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EMPIRE BUILDER 7  COAST STARLIGHT 11  CALIFORNIA ZPHRY 6
EMPIRE BUILDER TRAIN #7
ROUTE SEGMENT FREQUENCY CHANGE OPERATING RAIL AAR FREQ
Chicago Union Station area Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical		 13
42
77		 160.305
160.740
161.265
Chicago-Milwaukee METRA & CP/Soo Line 44 160.770
Milwaukee-Portage CP/Soo Line 84 161.370
Portage-La Crosse (East of Miss. River) CP/Soo Line 94 161.520
Mississippi River at La Crosse-Mississippi River at Hastings CP/Soo Line 44 160.770
Mississippi River at La Crosse-Mississippi River at Hastings (Alternate) BNSF 39 160.690
Mississippi River at Hastings-North of St. Croix Junction BNSF 76 161.250
North of St. Croix Junction-St. Paul Union Depot BNSF 76 161.250
St. Paul Union Depot-Merriam Park CP 44 160.770
Merriam Park-St. Anthony MNNR 30 160.560
Between Merriam Park/St. Anthony(switching) MNNR 30 160.560
St. Anthony-Coon Rapids BNSF 70 161.160
Coon Rapids-Staples BNSF 85 161.385
Staples-Fargo ND BNSF 87 161.415
Fargo-Minot BNSF 66 161.100
Minot-Berthold ND BNSF 46 160.800
Berthold-Bainville MT BNSF 54 160.920
Bainville-Just east of Havre BNSF 66 161.100
Just east of Havre-Whitefish BNSF 76 161.250
Whitefish-Sandpoint BNSF 54 160.920
Sandpoint-Spokane WA2 BNSF 76 161.250
Switching in Spokane BNSF
Amtrak		 54
62		 160.920
161.040
Spokane2-Latah Jct3 BNSF 76 161.250
Latah Jct3-Everett BNSF 66 161.100
Everett-Edmonds (MP 18) BNSF 76 161.250
Edmonds-Seattle BNSF 70 161.160
Spokane2-Latah Jct3 BNSF 76 161.250
Latah Jct3-Pasco BNSF 70 161.160
Pasco Terminal BNSF 89 161.445
Pasco-Washougal BNSF 87 161.415
Washougal-Portland OR BNSF 76 161.250
Station Services
Larger stations		 Amtrak 23 160.455
Station Services in Portland4 Amtrak 15 160.350
Switching in Portland Amtrak 62 161.040
Notes:
1 - Merriam Park is just south of the MSP.
2 - SPK station services 160.455.
3 - Latah Jct is a few miles west of SPK.
4 - 160.785 in PDX handheld only.
CALIFORNIA ZEPHRY TRAIN #6

ROUTE SEGMENT FREQUENCY CHANGE OPERATING RAIL AAR FREQ
Chicago Union Station Amtrak Road
Yard
Mechanical		 13
42
77		 160.305
160.740
161.265
Chicago-Aurora BNSF 66 161.100
Aurora-Galesburg (MP 162.2) BNSF 85 161.385
Galesburg Station area (MP 162.2 to MP 168.4) BNSF 51 160.875
Galesburg (MP 168.4)-Halpin IA1 BNSF 39 160.695
Halpin1-Creston BNSF 66 161.100
Creston-Mile Post 466.42 BNSF 53 160.905
MP 466.42-Lincoln NE BNSF 87 161.415
Lincoln-E Heartwell3 BNSF 54 160.920
E Heartwell3-West Pinneo CO4 BNSF 70 161.160
West Pinneo4-just East of Denver BNSF 66 161,100
just East of Denver-Denver Union Station UP 39 160.695
Denver Union Station Switching UP 96 161.550
Denver Union Station General Ops DUS 49 160.845
Denver (MP 0.0)-Prospect (1 mile) UP 39 160.695
Prospect-MP 17.4 (17 miles) UP 92 161.490
MP 17.4-East Portal Moffat Tunnel UP 23 160.455
East Portal Moffat Tunnel-Winter Park UP 97 161.565
Winter Park-Glenwood Springs UP 54 160.920
Glenwood Springs-Fruitvale (Grand Jct.) UP 23 160.455
Fruitvale-Spring Glen (Helper) UP 54 160.920
Spring Glen (Helper)-15 miles north of Provo UT UP 23 160.455
15 miles north of Provo-Salt Lake City UP 57 160.965
Salt Lake City Station UP 66 161.100
Salt Lake City-Smelter (15 miles) UP 57 160.965
Smelter-Alazon UP 24 160.470
Alazon-Elko NV (track 1) UP 96 161.550
Alazon-Elko NV (track 2) UP 24 160.470
Elko-Weso NV (track 1) UP 96 161.550
Elko-Weso NV (track 2) UP 24 160.470
Weso-Ocala NV (MP 320) UP 96 161.550
Ocala-Vista NV (just east of Sparks NV) UP 78 161.280
Vista-Rocklin CA5 UP 14 160.320
Rocklin5-West Haggin6 UP 51 160.875
West Haggin6-Emeryville UP 46 160.800
Notes:
1 - Halpin is near Albia IA
2 - Mile Post: 466.4 9 miles west of Hastings IA
3 - East Heartwell 20 miles west of Hastings NE
4 - West Pinneo is 20 miles east of Fort Morgan CO
5 - Rocklin is 4 miles east of Roseville CA
6 - West Haggin 1 mile east of Sacramento Station, CA.




Alternate Route Denver-Salt Lake City
Segment Host AAR Frequency
Denver Union Station Switching UP 96 161.550
Denver Union Station General Ops DUS 49 160.845
Denver Station-36th St Yard UP 27/
39/
42		 160.515/
160.695/
160.740
36th St Yard-North Hazeltine UP 92 161.490
North Hazeltime-Speer Junction UP 69 161.145
Speer Junction-Hanna, Wy "ramsey" UP 24 160.470
Hanna, Wy-Green River UP 42 160.740
Green River-Salt Lake City UP 27 160.515
Salt Lake City Station UP 66 161.100
Notes:
Currently, none.


COAST STARLIGHT TRAIN #11

ROUTE SEGMENT FREQUENCY CHANGE OPERATING RAIL AAR FREQ
Station Services
Larger stations		 Amtrak 23 160.455
Los Angeles LAUS-CP Taylor (about 3 miles) SCAX (Metrolink) 47 160.815
CP Taylor-CP Los Posas (Moorpark) SCAX 29 160.545
CP Los Posas-Goleta-South San Luis Obispo
(2 miles south of SLO station)		 UP 96 161.550
Surf-Pismo UP Dispatcher's Link 25 160.485
South San Luis Obispo-Salinas UP 51 160.875
Salinas-CP Lick (near San Jose) UP 42 160.740
CP Lick-Santa Clara (7 miles) Caltrain 96 160.550
Santa Clara-CP Coliseum1 (Oakland) UP 42 160.740
Oakland Yardmaster UP 66 161.100
Oakland Amtrak Coach Yard Amtrak 22 160.440
CP Coliseum1-West Haggin2 UP 46 160.800
West Haggin2 UP
(DS-57)		 51 160.875
Haggin2-Dunsmuir UP
(DS-64)		 80 161.310
(Alt route) West Haggin2-Roseville-Binney Jct.3 UP
(DS-57)		 51 160.875
Dunsmuir-Klamath Falls UP 45 160.785
Klamath Falls-Calimus (MP 465) UP 45 160.785
Calimus (MP 465)-Coalca OR4 UP 96 161.550
Coalca4-Portland UP 27 160.515
Switching in Portland Amtrak 62 161.040
Station Services in Portland5 Amtrak 16 160.350
Portland-North Vancouver WA BNSF 76 161.250
North Vancouver-Tenino WA6 BNSF 66 161.100
Tenino6-Tukwilla BNSF 87 161.415
Tukwilla-Seattle (10 miles) BNSF 70 161.160
Notes:

1 - CP Coliseum is about 5 miles south of Oakland's Jack London station.
2 - West Haggin/Haggin is 1-2 mile east of Sacramento's Amtrak Station.
3 - Primary and Alternate routes meet at Binney Jct., about 1 mile north of Marysville.
4 - Coalca is between Canby and Oregon City, about 10 miles south of Portland
5 - Channel 16/160.350 is used by handheld (low power) radios only.
6 - Tenino is midway between Centralia and Olympia

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