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Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (South Shore Line)

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

Railroad (AAR)

Channels

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

Freq (MHz)Input (MHz)ModeTone / CCNameUsageCallsignLocationServiceNotes
161.0250FMCTCSS 173.8 HzCSS Road West (AAR 61)simplexChicago–Kensington (shared Metra Electric trackage)Railroad (AAR)
161.1000FMCSS MOW (AAR 66)simplexKensington–South Bend (CSS-owned trackage)Railroad (AAR)
161.3550FMCTCSS 173.8 HzCSS Road East (AAR 83)repeaterKensington–South Bend (CSS-owned trackage)Railroad (AAR)

Sites

2 locations.

Chicago–Kensington (shared Metra Electric trackage)

41.8781, -87.6298

loc_css_chicago_kensington

Kensington–South Bend (CSS-owned trackage)

41.7000, -87.5700

loc_css_kensington_southbend

Organizations

Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (South Shore Line)

org_css

Authorization

What it takes to transmit on these channels.

Railroad (AAR)

FCC · Class: Part 90 PLMR

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

Sources

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