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Railroad Radio Frequencies
Used On The Amtrak Texas Eagle Route
www.trainweb.com/radio/route_21.htm
This page provides information about radio communication channels and
frequencies used by Amtrak on the Texas Eagle Route.
Listed from North to South:
Radio Frequencies:
- 13-160.305-Chicago Union Station
- 54-160.920-After Chicago - Joliet
- 78-161.280-Joliet - Springfield
Detectors:
- 78-161.280-MP 044.0 (between Joliet & Dwight)
- 78-161.280-MP 062.8 (between Joliet & Dwight)
- 78-161.280-MP 080.4 (between Joliet & Dwight)
- 78-161.280-MP 096.6 (between Pontiac & Bloomington-Normal)
- 78-161.280-MP 115.1 (between Pontiac & Bloomington-Normal)
- 78-161.280-MP 133.8 (between Bloomington-Normal & Lincoln)
- 78-161.280-MP 147.6 (between Bloomington-Normal & Lincoln)
- 78-161.280-MP 163.4 (between Lincoln & Springfield)
- 78-161.280-MP 176.6 (between Lincoln & Springfield)
- 30-160.560-Springfield - Before Alton
Detectors:
- 30-160.560-MP 191.1 (between Springfield & Carlinville)
- 30-160.560-MP 202.5 (between Springfield & Carlinville)
- 30-160.560-MP 214.6 (between Springfield & Carlinville)
- 30-160.560 MP 229.9 (between Carlinville & Alton)
- 30-160.560-MP 239.8 (between Carlinville & Alton)
- 30-160.560-MP 255.6 (between Carlinville & Alton)
- 90-161.460-Before Alton - Before St. Louis
Detectors:
- 90-161.460-MP 272.7 (between Alton & St. Louis)
- 26-160.500-Before St. Louis - Jacksonville, Arkansas (before Little Rock)
- 42-160.470-Jacksonville - Alexander
- 27-160.515-Alexander - Longview, Texas
Detectors:
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - From Little Rock on south
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 395--
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 406.3
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 432.0 - Arkadelphia, Texas
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 441.4
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 453..
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 476..
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 006..
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 018..
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 029..
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 046..
- Channel 27 - 160.515 - MP 062..
- 69-161.145-Longview - SP Junction (Dallas)
Detectors:
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 072.5
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 084..
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 098..
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 108.2
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 128.9
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 147..
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 162.3
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 180..
- Channel 69 - 161.145 - MP 201.7
- 20-160.410-Dallas - Ft. Worth, Texas
Detectors:
- Channel 20 - 160.410 - MP 223.0
- Channel 20 - 160.410 - MP 237.0
- 36-160.650-Ft. Worth, Texas heading south
Detectors:
- Channel 36 - 160.650 - MP 331.3
- Channel 36 - 160.650 - MP 307.8
- Channel 36 - 160.650 - MP 301.1
- Channel 36 - 160.650 - MP 285.9
- Channel 36 - 160.650 - MP 265.7
- Channel 36 - 160.650 - MP 247..
- Channel 36 - 160.650 - MP 224.8
- 30-160.560-McGregor, Texas heading south (MP??)
- 24-160.470-Temple, Texas heading south
Detectors:
- Channel 24 - 160.470 - MP 892..
- Channel 24 - 160.470 - MP 911..
- 42-160.740-Taylor, Texas heading south
Detectors:
- Channel 42 - 160.740 - MP 183.1
- Channel 42 - 160.740 - MP 198..
- Channel 42 - 160.740 - MP 227..
Click here
for the radio information between San Antonio and Los Angeles. The Texas Eagle Route
is identical to the Sunset Limited Route between San Antonio and Los Angeles. In fact,
for the three days a week that the Sunset Limited operates through San Antonio, the two
trains actually combine and run as one train between San Antonio and Los Angeles.
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