Elizabethton, TN to connections with CSX and NS in Johnson City, TN (11 miles).

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.425KNHK468 RM AAR 021 ETRY Operations FMN Railroad
Heritage Railroad

Oak Ridge, TN

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.425 BM Heritage RR Operations (AAR 021) FMN Railroad
Knoxville & Holston River Railroad (KXHR)
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
161.190WPNV384 BM AAR 072 KXHR AAR Channel 72 FMN Railroad
Nashville & Eastern (NERR)/Nashville & Western (NWR)

Nashville & Eastern/Nashville & Western are subsidiaries of RJ Corman Railroad.

Nashville & Eastern - Nashville to Algood, TN
Nashville & Western - Nashville to Ashland City, TN

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.365WQDU204 BM AAR 017 NERR/NWR Operations FMN Railroad
160.530WQEH419 BM AAR 028 NERR/NWR Operations FMN Railroad
160.560WQDU204 BM AAR 030 NERR/NWR Operations FMN Railroad
161.070WQDU204 BM AAR 064 NERR/NWR Operations FMN Railroad
161.475WQDU204 BM AAR 091 NERR/NWR Operations FMN Railroad
RJCR - RJ Corman Railroad Memphis Line

RJC may use a repeater on 161.385 out/161.235 in to contact the dispatcher. This needs to be verified.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.455WQWL539 BM CSQ AAR 023 RJ Corman Railroad Ops FMN Railroad
SQVR - Sequatchie Valley Railroad

Jasper, TN to Bridgeport, AL

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
154.600 M CSQ SQVR 154.600 SQVR Switching FMN Railroad
160.530WRAF859 M CSQ AAR 028 SQVR SQVR Operations FMN Railroad
TKEN - Tennken Railroad

The Tennken Railroad operates the former ICG line from Dyersburg, TN to Tiptonville, TN and Hickman, KY.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.365 BM AAR 017 TKEN Operations FMN Railroad
160.935 BM AAR 055 TKEN Operations FMN Railroad
TVRM - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.425KNCS622 BM CSQ AAR 021 TVRM Museum Operations FMN Railroad
West Tennessee Railroad (WTNN)

Based in Jackson, TN operating the following former ICG lines:

- Fulton, Kentucky, to Corinth, MS via Jackson (leased from NS)
- Jackson, TN to Kenton, TN via Trenton & Humboldt
- Various industrial trackage in Jackson

(Note: The listed NXDN frequencies may need to be verified; they are licensed to Norfolk Southern).

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.560WNBR364 BM CSQ AAR 030/062 Road / Dispatcher Base (Sharon) FMN Railroad
160.560WNBR364 BM CSQ AAR 030/080 Road / Dispatcher Base (Jackson) FMN Railroad
160.560WNBR364 BM CSQ AAR 030/097 Road / Dispatcher Base (Selmer) FMN Railroad
160.290WNBR364 BM CSQ AAR 012 Yard / Switching FMN Railroad
161.070WNBR364 BM CSQ AAR 064 Yard / Switching FMN Railroad
153.215WNBR364 BM CSQ WTNN Ops Operations Repeater FMN Railroad
160.950WPYR636 BM CSQ AAR 056 Hotbox Detectors on Fulton-Corinth Mainline FMN Railroad
160.245WQOP858 BM AAR 311 NXDN Road / Dispatcher Base (Bethel Springs) NXDN48 Railroad
160.950WQOP858 BM AAR 056 NXDN Road / Dispatcher Base (Bethel Springs) NXDN48 Railroad
161.115WQOP858 BM AAR 427 NXDN Road / Dispatcher Base (Bethel Springs) NXDN48 Railroad
160.260WQUB839 M AAR 313 NXDN Road / Dispatcher Base (Guys/Ramer) NXDN48 Railroad
160.380WQUB839 M AAR 329 NXDN Road / Dispatcher Base (Guys/Ramer) NXDN48 Railroad
161.535WQUB839 M AAR 483 NXDN Road / Dispatcher Base (Guys/Ramer) NXDN48 Railroad