Regional Railroads Of Southeast Wisconsin ; Union Pacific, Wisconsin & Southern, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, And Amtrak. 20 • AAR Channels + NOAA•EAS. Detailed Information Below Regarding ; Subdivisions & AAR Channels, Feed Site And NOAA•EAS.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎DETAILS FOR SUBDIVISION'S MONITORED▪︎-----------------------------‐--------------------------------------------------------UNION PACIFIC (UP)-{Subdivisions monitored• 04} Dispatcher's Office Omaha NE > Dispatcher 43 = {ADAMS Subdivision : AAR-52 , Note ! Mile Post 00 starts at St.Paul and ends at Butler Jct. West Wye Mile Post 312} > Marcy (MP 308) *Detector MP 298.4* Rock (MP 286) - Clyman Jct. (MP 276) • {Clyman Sub} > (MP 140-MP 117) • - Dalton (MP 240) - Oxford (MP 221) - Adams (MP 201) Dispatcher Northeast Subdivision's = {MILWAUKEE : AAR-25 ,62}*Main 1 & 2 MP 0.0 - MP 30 & MP 76 - MP 96* > Proviso Yard (CPNO 00) - Deval (MP 12) >X CN Waukesha Sub - Shermer Jct. + X (MP 17) > CPKC C&M Sub - KO Jct. (CPN0 29) > Kenosha Sub - Park city (MP 35) - Gurnee (MP 38) - Waxdale (MP 61) *Detector MP 63.2* Airport (CPNO 76) > Mains 1&2 < (CPNO 79) - St.Francis Jct. South Wye (CPN0 80) > Kenosha Sub *Detector MP 80.4* St.Frances Jct. North wye (CPNO 80) • {National Spur} > (MP80 - MP 83) • - St.Frances Jct. West Wye (CPNO 80) > Mains 1&2 - Mitchell Yard (MP 84) - Belton Jct. North Wye (Mp 88 ) • {Waukesha Spur} > (MP 09-MP 14) • *Dragging equipment detector MP 93.0* - *Division Headquarters* > Butler Yard [Burleighs MP 93 ,Shorties MP 94 and Hamptons MP 95.4 are main line yard lead cross overs • Highstand north yard 30 trk lead MP 95.9] - Butler Jct. South Wye (CPN0 96) > Mains 1&2 - {KENOSHA : AAR-62} *Metra operates between MP 00 & MP 51* > Chicago (MP 00) - Lake Bluff Jct. (CPN0 30) > Milwaukee Sub - Waukegan (MP 35) - Kenosha (MP 51) - (CPNO 67) - Oakcreek (MP 69.6) WE Powerplant - Cudahy (MP 78) - St. Francis Jct. South Wye (CPN0 80) > Milwaukee Sub , {SHORELINE : AAR-25} Butler Jct. East Wye (CPN0 97) > *Detector MP 100.2* Wiscona Jct. (CPN0 102) • {Granville Spur} > (MP 92-MP 99) • *Detector MP 128.6* Belgium (MP 131) - Edgewater Jct. (MP 146) WE Powerplant - Kohler Jct. (MP 149) > WSOR - Switch jobs are 01, 65 etc. Note ! Locals are 51, 53 etc. Road trains are phonetically listed , some include a number CWSAT , MALG3 etc. / Harvard subdivision • AAR 80----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN (WSOR/WAMX)-{Subdivisions monitored• 03} Dispatcher's Office Wichita KS > AAR-31 {*North Prairie tower Madison / Janesville Region, Covers WAUKESHA Subdivision MP 20-MP 60 and FOX LAKE Subdivision MP 49.5-MP 98.5*} {MILWAUKEE Subdivision} > Grand Avenue Jct. (MP 87) > CPKC Watertown Sub - Glendale Yard > North Milwaukee (MP 92) Note ! Switch jobs are Y201, Y202 etc , locals are L241, L247 etc. - Junction Switch (MP 93) • {Plymouth Sububdivision} > (Cedarburg MP 106 - Saukville MP 113 - Plymouth MP 139 - Keil MP 151- Jct. CN) • - Granville Jct. (MP 101) *Milwaukee area yard office* > UP Granville Sub - DBR Jct. (MP 103) • {Westbend Subdivision} > (Rockfield MP 105 - Jackson MP 110 - Rusco MP 114) • - Rugby (MP 113) - Ackerville (MP 117) > CN Interchange - Slinger Jct. (MP 118) > CN Waukesha Sub - Iron Ridge Jct. (MP 132) • {Mayville Spur} > (MP 132 - Mayville MP 140) • - Horicon Yard (MP 140) Note ! Locals are L501, L599 etc. Road trains are T1, T3 etc./-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------CANADIAN NATIONAL (CN)-{Subdivision monitored• 01} RTC's Office = "Rail Traffic Controller" Homewood IL > Desk 15 & 12 = covers {*AAR-10,15,45 NEENAH Subdivision : MP 160 - MP 249 and FOX RIVER Subdivision MP 208 - MP 243*} - Desk 11,12 & 15 = {WAUKESHA Subdivision : AAR-54,79,91} *Metra operates between MP 15 & MP 55* > North *Fondulac Division Headquarters* (MP 158) *Detector MP 131.2* Spur 126 (MP 126) *Detector MP 123.2* Slinger Jct. (MP 122) > WSOR Milwaukee Sub - Ackerville (MP 120) > WSOR Interchange - Rugby (MP 118) *Detector MP 108.8* Duplainville X (MP 102) > CPKC Watertown Sub - Grand Avenue Jct. (MP 97) > WSOR Waukesha Sub *Detector MP 94.0* - *Detector MP 86.15* Midway (MP 75) *Detector MP 78.7* Nestle (MP 70) *Detector MP 64.5* Antioc (MP 55) - Grayslake Jct.+X (MP 44) > CPKC Foxlake Sub - Trafton Jct.+X (MP 38) > Leithton Sub (MP 60-MP 00) - Deval X X (MP23) > UP Milwaukee & Harvard Sub's - Tower B-12 Jct.+ X (MP 15) > CPKC Elgin Sub - Madison Street Jct. (MP10) > CSXT.
Note ! Locals are L504, L510 etc , road trains are phonetic with numbers M349, Q118 etc.
Also all trains are required to announce location along with upcoming restrictions at mile posts ending in 5. / Freeport subdivision • AAR 16,43,72.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY / AMTRAK (CPKC-AMTK)-{Subdivisions monitored• 02} Dispatcher's Office Minneapolis MN > C&M Dispatcher = {C&M Subdivision : AAR-44,65} *Metra operates between MP 00 & MP 32* > Chicago (MP 00) - Pacific Jct. (MP 5.4 > Elgin Sub MP 5.7 - MP 40) - Shermer Jct. + X (MP 9.0) > UP Milwaukee Sub - Rondout (MP 32) - Truesdell (MP 52) *Detector MP 57.6* Caledonia (MP 69) *Detector MP 72.7* Lake (MP 77) - *Muskego Yard office* (MP 85) - Cutoff (MP 86) Wisconsin Dispatcher = {WATERTOWN Subdivision : AAR-84,94} > Grand Avenue Jct. (MP 87) > WSOR Milwaukee Sub - Duplainville (MP 102) > X CN Waukesha Sub *Detector MP 108.2* Nashota (MP113) - *Detector MP 118* - Cooney (MP121) - Watertown Jct. + X (MP 131) X > UP Clyman Sub • Jct. > WSOR Watertown Sub - Tamarack (MP 143) - Dodge West (MP 157) - Portage (MP 178). Note ! Trains are variously numbered 141, 249 etc also all trains are required to respond on radio with defect detector readings along with upcoming restrictions./------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AMTRAK • Passenger trains are governed by and operate over the CPKC - *same as above* ; AMTK > Empire Builder (Chicago <-> Seattle) : 7,8 /
Borealis (Chicago <-> Minneapolis) : 1333,1340 /
Hiawatha Commuters (Chicago
<-> Milwaukee) ; Northbound : 329,331,335,337,339,341,343 / Southbound : 330,332,334,336,338,342.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎FEED SITE DETAILS▪︎------------------------RECEPTION •
Depending on terrain radio generaly receives various base station units within 50 miles and various mobile units within 20 miles of Butler, Wisconsin. Featuring these 20 • AAR channels ; 10,15,16,25,31,43,44,45,52,54,62,65,72,79,80,84,
85,87,91,94. Other subdivisions which have been heard beyond 50 miles under certain atmospheric conditions; CN-Leithton, Foxriver, Freeport, Neenah, Manitowoc, Manistique, Marinette and Shawno./ CPKC-Elgin and Foxlake./ UP-Havard./ WSOR-Cambria, Markesan, Madison, Monroe, Oshkosh, Praire and Watertown.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RADIO RECEIVER SET-UP •
Astron RS20A powering a Kenwood TK 7150 narrowband receiver for AAR channels in conjunction with an ( EAS ) Kenwood TKR 7150 weather repeater as priority over AAR channels.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------ANTENNA • RG8 coax with N connectors out to Rohn 25G tower with Sinclair 2 bay omni directional dipole antenna at height of 60 feet.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SOFTWARE • Feed operates 24/07 thru a dedicated Hewlett Packard hardwired broadband server. Located in Butler , Wisconsin USA • (Central Standard Time)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FEED ARCHIVES •
All radio traffic is recorded in condensed 30 minute segments 24 / 07 and are retrevable thru Feed Archives . To hear desired radio traffic first select Feed Archives then select date and time•(CST)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‐------------------------------------------▪︎NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NOAA • EAS▪︎-----
Emergency Alert System repeater operates courtesy of the National Weather Service Milwaukee which broadcasts as KEC60 on 162.400 Mhz which cover's counties within the southeastern Wisconsin region 24/07. The emergency alert is set as priority but remains in stand by mode until activated by NOAA for the issuance of watches or warnings. There is also a weekly alert test conducted by NOAA on Wednesdays around noon•(CST)----------------------------------------------------FCC ( 15 -103A1 ) - ( CFR Part 47, 73, 74, 76, 90 )-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Feel free to discuss any railroad or weather related radio transmission's heard here at ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.groups.io/g/southeastwisconsinrailroads------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------@butlerjctsewirr5511----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Established : 04/22/2023 -----
Last updated : 11/06/2024