Providing continuous coverage between Richmond and Emporia, Virginia on CSX.

Buckingham Branch Railroad coverage in downtown Richmond. 

Norfolk Southern coverage provided in the Petersburg area and Richmond, along with limited coverage of the Emporia area.

PLEASE NOTE:  Both feeds will go down briefly every Monday at 2:00 am for the computers to re-boot.  I apologize for any inconvenience. 

Chester Area Stream Receiver  

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LISTEN - RealPlayer
LISTEN - Windows Media Player 9 only

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Carson Area Receiver Stream 

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   Chester, Virginia is located about halfway between Richmond and Petersburg on CSX's North End Subdivision.  This is a busy line hosting more than 2 dozen freight trains and 8 Amtrak passenger trains each day, including Amtrak's AutoTrain (PO52/53) and CSX's "Juice Train" (Q740/741).  Radio communications also include trains traversing CSX's Bellwood, Peninsula, and Rivanna Subdivisions in and around the Richmond area.  Buckingham Branch operates westward from AM Junction in downtown Richmond.

    Carson, Virginia is located on CSX's North End Subdivision between Petersburg and the Virginia/North Carolina state line.  Most of the same trains traveling between Petersburg and Richmond on CSX also pass through Carson.  In addition to CSX, trains on Norfolk Southern's Norfok District can be heard as they pass through and around the Petersburg area.

ATCS Monitoring

Visit http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/projects.asp for Virginia Commonweatlth Transportation Board studies, maps, proposals, etc.  There is a lot of interesting information to be found here.

Vist Rails in Virginia for very accurate information on the railroads in the area.  Many thanks to Jeff Hawkins for his long hours and attention to detail on this site.

Thanks also to Jeff Allgood for additional information on frequencies and coverage.

CSX AC4400CW #376 leads a CSX unit grain train over Falling Creek on October 27,2007.

Below is a summary of all channels currently scanned on the Chester Feed.

Buckingham Branch Railroad (BBCC)

 AAR Channel 23: 160.455 - road and Control Center

The Buckingham Branch now controls train movements on the former C&O Piedmont Subdivision from AM Junction. 

CSX Richmond Terminal, North End, Bellwood, and Hopewell Subdivisions (AE Desk):

AAR Channel 32: 160.590 - ACCA Yardmaster, road and dispatcher

AAR Channel 45: 160.785 - MOW

AAR Channel 94: 161.520 - dispatcher

CSX Rivanna and Peninsula Subdivisions (AL & AM Desk):

AAR Channel  8:  160.230 - Fulton Yardmaster and road 

AAR Channel 14: 160.320 - dispatcher

Norfolk Southern Richmond District:

AAR Channel 72:  161.190 - road and dispatcher

Defect Detectors: 

CSX (North End Sub - "A Line") - A3.0 (Broad Rock Road), A17.5 (Petersburg)

CSX (Bellwood Sub - "S Line") - S0.39 Hi_Wide DD (Bone Dry), S4.0 (Marlboro)

CSX (Peninsula Sub) - CA79.8 (Miller Road)

CSX North End and Portsmouth Subdivisions (AE Desk):

AAR Channel 32:  160.590 - road and dispatcher

AAR Channel 45:  160.785 - MOW 

AAR Channel 94:  161.520 - dispatcher

Norfolk Southern Norfolk, Franklin, and Richmond Districts:

AAR Channel 18:  160.380 - MOW

AAR Channel 72:  161.190 - road and dispatcher

AAR Channel 76:  161.250 - yard

Norfolk Southern Danville District:

AAR Channel 56:  160.950 - NS Piedmont District dispatcher can often be heard, although it is not technically covered by the Carson feed.

Defect Detectors/Track Side Analyzers:

CSX (North End Sub - "A Line") - A33.7 (Carson - Actually closer to Reams, but still referred to as "Carson" by train crews.)

NS (Norfolk District) - N75.0 (New Bohemia), N89.0 (Jack), and N104.4 (Ford)