I finally got a scanner

[Jimmie]

Howdy, Y'all. I finally went out and got a scanner. Now I can chase trains by some other means instead of just driving blind and trying to translate the signals. So far I've managed to figure out how to scan the channels and have installed all the AAR frequencies. I haven't been able to get out and do any chasing yet, so I'll have to find out how good I am at translating the radio traffic.

By the way, I've been railfanning seriously for about three years, and am an absolute newbie on the scanner.

Is there any way to get a list of the mileage markers used for radio traffic (i.e., defect detectors, yards, etc)? I'm especially interested in the following areas:

1. Anything around Asheville, NC (where I'm at) including the Canton/Waynesville/Bryson City area.
2. Norfolk-Southern line from Morristown, TN, to Bristol, VA (one of my favorite trainchasing areas).
3. Norfolk-Southern line from Knoxville, TN, to Marion, NC.
4. CSX line from Johnson City, TN, to Marion, NC.
5. CSX and NS lines in the Spartanburg/Greenville, SC, areas.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Jimmie

[Hoydie17]

Welcome to JREB Jimmie, I personally don't possess any of the signal info you're seeking, but I suspect there will be someone that does amongst our nearly 500 members.

I think I may have the electronic timetables for the CSX  Florence Division, but I'll have to look.

Sean

[ssw9662]

I can't help you with the CSX track, however I know that there are a few track charts of the NS Central Division (the division that contains some of the track you're looking for). Just search "NS Central Division Track Chart" and you should find some.  These track charts show the mileposts for a certain section of track as well as several other things such as locations of signals and sidings.

[Tristan Garrett]

Regarding the programming of your scanner, I have got one suggestion. I find that it's far easier to commit the AAR channel number used by railroad X's subdivision 1 to memory and program the scanner frequency bank accordingly (i.e., scanner 66 == AAR 66 == 161.100). You might want to consider this if you haven't already done so.

TG