Canadian Railroads > Radio monitoring

I am taking VIA 1 in a few weeks to Vancouver and need some guidance about how to find frequencies to monitor along the way West. Any help would be appreciated. I found the Tech thread a bit confusing. I have a scanner.., Bearcat 125.

thanks for any guidance.

The attached image shows the frequencies I have programmed into my scanner.  I'm in the B.C. lower mainland so some--BC Rail, SRY, BNSF--will not be applicable everywhere but the CN and CP frequencies pretty much repeat right across the country.  I pick up most CN and CP stuff whether I'm in B.C., Alberta or Saskatchewan.  There may be some localized frquencies I'm missing but I don't think there's too much.  The Canadian Trackside Guide lists active frequencies for all the CN and CP subs...

Keith Robertson
Langley, BC

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Thank you very much... Tried to get the Trackside Guide but it seems to be sold out.... Know any where to get one?

My wife and I rode #2 Vancouver to Toronto in June 2015.  Looking through the frequencies I had programmed in my scanner, I believe that 160.725 was used for Via on-board communications, i.e. among the train crew.

We had a great trip---hope you do too!

Thanks so much for the assistance..

Google is your friend.  There is still a limited supply of the 2014 trackside guide available.  It's unlikely that there have been major changes in the last two years.

http://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/index.php/sales-desk/canadian-trackside-guide

Thanks for the suggestion... so far i cant locate one. If anyone has recently taken VIA 1 i would appreciate some freguencies to listen in on when i take it in early October.