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NOTE: This page does not display correctly using Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Get Mozilla Firefox here , or MS IE8 here. They're both free. 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.
|  | Amtrak Auto Train at Chester, Virginia. July 1, 2009
| CSX V369-29 at Carson, Virginia. May 30, 2009 |
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. |
Visit my Chester Railfan website for photos in the Richmond and Petersburg areas, along with a few others.
For additional railroad radio coverage of Southeast Virginia, visit Chuck Rippel's audio feed from Chespeake, Virginia .
Channels Currently Scanned on the Chester Feed
| Channels Currently Scanned on the Carson Feed
| | Buckingham Branch Railroad (BBRR) 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 North End and Portsmouth Subdivisions (FB Desk): AAR Channel 32: 160.590 - road and dispatcher AAR Channel 45: 160.785 - MOW AAR Channel 94: 161.520 - FB dispatcher | | CSX RF&P Subdivision (BD Desk): AAR Channel 20: 160.410 - road and dispatcher AAR Channel 96: 161.550 - dispatcher | CSX South End Subdivision (FA Desk): AAR Channel 84: 161.370 - FA dispatcher The FA dispatcher's territory is outside of the immediate area covered by the Carson feed, but may aid in monitoring trains entering and departing Rocky Mount. | | CSX Richmond Terminal, North End, Bellwood, and Hopewell Subdivisions (FB Desk): AAR Channel 32: 160.590 - ACCA Yardmaster, road and dispatcher AAR Channel 45: 160.785 - MOW AAR Channel 94: 161.520 - dispatcher |
Norfolk Southern Norfolk, Franklin, and Richmond Districts (Crewe DS): AAR Channel 18: 160.380 - MOW AAR Channel 72: 161.190 - road and dispatcher AAR Channel 76: 161.250 - yard | | CSX Rivanna and Peninsula Subdivisions (HG Desk): AAR Channel 8: 160.230 - Fulton Yardmaster and road AAR Channel 14: 160.320 - dispatcher | Norfolk Southern Danville District (Greensboro DS): AAR Channel 56: 160.950 - NS Piedmont District dispatcher can often be heard, although it is not technically covered by the Carson feed. | | Norfolk Southern Richmond District (Crewe DS): 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 (Brown Street), S4.0 (Marlboro) CSX (Peninsula Sub) - CA79.8 (Miller Road) | 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): N61.4 (Waverly), N75.0 (New Bohemia), N89.0 (Jack), and N104.4 (Ford) |
| | 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. |
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