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Metra (Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.)

Systems · US / IL / Statewide · Railroad (AAR) · Updated 2026-10-01 · systems/US/IL/_Statewide/railroad_aar/metra_commuter_rail.yml

Public safetyRailroad (AAR)

Channels

15 assignments, sorted by frequency. Frequency is what your radio receives; input is what it transmits on for repeaters.

Freq (MHz)Input (MHz)ModeTone / CCNameUsageCallsignLocationServiceNotes
150.8900NXDNMetra CUS Ops (NXDN)repeaterWQXZ480Chicago Metro (statewide operations)Public safety
160.3050FMMetra SW North (AAR 13)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
160.4400FMMetra SW South (AAR 22)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
160.6050FMCTCSS 146.2 HzMetra Police (AAR 33)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
160.6350FMMetra Police (AAR 35)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
160.7700FMMetra MD-N (AAR 44)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
160.8900FMMetra UP-N Ogilvie (AAR 52)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
160.9200FMMetra Heritage Corridor (AAR 54)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
161.0250FMCTCSS 173.8 HzMetra Electric (AAR 61)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
161.0400FMMetra UP-N Clybourn-Kenosha (AAR 62)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
161.2200FMMetra Passenger Svc (AAR 74)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
161.3400FMMetra Rock Island (AAR 82)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
161.5200FMMetra MD-W (AAR 94)simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Railroad (AAR)
161.6100FMMetra Police 161.610simplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Public safety
453.4875FMCTCSS 77 HzMetra Police Mobile ExtsimplexChicago Metro (statewide operations)Public safety

Sites

1 location.

Organizations

Metra (Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.)

Callsigns: WQXZ480

org_metra

Authorization

What it takes to transmit on these channels.

Railroad (AAR)

FCC · Class: Part 90 PLMR

TX restricted to Metra licensees and contractors. RX-only for general public.

Sources

Where this data came from. Verify on the air before relying on it.