About Railroad Police Frequencies
- 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T: 3 talkgroups; Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T: 5 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Railroad, start with the Medaryville site of Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 853.425, 853.925 MHz.
Railroad trunked talkgroups
Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Police | Canadian National Railroad Police – Operations | 10655 | 299f | D |
| Railroad Police | Norfolk Southern Railroad Police – Operations | 10668 | 29ac | D |
| Railroad Police | South Shore Railroad Police – Operations | 10669 | 29ad | D |
Starke County channels that also cover Railroad
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starke County Sheriff | Mounted Sheriff's Posse | 155.5000 | FMN | — |
Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starke County Sheriff | Starke County Sheriff – Dispatch | 12300 | 300c | D |
| Starke County Sheriff | Starke County Sheriff – Dispatch | 12301 | 300d | D |
| Starke County Sheriff | Operations | 12302 | 300e | D |
| Starke County Sheriff | Operations | 12303 | 300f | D |
| Starke County Sheriff | Operations | 12304 | 3010 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Railroad.
Medaryville · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 6B7 · about 6 mi away
Control 853.425, 853.925
Voice 851.425, 851.925, 852.925
Bass Lake · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 61 (hex 3D) · NAC 6B1 · about 14 mi away
Control 853.3375, 853.7375
Voice 851.3625, 852.3625, 853.0875
Winamac · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 62 (hex 3E) · NAC 6B2 · about 18 mi away
Control 858.4875, 858.6625
Voice 853.3625, 856.4875, 858.2625
What do these numbers mean?
- Control channel
- The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
- Voice
- The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
- Site
- One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
- RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
- A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
- NAC (Network Access Code)
- A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
- Talkgroup
- A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.
Common questions
Are Railroad police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 3 talkgroups listed for Railroad are marked encrypted.