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Welcome to the Cincinnati OH Area Stream. Please check out the Forum dedicated to this stream for additional info pertaining to this stream and upcoming events.

Cincinnati, Ohio is located in the southwest corner of the state where Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana come together.  Seven major railroads served Cincinnati: B&O, C&O, L&N, N&W, NYC, PRR, and Southern.  For more information on Cincinnati railroading, visit the Railroads of Cincinnati  at http://www.cincyrails.com  Enjoy!  - J. E. Landrum, K8DTI

Vital Statistics

Radio: Yaesu FT2600M with a DCI custom bandpass filter to eliminate intermod that is so prevalent in urban areas

Antenna: Diamond X300A

Elevation: 610 feet above sea level

Frequencies scanned

CSX Road - AAR 08 - 160.230

CSX Road - AAR 84 - 161.370

CSX "CK" Cincinnati Terminal Dispatcher - AAR 66 - 161.100

CSX "AR" Toledo Sub Dispatcher - AAR 12 - 160.290

CSX "CF" Indiana & Indianapolis Subs Dispatcher - AAR 14 - 160.320

CSX "CR" and "CL" Cincinnati & LCL Subs Dispatchers - AAR 94 - 161.520

CSX "CS / AQ" CC Sub Dispatcher - AAR 32 - 160.590

NS CNO&TP - AAR 56 - 160.950

NS New Castle & Cincinnati Districts - AAR 22 - 160.440

NS Dayton District - AAR 58 - 160.980

I&O Road #1 - AAR 85 - 161.385

I&O Road #2 - AAR 74 - 161.220

I&O CIND Sub - AAR 29 - 160.545

Commonly Heard Defect Detectors

CSX Milepost 13.5 - Woodlawn, Ohio suburb on Cincinnati Terminal (former B&O between Cincinnati and Hamilton)

CSX Milepost 20.8 - Stockton, Ohio on Cincinnati Terminal (former B&O between Cincinnati and Hamilton)

CSX Milepost 4.5 - Rosedale, Kentucky south of Latonia on the Cincinnati Terminal (former L&N to Corbin)

CSX Milepost 104.2 - Latonia, Kentucky on the Cincinnati Terminal (former L&N to Louisville)

CSX Milepost 639.9 - California Station, Kentucky, east of Silver Grove (former C&O to Russell)

CSX Milepost 655.5 - Dayton, Kentucky on the Cincinnati Terminal (former C&O to Russell)

CSX Train Integrity Monitor - C&O Ohio River Bridge, gives a track number when train is at OB Cabin or CT Junction.  If the train has dragging equipment or is derailed, will make an alert of "CSX Train Integrity Monitor, Derailment Alarm".

CSX Milepost 27.7 - New River Jct. north of Hamilton, Ohio on Toledo Subdivision

CSX Milepost 89.9 - Walton, Kentucky on former L&N to Louisville

NS Milepost 14.2 - Devon, Kentucky on CNO&TP

NS Milepost 20.0 - Walton, Kentucky on CNO&TP

NS Milsepost 23.3 - Port Union, Ohio on New Castle District

Yard Notes

CSX Queensgate Yard

You will hear a number of different people giving instructions for the yard.  The Terminal Trainmaster / "Hump General" handles the overall coordination of routine activity.  The Train Director, also located in the hump tower lines electric switches and yard signals and gives instructions to movements in the receiving and departure yards, on and off the engine pit, and at the north end of the key yard.  The Hump Tower Yardmaster provides instructions to inbound and outbound trains and in the bowl yard.  The Trim Tower Yardmaster overseas the trim yard and north end of the bowl in conjunction with the Hump General Yardmaster.  The Industrial Yardmaster provides instruction to crews in the industrial yard, June Street, Springdale, Decoursey, and St. Joe.  There is a ramp manager in charge of movements at the Intermodal Terminal.

NS Gest Street Yard

Gest Street Yard is directed by the yardmaster at DI Tower.  All inbound and outbound trains will contact him for instructions.  The Yardmaster also provides protection for the Intermodal Terminal (Pig Yard).

NS Sharon Yard

Sharon Yard is directed by the yardmaster at Sharonville during the day.  On night and weekends, yardmaster duties are tended to by Moraine Yard in Dayton.