|160.8150||R||CSQ||Boston South Yard|| ||Boston MA||2017.12.29 ecps92
|160.8150||R||CSQ||Boston South Yard|| ||Boston MA||2017.12.29 ecps92
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|160.5900||S||77.0|| || ||Downeaster<br>North Station to Wilmington Junction||2016.12.17 ecps92
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|160.5900||S||CSQ|| || ||Downeaster<br>North Station to Wilmington Junction||2019.08.30 ecps92
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|161.1600||D||CSQ||Pan-Am District 2 Road '''Base'''||9470||Downeaster<br> Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Base side - paired w/161.5200)||2014.05.20
|161.1600||D||CSQ||Pan-Am District 2 Road '''Base'''||9470||Downeaster<br> Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Base side - paired w/161.5200)||2014.05.20
The road channel is the primary frequency, all trains monitor this channel. Defect detectors are on the Road channel as well. To call the dispatcher, crews select the Dispatcher channel for the area they are in, 'Ring up' the dispatcher using DTMF codes, and await a reply on the dispatcher channel, and they will converse there.
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.5600
S
CSQ
NB Dispatcher
030
West of Wilbraham
2019.04.28 ecps92
160.6800
S
CSQ
*NB Dispatcher
038
East of Wilbraham (*NA dispatch desk eliminated)
2014.01.25 schwab
160.8000
S
CSQ
Boston Line Road Channel
046
Defect Detectors
2019.04.28 ecps92
160.4250
S
CSQ
Framingham Sub road channel (Mass Coastal dispatch)
020
2016.05.02
161.0700
S
CSQ
Yard Operations Channel
064
Boston, Framingham, Worcester, W.Springfield
2019.04.28 ecps92
160.9800
S
CSQ
Yard Operations Channel
058
2016.05.02 AFD94
161.1300
Maint of Way
68
-
East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield MA
Keolis is contracted with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to operate and maintain the MBTA's Commuter Rail System Radio frequencies are licensed to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Some remote bases will transmit a CTCSS tone to eliminate audio feedback in dispatching facilities, however all dispatcher/road
channels operate in carrier squelch mode.
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3200
S
CSQ
Road channel
014
Boston East/Valley dispatchers (Northside)
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.5900
S
CSQ
Road channel
032
Boston West dispatcher (Northside)
2019.08.30 ecps92
160.6950
R
100.0
Cobble Hill
039
Engineering/Trouble Desk/Snow Desk
2017.01.07 ecps92
160.6950
S
CSQ
MoW
039
Ch.06 Truck-to-Truck
2017.01.07 ecps92
160.4100
S
CSQ
Road Channel
020
Worcester Line
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.8750
S
D025
Yard Channel
051
North Side (some radios CSQ)
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.9200
S
CSQ
Road Channel
054
Franklin/Needham/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel)
Pan Am Railways owns and operates the Springfield Terminal Railway Corp., Boston and Maine Railroad Corp. and the Maine Central Railroad Corp. It owns and operates trackage in CT, MA, ME, NH, NY and VT. Dispatch Office is in North Billerica, MA.
