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RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS Amtrak Amtrak Police Department (APD) Frequency Plan Freq Input Chan Use Tone 161.295 R (160.365) A Amtrak Police Dispatch 71.9 161.295 R (160.365) B Amtrak Police Dispatch 100.0 161.295 R (160.365) C Amtrak Police Dispatch 114.8 161.295 R (160.365) D Amtrak Police Dispatch 131.8 161.295 R (160.365) E Amtrak Police Dispatch 156.7 161.295 R (160.365) F Amtrak Police Dispatch 94.8 161.295 R (160.365) G Amtrak Police Dispatch 192.8 161.295 R (160.365) H Amtrak Police Dispatch 107.2 161.205 (simplex) Amtrak Police Car-to-Car Primary 146.2 160.815 (simplex) Amtrak Police Car-to-Car Secondary 146.2 160.830 R (160.215) Amtrak Police CID 123.0 173.375 Amtrak Police On-Train Use 203.5 Amtrak Police Area Repeater Locations Chan Location A Wilmington, DE B Morrisville, PA C Philadelphia, PA D Gap, PA E Paoli, PA H Race Amtrak Police 10-Codes 10-0 Emergency Broadcast 10-21 Call By Telephone 10-1 Receiving Poorly 10-22 Disregard 10-2 Receiving Well 10-24 Alarm 10-3 Priority Service 10-26 Prepare to Copy 10-4 Affirmative 10-33 Does Not Conform to Regulation 10-5 Repeat Message 10-36 Time Check 10-6 Busy 10-41 Begin Tour of Duty 10-7 Out Of Service 10-45 Accident 10-8 Back In Service 10-47 Train Protection 10-10 Vehicle/Person Check 10-48 Vandalism 10-11 Request Additional APD Units 10-49 Passenger/Patron Assist 10-12 Request Supervisor 10-50 Disorderly 10-13 Request Local Jurisdiction Police 10-77 Estimated Time of Arrival 10-14 Request Ambulance or Rescue Squad 10-82 Hostage 10-15 Request Fire Department 10-88 Bomb Threat 10-16 Prisoner In Custody 10-90 Arrived on Scene 10-17 Check Wants or Warrants 10-95 En-route 10-18 Report to Headquarters 10-99 Assist Officer 10-19 Telephone Headquarters 10-20 Location Philadelphia Area Communications © 2014 Page 1 RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS Amtrak Amtrak Northeast Corridor Road Frequency Plan Freq Input Chan Use 160.920 (simplex) AAR 54/54 Northeast Corridor – Mid-Atlantic Division (Washington, D.C.-Morrisville, PA) 161.010 (simplex) AAR 60/60 Northeast Corridor – Metropolitan Division (Morrisville, PA-New Rochelle, NY) 160.515 (simplex) AAR 27/27 Trains Simplex “Channel 4” Amtrak Keystone Route Road Frequency Plan Freq Input Chan Use 160.635 (simplex) AAR 35/35 Harrisburg Main Line (Zoo Int., Phila.-State Int., Harrisburg) Amtrak Operations and Yardmaster Frequency Plan Freq Input Chan Use 160.515 R (161.115) AAR 67/27 Maintenance of Way Staff 161.505 R AAR 93 Car Department Staff, Penn Coach Yard (Philadelphia) 160.455 (simplex) AAR 23/23 Race St. Yard and Engine Terminal (Philadelphia) 160.650 (simplex) AAR 36/36 30th St. Station Management/Customer Service Staff 160.425 (simplex) AAR 21/21 30th Street Station Staff 161.445 R (160.425) AAR 21/89 Bear, DE Equipment Shops Amtrak Northeast Corridor Dispatcher Responsibilities Dispatcher Section State CETC Section 7 Ham to Morris NJ/PA CETC Section 6 Morris to Zoo PA Zoo (inclusive) to Penn PA CETC Section 5 Penn (30th St. Station trackage) PA CETC Section 4 Penn to Ragan (1 Track) PA/DE Phil to Arsenal (2, 3, 4 Tracks) PA CETC Section 3 Ragan to Gunpow DE/MD CETC stands for Centralized Electrification & Traffic Control Amtrak Harrisburg Line Dispatcher Responsibilities Dispatcher Section State CETC Section C Entire Line PA Zoo Tower Zoo to Stiles PA Overbrook Tower Valley to Haverford PA Paoli Tower Bryn Mawr to Malvern PA Thorn Tower Frazer to Leaman PA Cork Tower Lancaster PA Philadelphia Area Communications © 2014 Page 2 RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS Amtrak Amtrak NE Corridor NY to Phila Main Line Details and Location Names Mile Location Name Interlocking/Station Notes Metropolitan Division 47.1 Princeton Jct. Passenger Station 55.7 Ham 56.4 Fair Jct. CR Bordentown Secondary 56.7 Trenton Passenger Station 57.7 State Line NJ/PA 58.3 Morris Jct. CR Morrisville Line 58.8 Division Post End Metropolitan Division Mid-Atlantic Division 63.3 Levittown-Tullytown Passenger Station 65.3 Grundy 66.5 Bristol Passenger Station 68.3 Croy 69.6 Croydon Passenger Station 71.3 Eddington Passenger Station 72.5 Cornwells Heights Passenger Station 73.7 Andalusia Passenger Station 74.6 Torresdale Passenger Station 77.2 Holmesburg Jct. Passenger Station 78.2 Tacony Passenger Station 79.3 Wissinoming Passenger Station 80.1 Bridesburg Passenger Station 80.9 Frankford 81.8 Frankford Jct. 82.1 Shore Jct. CR Delair Branch, NJT A.C. Line 85.0 North Philadelphia Passenger Station, Jct. SEPTA CHW Line, SEPTA Main 88.0 Zoo Jct. Amtrak P-W Main, Amtrak P-H Main, SEPTA Main Line Philadelphia Area Communications © 2014 Page 3 RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS Amtrak Amtrak NE Corridor Phila to Wash DC Line Details and Location Names Mile Location Name Interlocking/Station Notes 0.0 Zoo Jct. see above 1.5 Penn Jct. 36th St. Connection 1.5 30th St. Sta, (lower level) Passenger Station 2.7 Arsenal (SEPTA) Int. on tracks 1, 4 (SEPTA) only. 3.6 Phil Jct. SEPTA Airport Line 6.1 Darby Passenger Station 6.8 Curtis Park Passenger Station 7.2 Sharon Hill Passenger Station 7.7 Folcroft Passenger Station 8.3 Glenolden Passenger Station 9.0 Norwood Passenger Station 9.5 Moore/Prospect Park Passenger Station 10.4 Ridley Park Passenger Station 11.2 Crum Lynne Passenger Station 11.7 Baldwin 12.3 Eddystone Passenger Station 13.4 Chester Passenger Station 14.4 Lamokin St., Chester Passenger Station 15.5 Highland Ave, Chester Passenger Station 16.8 Hook Jct. CR Linwood Br. from Stony Creek Yd 17.1 Marcus Hook Passenger Station 18.2 State Line PA/DE 19.6 Claymont Passenger Station 20.3 Holly 22.5 Bell Jct. NS Edgemoor Yard Lead Track 25.4 Landlith 26.6 Wine 26.8 Wilmington Passenger Station 26.9 Brandy 28.2 Yard 29.7 Ragan Jct. NS New Castle Secondary 38.4 Davis Jct. NS Delmarva Secondary 38.9 Newark Passenger Station 41.4 State Line DE/MD Continues to Washington D.C. and connection to CSX at CP-Virginia. Philadelphia Area Communications © 2014 Page 4 RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS Amtrak Amtrak Harrisburg Line (Keystone Route) Details and Location Names Mile Location Name Interlocking/Station Notes 1.9 Zoo Jct. (see above) 3.5 Stiles 4.0 Valley Jct. SEPTA Cynwyd Line 4.1 Paxon 5.1 Woodbine Jct. SEPTA Overbrook Maintenance Facility 5.4 Overbrook Passenger Station, Tower in operation 6.0 Merion Passenger Station 6.8 Narberth Passenger Station 7.5 Wynnewood Passenger Station 8.5 Ardmore Passenger Station 9.1 Haverford Passenger Station 10.1 Bryn Mawr Passenger Station, Interlocking 10.9 Rosemont Passenger Station 12.0 Villanova Passenger Station 13.0 Radnor Passenger Station 13.8 St. Davids Passenger Station 14.5 Wayne Passenger Station 15.4 Strafford Passenger Station 16.5 Devon Passenger Station 17.5 Berwyn Passenger Station 18.6 Daylesford Passenger Station 19.9 Paoli Passenger Station, Tower in operation 21.6 Malvern Passenger Station 23.9 Frazer Jct. SEPTA Frazer Yard 25.3 Glen Jct. NS Dale Secondary 27.5 Exton Passenger Station 28.3 Whitford Passenger Station 32.1 Downs Jct. NS Chester Valley Running Track 32.4 Downingtown Passenger Station 35.0 Thorn Tower in operation; east end Thorndale Yard 36.6 Caln West end Thorndale Yard 38.4 Coatesville Passenger Station 39.1 W&N Junction Jct. Brandywine Valley Railway 41.9 Pomeroy 43.9 Park Jct. NS Enola Branch (O.O.S.) 44.2 Parkesburg Passenger Station 47.0 Atglen 48.4.1 Christiana 51.2 Gap 54.2 Kinzer 56.7 Leaman Place 57.0 Leaman Jct. Strasburg RR 58.0 Gordonville 61.2 Bird-in-Hand 68.0 Lancaster Passenger Station 68.1 Cork Tower in operation; controls movements to/from Lancaster Sta, Jct. NS New Holland IT, NS Columbia Sec, NS Lititz Sec 80.1 Mount Joy Passenger Station 80.7 Florin 83.6 Rheems 86.8 Elizabethtown Passenger Station 90.2 Conewago Continues to State Interlocking (MP 104.4), Harrisburg, PA and Jct. with NS Pittsburgh Line at CP-Harris. Philadelphia Area Communications © 2014 Page 5 RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS Amtrak Northeast Corridor Passenger Stations Princeton Junction, NJ Trenton, NJ North Philadelphia, PA 30th Street Station Philadelphia, PA Wilmington, DE Northeast Corridor Train Numbering 12 to 99 Amtrak Long Distance Trains 100 to 129 Amtrak Metroliner Service (Weekdays) 131 to 199 Amtrak NortheastDirect and Acela Regional Service 200 to 229 Amtrak Metroliner (Weekends and Holidays) 601 to 669 Amtrak Keystone Service 2150/2175 Amtrak Acela Express Service Philadelphia Area Communications © 2014 Page 6 RAILROAD SEPTA Regional Rail Operations SEPTA Regional Rail Road Frequency Plan Freq Input Chan Use 160.590 R (161.460) 01 SEPTA North Road (SEPTA-1, SEPTA-2, SEPTA-3) 160.590 (simplex) 02 SEPTA North Conductor 161.460 (simplex) 03 SEPTA Road Simplex 160.380 R (161.340) 04 SEPTA City Road (SEPTA-4, SEPTA 5) 160.380 (simplex) 05 SEPTA City Conductor 160.350 R (161.175) 06 SEPTA South Road (SEPTA-6, Rail Operations Center “ROC”) 160.350 (simplex) 07 SEPTA South Conductor 160.395 (simplex) 08 SEPTA Yard* 160.635 (simplex) 09 AMTRAK Harrisburg 160.920 (simplex) 10 AMTRAK Road 160.980 (simplex) 11 Conrail (CSX) Road 4 161.010 (simplex) 12 AMTRAK Trenton 161.070 (simplex) 13 Conrail (CSX) Road 2 160.290 R 161.040 14 SEPTA Trouble Desk (Power Signals, Maintenance of Way) 160.290 (simplex) 15 SEPTA Trouble Simplex (Power Signals, Maintenance of Way) * Powellton Yard (30th St.), Robert's Ave.
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