Butler, WI Regional Railroads and Noaa Weather Alert

-------------RAILROADS MONITORED---------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎UNION PACIFIC "UP" - { 04 Subdivisions / PTC / CtC / Track Warrant } Dispatcher's Office Omaha, NE > Dispatcher 43 > 01 Subdivision > {Adams Subdivision : AAR-52 , Note ! Mile Post 00 starts at St.Paul and ends at Butler Jct. South Wye Mile Post 313.8} > Brenntag spur (MP 311.6) - Marcy (MP 308) *Detector MP 298.4* Rock (MP 286) *Detector MP 268.8* Clyman Jct./Radio (MP 276) • {Clyman Sub} > (MP 140-MP 117) • - Dalton/Radio (MP 240) *Detector MP 236 2* Oxford (MP 221) *Detector MP 212.1* Adams/Radio (MP 201) Dispatcher Northeast > 03 Subdivision's > {Milwaukee Subdivision : AAR-25 ,62,80}*Main 1 & 2 MP 0.0 - MP 30 & MP 76 - MP 96* > Proviso Yard/Radio (CPNO 00) - Deval (MP 12) >X CN Waukesha Sub - Shermer Jct./Radio + X (MP 17) > CPKC C&M Sub *Detector MP 22.5* KO Jct. (CPN0 29) > Kenosha Sub - Park city (MP 35) - Gurnee/Radio (MP 38)*Detector MP 44.2*Waxdale (MP 61) *Detector MP 63.2* Airport (CPNO 76) > Mains 1&2 < (CPNO 79) - St.Francis Jct. South Wye (CPN0 80) > Kenosha Sub *Detector MP 80.4* St.Francis Jct. North wye (CPNO 80) • {National Spur} > (MP80 - MP 83) • - St.Francis Jct. West Wye (CPNO 80) > Mains 1&2 - Mitchell Yard (MP 84) - Belton Jct. North Wye (Mp 88) • {Waukesha Spur} > (MP 09-MP 14) • *Dragging equipment detector MP 92.4* - *Division Headquarters* > Butler Yard/Radio [Burleighs MP 93, Shorties MP 94 and Hamptons MP 95.4 are main line yard lead cross overs. - Wallboard spur (MP 95) - { Tavern League Railcam MP 95.3 } Highstand north yard 30 trk lead MP 95.9] - Butler Jct. South Wye (CPN0 96) > Mains 1&2 - {Kenosha Subdivision : AAR-62} *Metra operates between MP 00 & MP 51* > Chicago/Radio { Steel-Highway Railcam MP 00 } - Lake Bluff Jct. (CPN0 30) > Milwaukee Sub - Waukegan/Radio (MP 35) *Detector MP 46.1• Kenosha (MP 51) - (CPNO 67/Radio) - Oakcreek (MP 69.6) WE Powerplant - Cudahy (MP 78) - St. Francis Jct. South Wye (CPN0 80) > Milwaukee Sub , {Shoreline Subdivision : AAR-25} Butler Jct. East Wye (CPN0 97) > *Detector MP 100.2* Wiscona Jct. (CPN0 102) • {Granville Spur} > (MP 92-MP 99) • *Detector MP 114.7* - *Detector MP 128.6* Belgium (MP 131) - Edgewater Jct. (MP 146) WE Powerplant - Kohler Jct./Radio (MP 149) > WSOR - Switch jobs are YBU01, 65 etc. Note ! Locals are LBU51, 53 etc. Road trains are phonetically listed , some include a number CWSAT, MALG3, MCHAL etc.---------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN "WSOR/WAMX" - { 03 Subdivisions / Track warrant } Dispatcher's Office Wichita KS > AAR-31 {*Whitewater/Janesville radio covers Waukesha, Madison, Janesville Regions*} {Milwaukee Subdivision} > Grand Avenue Jct. (MP 87) > CPKC Watertown Sub - Glendale Yard > North Milwaukee (MP 92) Note ! Switch jobs are Y201, Y202 etc , locals are L241, L247 etc. - Junction Switch (MP 93) • {Plymouth Sububdivision} > (Cedarburg MP 106 - Saukville MP 113 - Plymouth/Radio MP 139 - Keil MP 151- Jct. CN) • - Granville Jct. (MP 101) *Milwaukee area yard office* > UP Granville Sub - DBR Jct./Radio (MP 103) • {Westbend Subdivision} > (Rockfield MP 105 - Jackson MP 110 - Rusco MP 114) • - Rugby (MP 113) - Ackerville (MP 117) > CN Interchange - Slinger Jct./Radio (MP 117.65) > CN Waukesha Sub { Steel-Highway Railcam MP 117.65 } Iron Ridge Jct./Radio (MP 132) • {Mayville Spur} > (MP 132 - Mayville MP 140) • - Horicon Yard/Radio (MP 140) Note ! Locals are L501, L599 etc. Road trains are T1, T3 etc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎CANADIAN NATIONAL "CN" - { 03 Subdivisions / PTC / CtC / Track Authority / Track and Time } RTC's Office = "Rail Traffic Controller" Homewood IL > • Desk 15 & 12 = covers AAR-15,45 Neenah/Greenbay Radio • {Neenah Subdivision : MP 160 - MP 249 & Fox River Subdivision : MP 208 { Tavern League Railcam MP 242.9 } MP 243 - Note ; Heard only during proper atmospheric conditions • Desk 11,12 & 15 = {Waukesha Subdivision : AAR-54,72,79,91} *Metra operates between MP 15 & MP 55* > North *Fondulac Division Headquarters/Radio* (MP 158) { Tavern League Railmam MP 156.1 } *Detector MP 144.6* - Lomira/Radio MP 142.8 - *Detector MP 131.2* Spur 126 (MP 126) *Detector MP 123.14* { Steel-Highway Railcam MP 122.5 } Slinger Jct. (MP 122.5) > WSOR Milwaukee Sub - Ackerville/Radio (MP 120) > WSOR Interchange - Rugby (MP 118) *Detector MP 108.8* Quad (MP 107) - Duplainville X (MP 102) > CPKC Watertown Sub - { Tavern League Railcam MP 97.8 } - Grand Avenue Jct./Radio (MP 97) > WSOR Waukesha Sub *Detector MP 94.0* - *Detector MP 86.15* Midway (MP 75) *Detector/Radio MP 78.7* { Steel Highway Railcam MP 72.3 } - Nestle (MP 70) *Detector MP 64.5* Coach yard/Radio MP 56.2 - Antioch (MP 55) *Detector MP 54.3* - *DRL Detector MP 49.4* Grayslake Jct.+X (MP 44) > CPKC Foxlake Sub *Detector MP 39.8* Trafton Jct./Radio +X (MP 38) > Leithton Sub (MP 60-MP 00) *Detector MP 28.6* Deval X X (MP23) > UP Milwaukee & Harvard Sub's - Schiller park/Radio (MP 17.4)Tower B-12 Jct.+ X (MP 15) > CPKC Elgin Sub *DRL Detector MP 13.9* - *Detector MP 11.1* Madison Street Jct. (MP10) > CSXT. Note ! Locals are L504, L510 etc , road trains are phonetic with numbers M349, Q118 etc. Also all trains are required to announce location along with upcoming restrictions at mile posts ending in 5.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY / AMTRAK "CPKC-AMTK" - { 02 Subdivisions / PTC / CtC / Track and Time } Dispatcher's Office Minneapolis MN > C&M / Elgin Dispatcher = {C&M Subdivision : AAR-44} *Metra operates between MP 00 & MP 32* > Chicago (MP 00) * - Pacific Jct./Radio (MP 5.4 > Elgin Sub MP 5.7 - MP 40) - Shermer Jct. + X (MP 9.0) > UP Milwaukee Sub *Detector MP 22.5* Rondout/Radio (MP 32) *Detector MP 36.8* Truesdell (MP 52) *Somers Detector/radio MP 57.5* { Tavern League Railcam MP 61.59 } Caledonia (MP 69) *Detector MP 72.7* Lake/Radio (MP 77) - *Muskego Yard/Radio* (MP 85) - Cutoff (MP 86) Wisconsin Dispatcher = {Watertown Subdivision : AAR-84,94} > Grand Avenue Jct. (MP 87) > WSOR Milwaukee Sub - { Steel Highway Railcam MP 90.6 } - Duplainville/Radio (MP 102) > X CN Waukesha Sub *Detector MP 108.2* Nashota (MP113) { Tavern League Railcam MP 117.95 } *Detector MP 118.0* - Cooney (MP121) *Ixonia radio MP 123.6* Watertown Jct./Radio + X (MP 131) X > UP Clyman Sub • Jct. > WSOR Watertown Sub - *Detector MP 139.3* Tamarack (MP 143) { Steel Highway Railcam MP 156.1 } Dodge West/Radio (MP 157) - *Detector MP 159.9*-*Detector MP 172.3* Portage/Radio (MP 178). Note ! Trains are variously numbered 141, 249 etc also all trains are required to respond on radio with defect detector readings along with upcoming restrictions.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎AMTRAK ; Passenger trains operate over and are governed by CPKC radio and rules as above ; Empire Builder • (Chicago <-> Seattle) : 7,8 / Borealis • (Chicago <-> Minneapolis) : 1333,1340 / Hiawatha Commuters • (Chicago <-> Milwaukee) ; Northbound : 329,331,335,337,339,341,343 / Southbound : 330,332,334,336,338,342.-----------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎AAR CHANNELS~CH / FREQ = (ROAD) ; 15/160.335=(CN), 25/160.485=(UP), 31/160.575=(WSOR), 43/160.755=(CN), 44/160.770=(CP/AT), 45/160.785=(CN), 52/160.890(UP), 54/160.920=(CN), 62/161.040=(UP), 72/161.190=(CN), 79/161.295=(CN), 80/161.310=(UP), 84/161.370=(CP/AT), 91/161.475=(CN), 94/161.520=(CP/AT).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOAA WEATHER ALERT--‐------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎NWS - MILWAUKEE ; Weather emergency alert system•(EAS) repeater operates courtesy of the National Weather Service Milwaukee a division of NOAA, which broadcasts as KEC60 on 162.400 Mhz. "NWS" covers 11 counties within Southeastern Wisconsin region 24/7 - 365, the alert is retransmitted thru an on-site vhf 5 watt repeater. The emergency alert is set as priority but remains in stand by mode until Activated by "NWS" for the issuance of weather watches or warnings. There is also a weekly test conducted by "NWS" on Wednesdays around noon (CDT).--------------------‐-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FCC•NWS - Retransmit Regulations : 47 CFR -73.1207------‐‐-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RADIO FEED------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎RECEPTION ; Depending on terrain, atmospheric conditions and transmitter strength, feed generaly receives various dispatcher / RTC towers, base stations, wayside and mobile units within 0 To 50 miles of Butler, WI, USA.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎RADIO SYSTEM ; Astron RS20A power supply, one Motorola CDM 1550 narrowband vhf receiver monitoring 15 Southeast Wisconsin regional AAR road channels in tandem with a Kenwood TKR 7150 NOAA (EAS) vhf repeater as priority over AAR channels.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‐---------------▪︎ANTENNA SYSTEM ; Receiver > 70 feet of RG 8U feedline with N connectors > Rohn 25G 50 foot tower > omni directional antenna @ 60 feet to tip.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎SOFTWARE ; Feed operates 24/7 - 365 thru a dedicated Hewlett Packard broadband server with A ScannerCast program feeding to Broadcastify. Radio feed is Located in Butler , Wisconsin USA - (Central Daylight Time Zone)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎FEED ARCHIVES ; All radio traffic is recorded in condensed 30 minute segments 24/7 - 365 thru Broadcastify's data base and are retrevable thru Feed Archives for one year from current month/day.To hear desired radio traffic first select Feed Archives then select date and time (CDT). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▪︎Feed comments, photos and videos welcome on any railroad or weather related topics at these group sites below : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.groups.io/g /butlerwirr--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Facebook Group---------------------------Butler , WI Regional Railroad Radio-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Established : 04/22/2023-------------------------Last Updated : 06/01/2026-------------