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[https://www.amtrak.com/train-routes Track an Amtrak Train]<br>
 
[https://www.amtrak.com/train-routes Track an Amtrak Train]<br>
 
[https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html Live Amtrak Map]
 
[https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html Live Amtrak Map]
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*Some remote bases will transmit a CTCSS or DCS/DPL tone to eliminate audio feedback in dispatching facilities, however all dispatcher/road channels operate in carrier squelch mode.
 
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|161.2950||R||156.7||Police|| ||Boston MA||2021.03.12 ecps92
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|161.2950||R||156.7||Police||79||Boston MA||2022.01.30 ecps92
 
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|161.2950||R||88.5||Police|| ||Attleboro MA||2020.04.13 Friends of SNE / ecps92
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|161.2950||R||88.5||Police||79||Attleboro MA||2020.04.13 Friends of SNE / ecps92
 
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|161.2950||R||114.8||Police|| ||Springfield MA||2019.02.16 W1KNE
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|161.2950||R||114.8||Police||79||Springfield MA||2019.02.16 W1KNE
 
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|160.6350||S|| ||Station Services|| ||Boston MA||2012.05.11
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|160.6350||S|| ||Station Services||35||Boston MA||2012.05.11
 
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|160.9200||S||103.5||Ch.02 Road||54||Northeast Corridor||2017.12.29 ecps92
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|160.9200||S||103.5||Ch.02 Road||54||Northeast Corridor||2022.01.29 ecps92
 
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|160.9200||S||146.2||Ch.02 Road||54||Providence RI||2014.07.02 ecps92
 
|160.9200||S||146.2||Ch.02 Road||54||Providence RI||2014.07.02 ecps92
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|160.9200||S||CSQ||Fault Detectors||54|| ||2013.12.02 ecps92
 
|160.9200||S||CSQ||Fault Detectors||54|| ||2013.12.02 ecps92
 
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|160.5150||R||CSQ||Ch.03 Maint of Way|| ||Boston MA||2012.12.21 ecps92
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|161.0550||S||CSQ||Road||63||Dorchester Dispatcher (Keolis Fairmount Line)||2024.09.05 WB1HBU
 
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|160.5150||R||CSQ||Ch.03 Maint of Way|| ||Attleboro MA||2020.03.30 W1KNE
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|160.5150||R||CSQ||Ch.03 Maint of Way||27||Boston MA||2012.12.21 ecps92
 
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|160.4550||R||CSQ||Boston South Yard|| ||Boston MA||2014.06.08 ecps92
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|160.5150||R||CSQ||Ch.03 Maint of Way||27||Attleboro MA||2020.03.30 W1KNE
 
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|160.7400||R||CSQ||Boston South Yard|| ||Boston MA||2020.02.06 ecps92
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|160.4550||S||CSQ||Boston South Yard||23||Boston MA||2024.09.05 WB1HBU
 
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|160.8150||R||CSQ||Boston South Yard|| ||Boston MA||2017.12.29 ecps92
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|160.7400||R||CSQ||Southampton Service and Inspection (S&I)||42||Boston MA||2024.09.05 WB1HBU
 
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|160.5900||S||CSQ|| || ||Downeaster<br>North Station to Wilmington Junction||2019.08.30 ecps92
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|160.5900||S||CSQ|| ||32||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
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== '''Bay Colony Railroad Co, Braintree''' ==
 
== '''Bay Colony Railroad Co, Braintree''' ==
 
*[http://www.baycolonyrailroad.com Bay Colony Website]
 
*[http://www.baycolonyrailroad.com Bay Colony Website]
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* Bay Colony operates two rail lines in Southeastern Massachusetts, one in Millis and the other in North Dartmouth.  
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* Bay Colony operates two rail lines in Southeastern Massachusetts, one in Millis and the other in North Dartmouth.
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*Acquired by Mass Coastal 2024
 
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== '''Berkshire Scenic Railroad, North Adams''' ==
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== '''Berkshire and Eastern''' ==
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*[http://hoosacvalleytrainride.com/ Official Website]
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*A [http://www.gwrr.com/ Genesee and Wyoming] company
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*Operator of Pan Am Southern, a 50/50 joint venture between Norfolk Southern and CSX (former Pan Am)
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*Shares dispatch office with CSX New England Division in North Billerica, Mass.
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*Some base stations may transmit a 250.3 Hz CTCSS tone, but receive is carrier squelch.
 
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Operations||086||Also Pan Am Ch.02||2016.06.25 schwab and friends
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|161.2500||S||CSQ||B&E Road||076||Train stand-by, defect detectors||2025.10.04 wltrsf
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|160.9800||S||CSQ||B&E Dispatcher||058||Dispatcher Call-in||2025.10.04 wltrsf
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops||86||-||2024.11.01 schwab
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|161.4000||R||203.5||Ayer Repeater||86||Portable radios only||2016.04.01 wltrsf
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|161.3100||S|| ||Diesel Shop||80||East Deerfield||2014.02.22 schwab
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|160.2300||S|| ||Car Shop||08||East Deerfield||2014.09.22
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|161.3700||S||CSQ||Maintenance||085|| ||2024.11.01 schwab
 
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== '''Central New England Railroad''' ==
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== '''Berkshire Scenic Railroad, North Adams''' ==
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*[http://hoosacvalleytrainride.com/ Official Website]
 
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|Need Info|| || || || ||-||
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Operations||086||Also B&E Ch.02||2016.06.25 schwab and friends
 
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== '''CSX Transportation''' ==
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== '''CSX Transportation Albany Division''' ==
 
*[https://www.csx.com CSX Website]
 
*[https://www.csx.com CSX Website]
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*The road channel is the primary frequency, all trains monitor this channel. <br> 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.<br>Trains will be CSQ, Dispatch may have a PL to prevent feedback to other Consoles
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*Former Conrail lines
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*The road channel is the primary frequency, all trains monitor this channel, Defect detectors are on the Road channel as well.
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*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.
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*Most CSX remote base stations (and many portable radios) will transmit a 250.3 Hz tone, to eliminate audio feedback in dispatching facilities, however all dispatcher/road channels operate in carrier squelch mode.
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*Dispatch office in Jacksonville, FL
 
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|160.8000||S||CSQ||Boston Line Road Channel||4646||Defect Detectors|| 2021.07.22 sawyer100
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|160.8000||S||CSQ||Boston Line Road Channel||4646||Defect Detectors||2022.10.21 schwab
 
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|160.5600||S||CSQ||NC Dispatcher||3030||West of Wilbraham||2020.01.28 schwab
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|160.5600||S||CSQ||NC Dispatcher||3030||West of Wilbraham (Berkshire Subdivision)||2020.01.28 schwab
 
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|160.6800||S||CSQ||NC Dispatcher||3838||East of Wilbraham||2021.07.22 sawyer100
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|160.6800||S||CSQ||NC Dispatcher||3838||East of Wilbraham (Boston Subdivision)||2022.10.21 schwab
 
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|160.4250||S||CSQ||Framingham Sub road channel (Mass Coastal dispatch)||2020||||2016.05.02
 
|160.4250||S||CSQ||Framingham Sub road channel (Mass Coastal dispatch)||2020||||2016.05.02
 
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|161.0700||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||6464||Boston, Worcester, W.Springfield||2020.12.13 disp617
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|161.0700||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||6464||Boston, Worcester, W.Springfield||2022.10.21 schwab
 
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|160.9800||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||5858||||2020.12.13 disp617
 
|160.9800||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||5858||||2020.12.13 disp617
 
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|160.8600||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||5050||Framingham Yard||2021.02.12 AFD94
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|160.8600||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||5050||Framingham Yard||2022.10.21 schwab
 
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|161.1300||S||CSQ||Maint of Way||6868||-||
 
|161.1300||S||CSQ||Maint of Way||6868||-||
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== '''CSX Transportation New England Division''' ==
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*Former Pan Am Railway, acquired by CSX Transportation in June 2022
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*Operated by Springfield Terminal Railway
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*Dispatch office in North Billerica, Mass.
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!'''Frequency'''
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!'''Type'''
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!'''Tone'''
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!'''Function'''
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!'''AAR Chan'''
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!'''Notes'''
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|161.1600||S||CSQ||Road||070||Portland and Nashua Subs.||2025.10.06 schwab
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|161.5200||S||CSQ||EB Dispatcher||094||Portland and Nashua Subs.||2025.10.06 schwab
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|160.6200||S||CSQ||Road||070||Worcester Sub||2025.10.06 schwab
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|160.9800||S||CSQ||EA Dispatcher||094||Worcester Sub||2025.10.06 schwab
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops||8686||-||2024.10.12 schwab
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|161.4000||R||203.5||Ayer Repeater||86||Portable radios only||2016.04.01 wltrsf
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|161.3700||S||CSQ||Maintenance of Way||8484||||2021.09.10 wltrsf
 
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|152.3000||S|| || || ||-||
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|152.3000||S||103.5|| || ||-||2025.07.30 BCGrubin
 
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|152.4650||S|| || || ||-||
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|152.4650||S||114.8|| || ||Ch.4 Mechanical||
 
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|153.0500||S|| || || ||-||
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|153.0500||S||123.0|| || ||Ch.1||
 
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|173.2250||S|| || || ||-||
 
|173.2250||S|| || || ||-||
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|160.3950||S|| ||Road Channel|| ||Used in both MA and CT||
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|160.3950||S|| ||Road Channel||019||Used in both MA and CT||
 
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|161.5050||S|| ||Road Channel|| ||Used in both CT and MA||
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|161.5050||S|| ||Road Channel||093||Used in both CT and MA||
 
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*Keolis is contracted with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to operate and maintain the MBTA's Commuter Rail System
 
*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
 
*Radio frequencies are licensed to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
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*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.
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*Some remote bases will transmit a CTCSS or DCS/DPL tone (77.0 Hz is common) to eliminate audio feedback in dispatching facilities, however all dispatcher/road channels operate in carrier squelch mode.
 
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|160.3200||S||CSQ||Road channel||014||Boston East/Valley dispatchers (Northside)||2020.02.06 ecps92
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|160.3200||S||CSQ||Road channel||1414||Boston East and Valley dispatchers (Northside)||2024.10.12 schwab
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|160.5900||S||CSQ||Road channel||3232||Boston West and Fitchburg dispatchers (Northside)||2024.10.12 schwab
 
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|160.5900||S||CSQ||Road channel||032||Boston West dispatcher (Northside)||2019.08.30 ecps92
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|160.6950||R||100.0||Cobble Hill||3930||Engineering/Trouble Desk/Snow Desk||2017.01.07 ecps92
 
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|160.6950||R||100.0||Cobble Hill||039||Engineering/Trouble Desk/Snow Desk||2017.01.07 ecps92
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|160.6950||S||CSQ||MoW||3939||Ch.06 Truck-to-Truck||2023.09.07 schwab
 
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|160.6950||S||CSQ||MoW||039||Ch.06 Truck-to-Truck||2017.01.07 ecps92
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|160.4100||S||CSQ||Road Channel||2020||Worcester Line||2024.10.12 schwab
 
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|160.4100||S||CSQ||Road Channel||020||Worcester Line||2020.11.27 bfrederi
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|160.8750||S||D025||Yard Channel||5151||North Side (some radios CSQ)||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
 
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|160.8750||S||D025||Yard Channel||051||North Side (some radios CSQ)||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|160.9200||S||CSQ||Road Channel||5454||Franklin/Needham/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel)||2024.10.12 schwab
 
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|160.9200||S||CSQ||Road Channel||054||Franklin/Needham/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel)||2020.03.30 W1KNE
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|161.4600||S||CSQ||Mechanical Help Desk||9090||Multiple transmitter locations||2022.10.21 schwab
 
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|161.4600||S||CSQ||Mechanical Help Desk||090||Multiple transmitter locations||2020.02.12 ecps92
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|161.4900||S||CSQ||Road channel||9292||Fairmount Line/Dorchester Branch||2022.01.30 ecps92
 
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|161.4900||S||CSQ||Road channel||092||Fairmount Line/Dorchester Branch||2020.02.16 ecps92
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|160.4700||S||CSQ||Utility channel||2424||Misc. use system wide||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
 
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|160.4700||S||CSQ||Utility channel||024||Misc. use system wide||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|160.2150||S||CSQ||Yard channel||0707||Readville||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
 
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|160.2150||S||CSQ||Yard channel||007||Readville||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|160.8150||S||CSQ||Mechanical Dept.||4747||||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
 
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|160.8150||S||CSQ||Mechanical Dept.||047||||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|161.2650||S||D261||Communication and Signal Department||7777||Signal testing||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
 
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|161.2650||S||D261||Communication and Signal dept||077||Signal testing||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|161.2650||S||D411||Communication and Signal Department||7777||Signal testing||2016.07.21 mmrubino
 
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|161.2650||S||D411||Communication and Signal dept||077||Signal testing||2016.07.21 mmrubino
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|161.2800||S||CSQ||Communications Department||7878||Some NXDN heard - RAN:1 TG:1||2020.11.27 bfrederi
 
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|161.2800||S||CSQ||Communications Dept.||078||Some NXDN heard,RAN1 TG1||2020.11.27 bfrederi
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|161.4750||R||100.0||Facilities||91||Boston Engine Terminal||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
 
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|161.4750||R||100.0||Facilities||091||Boston Engine Terminal||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|161.4750||R||R01||Facilities||91||Boston Engine Terminal||2016.02.01 WB1HBU
 
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|161.4750||R||NXDN||Facilities||475||Boston Engine Terminal||2016.02.01 WB1HBU
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|161.4750||S||131.8||Facilities||9191||Wydett Circle Service and Inspection Facility||2016.02.04 KB1KVD
 
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|161.4750||S||131.8||Facilities||091||Wydett Circle Service and Inspection Facility||2016.02.04 KB1KVD
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|161.4150||S||CSQ||Road channel||8787||Northside Terminal||2022.10.21 schwab
 
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|161.4150||S||CSQ||Road channel||087||Northside Terminal||2020.02.16 ecps92
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|160.7250||S||CSQ||Road channel||4141||Old Colony dispatcher||2024.09.07 ecps92
 
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|160.7250||S||CSQ||Road channel||041||Old Colony dispatcher||2020.02.16 ecps92
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|161.0550||S||CSQ||Yard channel||6363||Southampton Street||2023.07.31 KB1KVD
 
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|161.4750||S||CSQ||Road Channel||91||Southcoast - Middleboro South||2025.03.23 ecps92
 
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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!'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations'''
 
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|470.6625||R||131.8||Police||Ch.01 Primary||Primary Use. Patched to other services/trunks||2021.01.01 W1KNE
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|470.6625||R||131.8||Police||Ch.01 Primary||Primary Use. Patched to other services/trunks||2025.01.03 W1KNE
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|483.5625||R||131.8||Police||Ch.02 Secondary||Ongoing PL tone issue. May not display or display incorrect PL tone(s) on consumer scanners. - 2020.10.17||2020.10.17 W1KNE
 
 
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|483.5625||R||131.8||Police||Ch.02 Secondary||Ongoing PL tone issue. May not display or display incorrect PL tone(s) on consumer scanners. - 2022.01.02||2025.01.03 W1KNE
 
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|161.3850||R||71.9||Ch.01 Road||8521||Road Repeater||2012.09.18  jeffkett
 
|161.3850||R||71.9||Ch.01 Road||8521||Road Repeater||2012.09.18  jeffkett
 
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|160.4250||S||71.9||Ch.02 Road Simplex||2121||Road Local||2020.03.30 W1KNE
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|160.4250||S||71.9||Ch.02 Road Simplex||2121||Road Local||2022.10.21 schwab
 
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|161.5500||R||71.9||Ch.03 MOW Repeater||9630||MOW||
 
|161.5500||R||71.9||Ch.03 MOW Repeater||9630||MOW||
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|160.2450||R|| ?|| ||09||Hyannis Repeater||
 
|160.2450||R|| ?|| ||09||Hyannis Repeater||
 
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|160.4250||R||71.9||Dispatch||21||Hyannis Repeater||2020.03.30 W1KNE
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|160.4250||R||71.9||Dispatch||21||Hyannis Repeater||2024.06.29 jeffkett
 
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|-align="center"
 
|160.5600||S||?||Maintenance ||30||Hyannis Repeater||2012.09.09  jeffkett
 
|160.5600||S||?||Maintenance ||30||Hyannis Repeater||2012.09.09  jeffkett
 
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|161.3850||R||71.9||"Related" to 160.4250 ||85||Train to Dispatch ||2012.09.18  jeffkett
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|161.3850||S||71.9||  ||85||Train to Dispatch ||2012.09.18  jeffkett
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|160.5750||R||CSQ||Operations||031||Base transmits 151.4 Hz||2017.08.28 schwab
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|160.5750||S||CSQ||Operations||031||Base transmits 151.4 Hz||2017.08.28 schwab
 
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|160.4250||S|| || || || ||
 
|160.4250||S|| || || || ||
 
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|160.4700||S|| ||Road Channel|| || ||
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|160.4700||R||151.4||Road Channel||024|| ||2022.02.11 schwab
 
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|161.4150||S||CSQ||Ch-1 switching and road secondary (defect detectors)||087||CT/MA/NH/VT||2020.12.23 schwab
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|161.4150||S||CSQ||Ch-1 switching and road secondary (defect detectors)||087||CT/MA/NH/VT||2024.10.12 schwab
 
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|160.7700||S||CSQ||Road primary||044||St Albans Dispatcher||2020.12.23 schwab
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|160.7700||S||CSQ||Road primary||044||St Albans Dispatcher||2024.10.12 schwab
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
 
|160.9350||S||CSQ||Yard Channel||055|| ||2017.08.28 schwab
 
|160.9350||S||CSQ||Yard Channel||055|| ||2017.08.28 schwab
Line 401: Line 455:
 
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== '''Pan Am Railways (Guilford Rail System)''' ==
 
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*[http://www.guilfordrail.com/ Official Website]
 
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*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.
 
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|161.1600||D|| ||Dispatch to Train|| ||Districts 2 and 3||2020.12.23 schwab
 
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|161.5200||D|| ||Train to Dispatch|| || ||2020.12.23 schwab
 
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|161.1600||S|| ||Talking Defect Detectors|| ||See Notes||2020.12.23 schwab
 
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|-align="center"
 
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops||86||-||2020.12.23 schwab
 
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|161.4000||R||203.5||Ayer Repeater||86||Portable radios only||2016.04.01 wltrsf
 
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|-align="center"
 
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|161.2500||S||  ||Ch.07 Maine Central Yard Channel|| ||Limited use in Mass. (usually Lawrence area)||2020.12.23 schwab
 
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|-align="center"
 
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|161.3700||S||CSQ||Maintenance of Way||84||Reported as Rarely used||
 
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|-align="center"
 
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|161.3100||S|| ||Diesel Shop||80||East Deerfield||2014.02.22 schwab
 
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|160.2300||S|| ||Car Shop||08||East Deerfield||2014.09.22
 
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|160.3500||S|| || || || ||
 
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*Talking Defect Detectors (Andover, Chelmsford, Shirley, Gardner, Wendell, Charlemont/Zoar, North Adams)
 
  
 
== '''Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA]''' ==
 
== '''Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA]''' ==
Line 472: Line 490:
 
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|160.6500||S||CSQ||F1 Dispatcher||36||Used in CT, MA and RI||2020.12.23 schwab
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|160.6500||S||CSQ||F1 Dispatcher||36||Used in CT, MA and RI||2022.10.21 schwab
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|161.1000||S||141.3||F2 Yard Channel||66||Used in CT, MA and RI||2020.12.23 schwab
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|161.1000||S||141.3||F2 Yard Channel||66||Used in CT, MA and RI||2022.10.21 schwab
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
 
|160.8900||S||CSQ||F3 Worcester Freight Office||52|| ||2017.04.03 jwb8734
 
|160.8900||S||CSQ||F3 Worcester Freight Office||52|| ||2017.04.03 jwb8734
Line 484: Line 502:
 
|-align="center"
 
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|457.9375||S||CSQ||EOT (End of Train)|||| Last Rolling Stock ||2017.04.03 jwb8734
 
|457.9375||S||CSQ||EOT (End of Train)|||| Last Rolling Stock ||2017.04.03 jwb8734
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|-align="center"
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|}
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== '''US Intermodal Inc. Devens, MA''' ==
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*[https://intermodal.org/intermodalsystem Official Website]
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!'''Frequency'''
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!'''Type'''
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!'''Tone'''
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!'''Function'''
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!'''AAR Chan'''
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!'''Notes'''
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|159.7800||S||100.0||Rail Yard Operations||N/A||Used at Devens (Hill) Rail Yard||2024.08.14 bcgrubin
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
 
|}
 
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Amtrak

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  • Some remote bases will transmit a CTCSS or DCS/DPL 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
161.2950 R 156.7 Police 79 Boston MA 2022.01.30 ecps92
161.2950 R 88.5 Police 79 Attleboro MA 2020.04.13 Friends of SNE / ecps92
161.2950 R 114.8 Police 79 Springfield MA 2019.02.16 W1KNE
160.6350 S Station Services 35 Boston MA 2012.05.11
160.9200 S 103.5 Ch.02 Road 54 Northeast Corridor 2022.01.29 ecps92
160.9200 S 146.2 Ch.02 Road 54 Providence RI 2014.07.02 ecps92
160.9200 S CSQ Fault Detectors 54 2013.12.02 ecps92
161.0550 S CSQ Road 63 Dorchester Dispatcher (Keolis Fairmount Line) 2024.09.05 WB1HBU
160.5150 R CSQ Ch.03 Maint of Way 27 Boston MA 2012.12.21 ecps92
160.5150 R CSQ Ch.03 Maint of Way 27 Attleboro MA 2020.03.30 W1KNE
160.4550 S CSQ Boston South Yard 23 Boston MA 2024.09.05 WB1HBU
160.7400 R CSQ Southampton Service and Inspection (S&I) 42 Boston MA 2024.09.05 WB1HBU
160.5900 S CSQ 32 Downeaster
North Station to Wilmington Junction		 2019.08.30 ecps92
161.1600 D CSQ Pan-Am District 2 Road Base 9470 Downeaster
Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Base side - paired w/161.5200)		 2014.05.20
161.5200 D CSQ Pan-Am District 2 Road Trains 7094 Downeaster
Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Train side - paired w/161.1600)		 2013.03.21

Bay Colony Railroad Co, Braintree

  • Bay Colony Website
  • Bay Colony operates two rail lines in Southeastern Massachusetts, one in Millis and the other in North Dartmouth.
  • Acquired by Mass Coastal 2024
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3050 R Bourne
160.4850 S
160.8000 S
161.2650 S Yard Ops 77 -
161.3550 S

Berkshire and Eastern

  • A Genesee and Wyoming company
  • Operator of Pan Am Southern, a 50/50 joint venture between Norfolk Southern and CSX (former Pan Am)
  • Shares dispatch office with CSX New England Division in North Billerica, Mass.
  • Some base stations may transmit a 250.3 Hz CTCSS tone, but receive is carrier squelch.
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.2500 S CSQ B&E Road 076 Train stand-by, defect detectors 2025.10.04 wltrsf
160.9800 S CSQ B&E Dispatcher 058 Dispatcher Call-in 2025.10.04 wltrsf
161.4000 S CSQ Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops 86 - 2024.11.01 schwab
161.4000 R 203.5 Ayer Repeater 86 Portable radios only 2016.04.01 wltrsf
161.3100 S Diesel Shop 80 East Deerfield 2014.02.22 schwab
160.2300 S Car Shop 08 East Deerfield 2014.09.22
161.3700 S CSQ Maintenance 085 2024.11.01 schwab

Berkshire Scenic Railroad, North Adams

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.4000 S CSQ Operations 086 Also B&E Ch.02 2016.06.25 schwab and friends


CSX Transportation Albany Division

  • CSX Website
  • Former Conrail lines
  • 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.
  • Most CSX remote base stations (and many portable radios) will transmit a 250.3 Hz tone, to eliminate audio feedback in dispatching facilities, however all dispatcher/road channels operate in carrier squelch mode.
  • Dispatch office in Jacksonville, FL
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.8000 S CSQ Boston Line Road Channel 4646 Defect Detectors 2022.10.21 schwab
160.5600 S CSQ NC Dispatcher 3030 West of Wilbraham (Berkshire Subdivision) 2020.01.28 schwab
160.6800 S CSQ NC Dispatcher 3838 East of Wilbraham (Boston Subdivision) 2022.10.21 schwab
160.4250 S CSQ Framingham Sub road channel (Mass Coastal dispatch) 2020 2016.05.02
161.0700 S CSQ Yard Operations Channel 6464 Boston, Worcester, W.Springfield 2022.10.21 schwab
160.9800 S CSQ Yard Operations Channel 5858 2020.12.13 disp617
160.8600 S CSQ Yard Operations Channel 5050 Framingham Yard 2022.10.21 schwab
161.1300 S CSQ Maint of Way 6868 -

CSX Transportation New England Division

  • Former Pan Am Railway, acquired by CSX Transportation in June 2022
  • Operated by Springfield Terminal Railway
  • Dispatch office in North Billerica, Mass.
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.1600 S CSQ Road 070 Portland and Nashua Subs. 2025.10.06 schwab
161.5200 S CSQ EB Dispatcher 094 Portland and Nashua Subs. 2025.10.06 schwab
160.6200 S CSQ Road 070 Worcester Sub 2025.10.06 schwab
160.9800 S CSQ EA Dispatcher 094 Worcester Sub 2025.10.06 schwab
161.4000 S CSQ Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops 8686 - 2024.10.12 schwab
161.4000 R 203.5 Ayer Repeater 86 Portable radios only 2016.04.01 wltrsf
161.3700 S CSQ Maintenance of Way 8484 2021.09.10 wltrsf

East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
152.3000 S 103.5 - 2025.07.30 BCGrubin
152.4650 S 114.8 Ch.4 Mechanical
153.0500 S 123.0 Ch.1
173.2250 S -

Edaville Railroad, Carver

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
153.0125 R 71.9 Operations N/A Edvaville RR Ops 2017.10.22 jeffkett

Fore River Transportation Corp, Quincy

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.3400 S 162.2 Operations 2016.03.21 N1BHH
161.0100 S Hearing activity, unknown tone 2013.02.20 N1BHH

Grafton and Upton Railroad, N. Grafton

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.2450 S CSQ Operations 2020.11.27 bfrederi
160.1475 S New

Housatonic Railroad, Canaan, CT

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3950 S Road Channel 019 Used in both MA and CT
161.5050 S Road Channel 093 Used in both CT and MA

Keolis Commuter Services

  • Keolis Website
  • 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 or DCS/DPL tone (77.0 Hz is common) 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 1414 Boston East and Valley dispatchers (Northside) 2024.10.12 schwab
160.5900 S CSQ Road channel 3232 Boston West and Fitchburg dispatchers (Northside) 2024.10.12 schwab
160.6950 R 100.0 Cobble Hill 3930 Engineering/Trouble Desk/Snow Desk 2017.01.07 ecps92
160.6950 S CSQ MoW 3939 Ch.06 Truck-to-Truck 2023.09.07 schwab
160.4100 S CSQ Road Channel 2020 Worcester Line 2024.10.12 schwab
160.8750 S D025 Yard Channel 5151 North Side (some radios CSQ) 2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.9200 S CSQ Road Channel 5454 Franklin/Needham/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel) 2024.10.12 schwab
161.4600 S CSQ Mechanical Help Desk 9090 Multiple transmitter locations 2022.10.21 schwab
161.4900 S CSQ Road channel 9292 Fairmount Line/Dorchester Branch 2022.01.30 ecps92
160.4700 S CSQ Utility channel 2424 Misc. use system wide 2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.2150 S CSQ Yard channel 0707 Readville 2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.8150 S CSQ Mechanical Dept. 4747 2015.12.19 RadioManRick
161.2650 S D261 Communication and Signal Department 7777 Signal testing 2015.12.19 RadioManRick
161.2650 S D411 Communication and Signal Department 7777 Signal testing 2016.07.21 mmrubino
161.2800 S CSQ Communications Department 7878 Some NXDN heard - RAN:1 TG:1 2020.11.27 bfrederi
161.4750 R 100.0 Facilities 91 Boston Engine Terminal 2015.12.19 RadioManRick
161.4750 R R01 Facilities 91 Boston Engine Terminal 2016.02.01 WB1HBU
161.4750 S 131.8 Facilities 9191 Wydett Circle Service and Inspection Facility 2016.02.04 KB1KVD
161.4150 S CSQ Road channel 8787 Northside Terminal 2022.10.21 schwab
160.7250 S CSQ Road channel 4141 Old Colony dispatcher 2024.09.07 ecps92
161.0550 S CSQ Yard channel 6363 Southampton Street 2023.07.31 KB1KVD
161.4750 S CSQ Road Channel 91 Southcoast - Middleboro South 2025.03.23 ecps92

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

MBTA Police

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmations
470.6625 R 131.8 Police Ch.01 Primary Primary Use. Patched to other services/trunks 2025.01.03 W1KNE
483.5625 R 131.8 Police Ch.02 Secondary Ongoing PL tone issue. May not display or display incorrect PL tone(s) on consumer scanners. - 2022.01.02 2025.01.03 W1KNE

Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, Wareham

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.3850 R 71.9 Ch.01 Road 8521 Road Repeater 2012.09.18 jeffkett
160.4250 S 71.9 Ch.02 Road Simplex 2121 Road Local 2022.10.21 schwab
161.5500 R 71.9 Ch.03 MOW Repeater 9630 MOW
161.5500 S 71.9 Ch.04 MOW Simplex 9696 MOW Local
160.2450 S 71.9 Ch.05 Cape Cod Central 0909 Cape Cod Central Operations 2015.09.10 jeffkett
160.8000 S Ch.06 CSX Road 4646 CSX Road
160.8600 S Ch.07 CSX Yard 5050 CSX Yard
160.6800 S Ch.08 CSX Disp 3838 CSX Dispatcher
160.3050 S Ch.09 Bay Colony 1313 Bay Colony
160.2450 R ? 09 Hyannis Repeater
160.4250 R 71.9 Dispatch 21 Hyannis Repeater 2024.06.29 jeffkett
160.5600 S ? Maintenance 30 Hyannis Repeater 2012.09.09 jeffkett
161.3850 S 71.9 85 Train to Dispatch 2012.09.18 jeffkett

Mass Central Railroad, Palmer

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.5750 S CSQ Operations 031 Base transmits 151.4 Hz 2017.08.28 schwab
160.4250 S
160.4700 R 151.4 Road Channel 024 2022.02.11 schwab

New England Central Railroad/Connecticut Southern Railroad

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.4150 S CSQ Ch-1 switching and road secondary (defect detectors) 087 CT/MA/NH/VT 2024.10.12 schwab
160.7700 S CSQ Road primary 044 St Albans Dispatcher 2024.10.12 schwab
160.9350 S CSQ Yard Channel 055 2017.08.28 schwab
161.2050 S CSQ Former dispatcher channel CT/MA 2016.10.21 ecps92
161.1750 S Yard Channel CT Southern


Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA]

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.0850 S CSQ Ch.01 65 - 2014.09.12 schwab
160.3350 S CSQ Ch.02 15 - 2014.09.12 schwab

Providence and Worcester Railroad, Worcester, MA

Now owned by Genesee and Wyoming as of Jan 3, 2017.

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.6500 S CSQ F1 Dispatcher 36 Used in CT, MA and RI 2022.10.21 schwab
161.1000 S 141.3 F2 Yard Channel 66 Used in CT, MA and RI 2022.10.21 schwab
160.8900 S CSQ F3 Worcester Freight Office 52 2017.04.03 jwb8734
161.3250 S CSQ F5 Spare Yard Channel 81 2015.06.08
452.9375 S CSQ HOT (Head of Train) Locomotive 2017.04.03 jwb8734
457.9375 S CSQ EOT (End of Train) Last Rolling Stock 2017.04.03 jwb8734


US Intermodal Inc. Devens, MA

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
159.7800 S 100.0 Rail Yard Operations N/A Used at Devens (Hill) Rail Yard 2024.08.14 bcgrubin
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