Seattle Area Scanner Frequencies

Created 7/9/10; Updated 1/30/16

Following is a listing of the radio frequencies used by various rail operations in the Seattle Area.

BNSF RAILWAY: Everett, WA to Seattle (King Street Station)
Everett to MP 8
(Empire Builder, Cascades)
North
freights
161.100
MP 8 to King St. Station
(Empire Builder, Cascades)
North
freights
161.160 (road), 160.455 (Amtrak SEA station services)


BNSF RAILWAY: Seattle (King Street Station) to Tacoma, WA
King St. Station to Tukwila
(Coast Starlight, Cascades)
South
freights
161.160 (road), 160.455 (Amtrak SEA station services)
Tukwila to Tacoma
(Coast Starlight, Cascades)
South
freights
161.415 (road)


SEATTLE STREETCAR
452.650


DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT TUNNEL

Central LINK
(within tunnel)
452.275, 453.375, 453.525, 851.0125, 851.7625


SOUND TRANSIT LINK

Central LINK
(outside tunnel)
Tacoma LINK
unknown453.0875


SEATTLE CENTER MONORAIL
Uses Nextel phones