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Amtrak Cascades train 500 of January 27, 2008 departs Vancouver shrouded in heavy fog.

 

 

The Vancouver, WA Railroad Radio covers the BNSF and UP operations from Kalama, WA in the north to Coalca, OR in the south and from the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area in the west to Stevenson, WA and Cascade Locks, OR in the east. The stream also covers Portland & Western operations in and around the Portland, OR area and all train to train and train to dispatcher communications on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad utilizing their repeater at the top of the Coast Range.

 

Covered Subdivisions

BNSF	Range	Dispatcher	Frequency
Fallbridge Sub	Portland to Washougal	Vancouver  Terminal	161.250
Fallbridge Sub	Washougal to Stevenson	Pasco  West	161.415
Oregon Trunk Sub	Madras	Oregon  Trunk	161.100
Seattle Sub	Kalama To Vancouver Jct. North	Centralia  South	161.100
Seattle Sub	Vancouver Jct. North to Vancouver	Vancouver  Terminal	161.250

 

Union Pacific	Range	Dispatcher	Frequency
Brooklyn Sub	East Portland to Coalca	Portland  Terminal (DS01)	160.515
Brooklyn Sub	Coalca to Eugene	Valley  Dispatcher (DS68)	161.550
Portland Sub	Cascade Locks to Portland	Portland  Terminal (DS01)	160.515
Seattle Sub	North Portland Jct. to East Portland	Portland  Terminal (DS01)	160.515

 

Shortlines	Range	Dispatcher	Frequency
P&W Tillamook District	Willsburg Jct. Beaverton to Hillsboro	Albany   Dispatch	160.770
P&W Astoria District	Willbridge to United Jct.	Albany  Dispatch	160.770
Port of Tillamook Bay *** POTB Operations are currently suspended due to flood damage ***	Banks to Tillamook	Dispatcher   Tillamook	160.305

Defect Detectors Heard

BNSF Fallbridge Sub - MP 19.8, MP 37.6, MP 48.4
BNSF Seattle Sub - MP 113.5
UP Portland Sub - MP 23.0
P&W Tillamook District - MP 753.2

Yards

The BNSF Vancouver Terminal is made up of 4 main yards.  Vancouver Yard located between B Yard and Vancouver on the Seattle Sub.  Terminal 6 (T6) is located on a lead from North Portland Jct on the Fallbridge Sub.  This yard is shared with the UP.  Willbridge Yard is located at Willbridge on the Fallbridge Sub.  Lake Yard is located at Lake Yard on the Fallbridge Sub. Lake Yard is operated by BNSF and UP's joint subsidiary Portland Terminal.

UP also has 4 main yards in the Portland area. Barnes Yard is located on the Portland Sub Kenton line west of Peninsula Jct.  Albina Yard is located on the Seattle Sub at Albina.  Brooklyn Yard is located on the Brooklyn Sub at Brooklyn.  Lake Yard is located at Lake Yard on the Fallbridge Sub. Lake Yard is operated by BNSF and UP's joint subsidiary Portland Terminal.

Albina Run Through Yardmaster

The UP Albina Run Through Yardmaster works in conjunction with the Portland Terminal dispatcher and local yardmasters to coordinate train and yard movements in the Portland Terminal.   Generally the dispatcher will not line up movements or allow track and time without coordinating with the run through first.

Other Operations

The BNSF has three drawbridges on the Fallbridge sub from MP 5.1 to MP 9.6. All trains must contact the Willamette River and Columbia River drawbridges on the east and west approaches. The Columbia Slough drawbridge is not always manned and is rarely opened. Many times though dispatcher decisions are made based on openings made by the drawbridge operators.

The UP has a drawbridge on the Portland Sub (Graham Line) between East Portland and Portland. All trains must contact the Steel Bridge operator to confirm the bridge is down and locked.

Amtrak

Amtrak has three train services that serve Portland and Vancouver. These trains are Cascades, Empire Builder, and Coast Starlight.

See Amtrak for schedule information.

Stream Information 

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