MTA NYC TRANSIT TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEM

Trunktracker Fleet Layout - Type II
FREQUENCIES
856-860.3875,  856-860.4125,  854.8625, 854.9125, 855.1125
855.1625, 855.3625, 855.4125, 855.6125, 855.6625, 855.8625, 855.9125

Except for the I-Call communications, NYCTA Trunked System seems to be broken
down into a series of "100 talkgroup" sections that are each spaced apart by 16:
(clarifications, corrections and additions are always welcome)

GROUP 1 - talkgroups 00-1584 (old patch talkgroups)
GROUP  USER
   48  KINGSBRIDGE DEPOT
   80  FRESH POND/EAST NY DEPOTS
  112  ULMER PARK/FLATBUSH/GLEASON DEPOTS
  144  SPECIAL EVENTS
  176  WALNUT DEPOT
  336  STENGEL/QUEENS VILLAGE/JAMAICA DEPOTS
  368  126TH STREET DEPOT
  400  HUDSON PIER/100TH STREET DEPOT
  432  LENOX AVENUE SHUTTLE DURING IRT SUBWAY RECONSTRUCTION
  464  MABSTOA SNOW PATCH
  496  GUN HILL DEPOT
  528  NYCTA SNOW PATCH
  560  CASTLETON/YUKON DEPOTS
  624  AMSTERDAM/MANHATTANVILLE/MOTHER CLARA HALE DEPOTS
  720  DYCKMAN/207TH STREET POSTS

GROUP 2 - talkgroups 1600-3184 (Manhattan Depot Announcements)
GROUP  USER
 1616  HUDSON PIER DEPOT
 1776  MICHAEL J. QUILL DEPOT
 1936  MANHATTANVILLE DEPOT
 2096  MICHAEL J. QUILL DEPOT
 2256  126TH STREET DEPOT
 2432  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 2448  AMSTERDAM DEPOT
 2512  MANHATTANVILLE DEPOT
 2544  MICHAEL J. QUILL DEPOT
 2560  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 2576  HUDSON PIER DEPOT

GROUP 3 - talkgroups 3200-4784 (Bronx Depot Announcements)
GROUP  USER
 3216  GUN HILL DEPOT
 3376  KINGSBRIDGE DEPOT
 3696  MOTHER CLARA HALE DEPOT
 3856  GUN HILL DEPOT
 3872  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 3888  KINGSBRIDGE DEPOT
 3920  MOTHER CLARA HALE DEPOT
 3984  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 4064  MOTHER CLARA HALE DEPOT
 4144  KINGSBRIDGE DEPOT

GROUP 4 - talkgroups 4800-6384 (Brooklyn Depot Announcements)
GROUP  USER
 4816  FRESH POND DEPOT
 4976  ULMER PARK DEPOT
 5136  EAST NEW YORK DEPOT
 5296  FRESH POND DEPOT
 5456  ULMER PARK DEPOT
 5648  JACKIE GLEASON DEPOT
 5680  FLATBUSH DEPOT
 5744  ULMER PARK DEPOT
 5760  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 5824  FRESH POND DEPOT
 5936  JACKIE GLEASON DEPOT
 6304  FLATBUSH DEPOT

GROUP 5 - talkgroups 6400-7984 (Queens Depot Announcements)
GROUP  USER
 6416  CASEY STENGEL DEPOT
 6896  CASEY STENGEL DEPOT
 6928  JAMAICA DEPOT
 6960  QUEENS VILLAGE DEPOT
 7152  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP 6 - talkgroups 8000-9584 (S.I. Depot Announcements)
GROUP  USER
 8496  YUKON DEPOT
 8656  CASTLETON DEPOT
 8720  CASTLETON DEPOT
 8800  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 8880  BOROWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP 7 - talkgroups 9600-11184 (Citywide Announcements)
GROUP  USER
 9600  CITYWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 9616  CITYWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 9632  CITYWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 9776  CITYWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 9840  A13 - SLDTA (SURFACE LINE DISPATCH TA)
 9872  A14 - SLDOA (SURFACE LINE DISPATCH OA)

GROUP 8 - talkgroups 11200-12784 (new patch talkgroups)
BORO GROUPS CONFIRMED BY SUPVERVISOR H.T. 1/2000
GROUP  USER
11216  A01 - BUS COMMAND CENTER
11248  A02 - MANHATTAN DIVISION CHANNEL #1
11280  A04 - BRONX DIVISION CHANNEL #1
11312  A07 - STATEN ISLAND DIVISION CHANNEL #1
11344  A09 - BROOKLYN DIVISION CHANNEL #1
11376  A11 - QUEENS DIVISION CHANNEL #1
11408  A16 - EMERGENCY COMMS VAN
11472  A10 - BROOKLYN DIVISION CHANNEL #2
11504  A12 - QUEENS DIVISION CHANNEL #2
11536  A15 - CALL BUS
11568  A05 - BRONX DIVISION CHANNEL #2
11600  A08 - STATEN ISLAND DIVISION CHANNEL #2
11632  A03 - MANHATTAN DIVISION CHANNEL #2
11696  A06 - BRONX DIVISION CHANNEL #3
11728        STATEN ISLAND DIVISION CHANNEL #3

DEPOTS AND THEIR BUS LINES
DEPOT            LINES
GUN HILL           BX4, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 22, 25/26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 39, 40/42
KINGSBRIDGE        BX1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 32, 35, 36, 41, 55
MOTHER CLARA HALE  BX19, 21, 33; M1, M7
AMSTERDAM          BX6, 15; M100, M104
MANHATTANVILLE     M2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 60, 101, 103
MICHAEL J. QUILL   M10, 20, 23, 27/50, 30, 42, 72, 79, 86, 96/106, 98, 102, X90, X92
HUDSON PIER        M6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16/34, 21, 22; Q32, GRAND ST./SUBWAY SHUTTLE
126TH STREET       M15, 31, 35, 57, 66, 116
EAST NEW YORK      B7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 25, 40, 42, 45, 60, 82, 83; Q24, Q56
FRESH POND         B13, 18, 20, 24, 26, 38, 39, 48, 52, 54, 57; Q54, Q55, Q58, Q59
JACKIE GLEASON     B9, 11, 16, 23, 35, 37, 43, 51, 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 75, 77
FLATBUSH           B2, 31, 41, 44, 46, 49, 78
ULMER PARK         B1, 3, 4, 6, 36, 64, 74, X25, X27, X28, X29, X37, X38
CASEY STENGEL      Q12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20A, 20B, 26, 27, 28, 32, 44, 44L, 48, 74, 76, X51
QUEENS VILLAGE     Q1, 2, 30, 31, 36, 43, 46, 75, 79, 83, 88, X32, X68
JAMAICA            Q3, 4, 5, 17, 42, 77, 84, 85, X63, X64
CASTLETON          S40/90, 42, 46/96, 48/98, 51/81, 52, 53/93, 54, 57, 60, 62/92, 66, 67, 76
                   X10, X11, X12, X13, X14, X16, X18, X20, X30, X42
YUKON              S44/94, 55, 56, 59, 61/91, 74, 78, 79
                   X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X15, X17, X19, X21, X22, X31
 

OTHER RECEIVED TALKGROUPS
GROUP  USER
24688  NYPD SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT - BUS UNIT
28944  PROPERTY PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (TA FACILITIES) CHANNEL #1
28976  PROPERTY PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (TA FACILITIES) CHANNEL #2
29296  EM-HH2 (UNKNOWN USE) (Car Equipment Division heard here 01/2001)
31920  SUBWAY SHOPS/ROAD REPAIR TRUCKS/SPECIAL EVENT COMMAND POST (GARTH BROOKS CONCERT)
31952  SUBWAY SHOPS/ROAD REPAIR TRUCKS
 

CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN BUSES AND THE SUPERVISOR/CONSOLE ARE CONDUCTED
ON AN ON THE FLY (DYNAMIC) TALKGROUP WHICH CAN BE EITHER ODD OR EVEN
TALKGROUP NUMBERS.  THIS WOULD TEND TO MAKE LISTENERS THINK THAT THEY
MIGHT BE RECEIVING A TYPE I TALK GROUP.  THIS IS IN FACT A PRIVATE
CALL (I-CALL).  THERE IS NO APPARENT CONSISTENT USE TO WHICH
BUSES/ROUTES/DEPOTS USE WHICH TALKGROUPS.

IF YOU USE THE I-CALL FEATURE ON A UNIDEN BC780XLT, THEY FOLLOW THIS CONVENTION:
#7000XX - CONSOLES
#71XXXX - BUSES (WHERE THE XXXX IS THE ACTUAL BUS NUMBER)
#72XXXX - ?
#731XXX - SOUNDS LIKE REPAIR TRUCKS
#741XXX - ROAD SUPERVISORS (EACH HT HAS IT'S OWN XXX NUMBER)

UPDATED 7/18/2002