New York City Area & New Jersey Scanner Frequencies

Created 3/25/06; Updated 9/18/07

Following is a listing of the radio frequencies used by various rail operations in the New York City/New Jersey area, some of which we will encounter during our fests in New York and New Jersey. Others are shown in the event you decide to ride other lines during your stay in the area.

Road160.380
East River Tunnels161.010
Dispatcher160.445
Yard161.265
Train Info161.535
MOW160.725


Division A dispatcher to train (ex-IRT)161.190
Division A train to dispatcher (ex-IRT)158.880
Division B dispatcher to train (ex-BMT)161.505
Division B train to dispatcher (ex-BMT)158.775
Division B dispatcher to train (ex-IND)161.565
Division B train to dispatcher (ex-IND)158.805
Yard (IND, BMT, IRT)160.845
Staten Island Railway470.4375






Port Jervis Line161.400
Pascack Valley Line161.400
New Haven Line (mainline & branches)160.545
Harlem Line161.280
Hudson Line160.950




Northeast Corridor Line & Princeton Branch161.010
North Jersey Coast Line (Rahway to Bay Head)161.235
Raritan Valley Line (Hunter Tower to High Bridge)161.235
Pascack Valley Line161.400
Main & Bergen County Lines161.400
Morris & Essex Lines161.400
Montclair-Boonton Line161.400
Atlantic City Line (30th St. Station to Shore Tower)160.920
Atlantic City Line (Shore Tower to Atlantic City)161.400
Atlantic City Line (Atlantic City Station)160.215





15-16th/Locust to Lindenwold500.8875





Dispatcher160.47
Maintenance of Way161.46
Yard161.535






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