Oklahoma Railroad Frequencies

Last updated: 24 September 1998


General Overview
Arkansas & Missouri Arkansas-OklahomaAT&L BNSF:Former ATSF lines/Former BN lines
Cimarron ValleyFarmrail Grainbelt Hollis & EasternKansas City Southern
KiamichiMcAlester Army Ammuntion DepotNorthwest OklahomaOsageTulsa Port of Catoosa
South East Kansas South Kansas & Oklahoma Sand SpringsSouthwesternTexas, Oklahoma, & Eastern
Tulsa-Sapulpa UnionUnion PacificWichita, Tillman, & Jackson

General Overview

This document is devoted to the radio frequencies used by railroads in the Oklahoma area. Companines are listed in alphabetical order. BNSF is split into the former ATSF and BN lines, with frequencies used in yards listed under the yard name. Both the BNSF and UP are listed by Subdivision name, with the endpoints of the frequencies listed (such as BNSF Sooner Sub; Sapulpa-OKC). This is due to the fact that some subdivisions change frequencies at places other than the endpoints of the subdivision, such as the changeover on the UP at OG&E Spur (Ft. Gibson) or the BNSF Panhandle Sub at Canadian TX.

Some railroads not in Oklahoma, but located nearby are also listed, such as the Arkansas & Missouri. I hope to add some others as well as soon as I receive info. At this time, I do not have information on the new Cimarron Valley operating on former ATSF lines in the Panhandle, or Hollis and Eastern (Altus OK).

John Kirk Jr./kirkj@okstate.edu


Arkansas & Missouri

DesignationFrequenciesNotes
Road160.440Channel 1
Yard160.785Channel 2
BNSF interchange160.920Channel 3. Used at Monett, MO for interchange with BNSF Monett Sub.
MofW161.475Channel 4

Arkansas & Oklahoma

All operations: 160.845?

AT&L

All operations: 160.785

Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Former ATSF Lines:

Sub NameLocationFrequenciesNotes
Boise City SubAmarillo, TX to Las Animas Jct, CO160.650
Mobile Phone160.245
Enid SubKiowa KS-Enid Jct(Guthrie OK)160.560Sub abandoned, but still in place Enid to Guthrie (Enid Jct.)
Panhandle SubWellington KS to East Waynoka OK161.190
East Waynoka, OK to East siding switch Canadian, TX160.935
East siding switch Canadian, TX to Eastern, TX160.650
Eastern TX to Amarillo TX160.935
Red Rock SubArk City, KS to East Wayne, OK160.560
East Wayne, OK to Gainsville, TX160.650
Shawnee LeadShawnee, OK160.560
From BNSF Timetable.

Flynn Yard, OKC

UserFrequenciesNotes
Mechanical160.440
Hump161.280
160.085
161.175

GM Yard, OKC

UserFrequenciesNotes
161.370
161.415
161.505

Former Burlington Northern Lines:

Sub NameLocationFrequenciesNotes
Afton SubFt. Scott, KS to Afton Jct, OK160.695
Avard SubTulsa (Cherokee Yard) to Avard, OK 161.385
Cherokee SubTulsa (East Cherokee) to West Afton, OK160.920
Chickasha SubOklahoma City, OK to Quanah, TX160.695
Creek SubTulsa (West Cherokee) to Madill, OK161.160
Madill SubMadill, OK to Irving, TX161.160
Monett SubWest Afton, OK to Springfield, MO160.920
Mobile Phone161.130

Cherokee Yard, Tulsa

UserFrequenciesNotes
Car Department161.250
Engine Service Area160.725
Hump160.500
160.830
Mobile Phone161.130
Special Agents160.830
Trimmer161.100
160.860
160.950
160.980

Cimarron Valley Railway

This is a new shortline running on the former Santa Fe CV Sub.
The former ATSF Frequencies were:
Boise City-MP 139: 161.190
MP 139-Dodge City: 160.650
Are they still in use?

Farmrail

All operations: 161.100

Grainbelt

All operations: 161.100
Reapeater input: 161.520

Hollis & Eastern

?????????

Kansas City Southern

DesignationFrequenciesNotes
Channel 1 - Dispatcher to train161.260
Channel 2 - Train to Dispatcher160.350
Channel 3 - Supervisory-Mobile phones160.890
Yard Frequency (Heavener OK)161.055
Mobile Phone161.250

Kiamichi

All operations: 160.920/160.350
Repeater (Nashville AR): 160.425/160.415

McAlester Army Ammunition Depot

All operations: 143.520

Northwestern Oklahoma

Uses no radios

Osage Railroad

All operations: 160.785

Tulsa Port of Catoosa

DesignationFrequenciesNotes
Channel 1 - Administration464.600
469.600
Channel 2 - Intraplant Switcher464.975

South East Kansas

All operations: 160.785

South Kansas & Oklahoma

All operations: 160.785

Sand Springs

All operations: 160.230

Southwestern

All operations: 160.380

Texas Oklahoma & Eastern/De Queen & Eastern

DesignationFrequenciesNotes
Channel 1 - Road160.230
Channel 1 - Road (repeater)161.445
Channel 2 - Yard160.605
Channel 3 - Yard161.505
Channel 4 - Yard160.785

Tulsa-Sapulpa Union

Channel 1 - 161.070
Channel 2 - 160.815

Union Pacific

Sub NameLimitsMilepost LimitsAAR ChannelFrequencyNotes
Cherokee SubPaola, KS - Wagoner, OKMP 43.3 - MP 488.224160.470(MP 136.2=MP 386 at Parsons, KS)
Wagoner, OK - McAlester,OKMP 488.2 - MP 564.820160.410
Choctaw SubMcAlester, OK - Hodge, TXMP 564.8 - MP 749.524160.470
Hodge, TX - Tower 55, TXMP 749.5 - MP 754.578161.280(STO Ft. Worth is control operator between Hodge and Tower 55)
Coffeyville SubLeeds Jct, KS - OG&E Spur, OK MP B284.7 - MP 568.720160.410MP 467.2=MP 663.4 at Coffeyville, KS
OG&E Spur, OK - Marche, ARMP 568.7 - MP B355.424160.470
Marche, AR - North Little Rock, ARMP B355.4 - MP B343.642160.740
Jenks Industrial LeadTulsa, OK - Jenks, OKMP 135.2 - MP 146.120160.410
Lawton BranchChickasha, OK - Lawton, OKMP 0.0 - MP 56.224160.470
OKT SubWichita, KS - Peach, TXMP 241.8 - MP 611.424160.470
Peach, TX - Tower 55, TXMP 611.4 - MP 612.978161.280STO Ft. Worth is control operator between Purina Jct and Tower 55.
Shawnee BranchEl Reno, OK - Wewoka, OKMP 513.6 - MP 417.024160.470
Tulsa BranchChase, OK - Tulsa, OKMP 324.8 - MP 278.420160.410
Additional Items: 
Former SP Liberal District    160.320
Mobile Phone                  160.245
Muskogee Yard                 160.680

Wichita, Tillman, & Jackson

All operations: 161.265

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