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== '''Amtrak''' ==
 
  
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160.9200 Acela Express/Amtrak NE Corridor Road Channel (Dispatch PL of 103.5)
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{{TOC}}
  
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160.3200 Downeaster (N. Station to Lowell Jct.)
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== '''Amtrak''' ==
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[https://www.amtrak.com/ Amtrak Website]
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161.1600/161.5200 (Downeaster Lowell Jct. to Portland, ME.) (Shared with Pan Am Rail Systems Dispatch and Train Channels)
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[https://www.amtrak.com/train-routes Track an Amtrak Train]<br>
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[https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html Live Amtrak Map]
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161.2950R Police Department, CTCSS Tone varies per Repeater Site[s]
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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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{{Prettytable}}
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== '''Berkshire Scenic Railroad, Lenox, MA''' ==
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|-align="center"
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!'''Frequency'''
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161.400    Operations
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!'''Type'''
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!'''Tone'''
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161.505    Shared with Housatonic Rail
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!'''Function'''
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!'''AAR Chan'''
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160.395    Shared with Housatonic Rail
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!'''Notes'''
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|-align="center"
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== '''CSX Transportation''' ==
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|161.2950||R||156.7||Police||79||Boston MA||2022.01.30 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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160.800 Boston Line Road Channel (Shared with MBCR's Worcester Line Channel)
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|161.2950||R||88.5||Police||79||Attleboro MA||2020.04.13 Friends of SNE / ecps92
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|-align="center"
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161.070 Yard Operations Channel (Boston, Framingham, Worcester, W. Springfield)
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|161.2950||R||114.8||Police||79||Springfield MA||2019.02.16 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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160.560 RR Police
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|160.6350||S|| ||Station Services||35||Boston MA||2012.05.11
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|-align="center"
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160.680 RR Police
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|160.9200||S||103.5||Ch.02 Road||54||Northeast Corridor||2022.01.29 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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161.130 Maintenance of Way Channel
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|160.9200||S||146.2||Ch.02 Road||54||Providence RI||2014.07.02 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|160.9200||S||CSQ||Fault Detectors||54|| ||2013.12.02 ecps92
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== '''PanAm Railways (Guilford Rail System)''' ==
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|-align="center"
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''Pan Am Railways owns and operates the Springfield Terminal Railway Corp., Boston & Maine Railroad Corp. and the Maine Central Railroad Corp. It owns and operates trackage in CT, MA, ME, NH, NY & VT. Dispatch Office is in North Billerica, MA.''
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|161.0550||S||CSQ||Road||63||Dorchester Dispatcher (Keolis Fairmount Line)||2024.09.05 WB1HBU
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|-align="center"
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|160.5150||R||CSQ||Ch.03 Maint of Way||27||Boston MA||2012.12.21 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|160.5150||R||CSQ||Ch.03 Maint of Way||27||Attleboro MA||2020.03.30 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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|160.4550||S||CSQ||Boston South Yard||23||Boston MA||2024.09.05 WB1HBU
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.5900||S||CSQ|| ||32||Downeaster<br>North Station to Wilmington Junction||2019.08.30 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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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
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|-align="center"
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|161.5200||D||CSQ||Pan-Am District 2 Road '''Trains'''||7094||Downeaster<br> Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Train side - paired w/161.1600)||2013.03.21
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.160 Dispatch Channel (Base)(Districts 2,3,4)
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== '''Bay Colony Railroad Co, Braintree''' ==
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*[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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*Acquired by Mass Coastal 2024
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.3050||R|| || || ||Bourne||
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|-align="center"
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|160.4850||S|| || || || ||
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|-align="center"
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|160.8000||S|| || || || ||
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|-align="center"
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|161.2650||S|| ||Yard Ops||77||-||
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|-align="center"
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|161.3550||S|| || || || ||
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.160 Talking Defect Detectors (Mile Post 22.3 Andover, MA)
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== '''Berkshire and Eastern''' ==
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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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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.9800||S||CSQ||B&E Dispatcher||058||Dispatcher Call-in||2025.10.04 wltrsf
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|-align="center"
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops||86||-||2024.11.01 schwab
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|-align="center"
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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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|161.3100||S|| ||Diesel Shop||80||East Deerfield||2014.02.22 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.2300||S|| ||Car Shop||08||East Deerfield||2014.09.22
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|-align="center"
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|161.3700||S||CSQ||Maintenance||085|| ||2024.11.01 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.520 Train to Dispatch Channel (Mobile)
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== '''Berkshire Scenic Railroad, North Adams''' ==
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*[http://hoosacvalleytrainride.com/ Official Website]
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.400 Yard Operations Channel (Ayer, E. Deerfield, Lawrence, Lowell Yards)
 
  
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161.370 MOW (Maintenance) Channel
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== '''CSX Transportation Albany Division''' ==
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*[https://www.csx.com CSX Website]
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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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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.8000||S||CSQ||Boston Line Road Channel||4646||Defect Detectors||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.5600||S||CSQ||NC Dispatcher||3030||West of Wilbraham (Berkshire Subdivision)||2020.01.28 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.6800||S||CSQ||NC Dispatcher||3838||East of Wilbraham (Boston Subdivision)||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.4250||S||CSQ||Framingham Sub road channel (Mass Coastal dispatch)||2020||||2016.05.02
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|-align="center"
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|161.0700||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||6464||Boston, Worcester, W.Springfield||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.9800||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||5858||||2020.12.13 disp617
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|-align="center"
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|160.8600||S||CSQ||Yard Operations Channel||5050||Framingham Yard||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|161.1300||S||CSQ||Maint of Way||6868||-||
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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160.230R RR Police (Most RRPD Comms now on Nextel)
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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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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|161.1600||S||CSQ||Road||070||Portland and Nashua Subs.||2025.10.06 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|161.5200||S||CSQ||EB Dispatcher||094||Portland and Nashua Subs.||2025.10.06 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.6200||S||CSQ||Road||070||Worcester Sub||2025.10.06 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.9800||S||CSQ||EA Dispatcher||094||Worcester Sub||2025.10.06 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops||8686||-||2024.10.12 schwab
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|-align="center"
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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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|161.3700||S||CSQ||Maintenance of Way||8484||||2021.09.10 wltrsf
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.235R RR Police
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== '''East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield''' ==
  
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== '''[http://www.housatonicrailroad.com/system_map.htm Housatonic Railroad, Canaan, CT]'''  ==
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|152.3000||S||103.5|| || ||-||2025.07.30 BCGrubin
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|-align="center"
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|152.4650||S||114.8|| || ||Ch.4 Mechanical||
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|-align="center"
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|153.0500||S||123.0|| || ||Ch.1||
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|-align="center"
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|173.2250||S|| || || ||-||
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.505  Road Channel (Both CT & MA)
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== '''Edaville Railroad, Carver''' ==
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*Railway Productions aka Edaville RailRoad
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*[http://www.edaville.com Official Website]
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|153.0125||R||71.9||Operations||N/A||Edvaville RR Ops||2017.10.22 jeffkett
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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160.395  Road Channel (Both CT & MA)
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== '''Fore River Transportation Corp, Quincy''' ==
  
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== '''[http://www.masscentralrr.com/ Mass Central Railroad, Palmer, MA]''' ==
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*[http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/03sewer/html/railroad.htm Official Website]
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|161.3400||S||162.2||Operations|| || ||2016.03.21 N1BHH
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|-align="center"
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|161.0100||S|| || || ||Hearing activity, unknown tone ||2013.02.20 N1BHH
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|-align-"center"
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|}
  
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160.470  Road Channel
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== '''Grafton and Upton Railroad, N. Grafton''' ==
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* [http://www.graftonuptonrr.com/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.graftonuptonrr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/GU_map_11-25-11.pdf Rail Map]
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.2450||S||CSQ||Operations|| || ||2020.11.27 bfrederi
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|-align="center"
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|160.1475||S|| ||New|| || ||
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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== '''MBCR Mass Bay Commuter Rail''' ==
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== ''' Housatonic Railroad, Canaan, CT''' ==
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''MBCR is contracted with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to operate and maintain the MBTA's Commuter Rail System''
 
  
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160.320 Lowell Line/Fitchburg Line
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*[http://www.housatonicrailroad.com/system_map.htm System Map]
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.3950||S|| ||Road Channel||019||Used in both MA and CT||
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|-align="center"
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|161.5050||S|| ||Road Channel||093||Used in both CT and MA||
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|-align-"center"
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|}
  
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161.490 Old Colony/Middleboro/Kingston/Plymouth Line and Greenbush Line
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== '''Keolis Commuter Services''' ==
  
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160.590 Haverhill Line/Newburyport & Rockport Line
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*[https://www.keoliscs.com/ Keolis Website]
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*Keolis is contracted with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to operate and maintain the MBTA's Commuter Rail System
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*Radio frequencies are licensed to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
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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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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.6950||S||CSQ||MoW||3939||Ch.06 Truck-to-Truck||2023.09.07 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.4100||S||CSQ||Road Channel||2020||Worcester Line||2024.10.12 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.8750||S||D025||Yard Channel||5151||North Side (some radios CSQ)||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|161.4600||S||CSQ||Mechanical Help Desk||9090||Multiple transmitter locations||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|161.4900||S||CSQ||Road channel||9292||Fairmount Line/Dorchester Branch||2022.01.30 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|160.4700||S||CSQ||Utility channel||2424||Misc. use system wide||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|-align="center"
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|160.2150||S||CSQ||Yard channel||0707||Readville||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|-align="center"
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|160.8150||S||CSQ||Mechanical Dept.||4747||||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|-align="center"
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|161.2650||S||D261||Communication and Signal Department||7777||Signal testing||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|-align="center"
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|161.2650||S||D411||Communication and Signal Department||7777||Signal testing||2016.07.21 mmrubino
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|161.4750||R||100.0||Facilities||91||Boston Engine Terminal||2015.12.19 RadioManRick
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|-align="center"
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|161.4750||R||R01||Facilities||91||Boston Engine Terminal||2016.02.01 WB1HBU
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|161.4150||S||CSQ||Road channel||8787||Northside Terminal||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.7250||S||CSQ||Road channel||4141||Old Colony dispatcher||2024.09.07 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|161.0550||S||CSQ||Yard channel||6363||Southampton Street||2023.07.31 KB1KVD
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|-align="center"
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|161.4750||S||CSQ||Road Channel||91||Southcoast - Middleboro South||2025.03.23 ecps92
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|}
  
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160.875 North Side Yard Channel
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== '''Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority''' ==
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*[https://www.mbta.com MBTA Website]
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*All Operations other than Police are '''[[MBTA|Trunked]]'''
  
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160.800 Worcester Line & CSX Railroad Boston Line Road Channel
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==='''MBTA Police'''===
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*Transit Police are patched to the [[Massachusetts State Police]] trunk system and the [[Massachusetts State Police Project 25]] system
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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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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|}
  
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160.920 Franklin/Needham/Attleboro/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel)
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== '''Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, Wareham''' ==
  
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161.070 South Side Yard Channel & CSX Railroad Boston Line Yard Channel
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*[http://masscoastal.com Official Website]
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|161.3850||R||71.9||Ch.01 Road||8521||Road Repeater||2012.09.18  jeffkett
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|-align="center"
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|160.4250||S||71.9||Ch.02 Road Simplex||2121||Road Local||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|161.5500||R||71.9||Ch.03 MOW Repeater||9630||MOW||
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|-align="center"
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|161.5500||S||71.9||Ch.04 MOW Simplex||9696||MOW Local||
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|-align="center"
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|160.2450||S||71.9||Ch.05 Cape Cod Central||0909||Cape Cod Central Operations||2015.09.10 jeffkett
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|-align="center"
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|160.8000||S|| ||Ch.06 CSX Road||4646||CSX Road||
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|-align="center"
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|160.8600||S|| ||Ch.07 CSX Yard||5050||CSX Yard||
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|-align="center"
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|160.6800||S|| ||Ch.08 CSX Disp||3838||CSX Dispatcher||
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|-align="center"
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|160.3050||S|| ||Ch.09 Bay Colony||1313||Bay Colony||
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|-align="center"
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|160.2450||R|| ?|| ||09||Hyannis Repeater||
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|-align="center"
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|160.4250||R||71.9||Dispatch||21||Hyannis Repeater||2024.06.29 jeffkett
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|-align="center"
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|160.5600||S||?||Maintenance ||30||Hyannis Repeater||2012.09.09  jeffkett
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|-align="center"
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|161.3850||S||71.9||  ||85||Train to Dispatch ||2012.09.18  jeffkett
  
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|}
  
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== '''Mass Central Railroad, Palmer''' ==
  
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== '''[http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/NECR.htm New England Central Railroad] and [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CSO.htm Connecticut Southern Railroad]''' ==  
+
*[http://www.masscentralrr.com/ Official Website]
 +
{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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!'''Frequency'''
 +
!'''Type'''
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!'''Tone'''
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!'''Function'''
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!'''AAR Chan'''
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!'''Notes'''
 +
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 +
|-align="center"
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|160.5750||S||CSQ||Operations||031||Base transmits 151.4 Hz||2017.08.28 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.4250||S|| || || || ||
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|-align="center"
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|160.4700||R||151.4||Road Channel||024|| ||2022.02.11 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.415  Road Channel 1 (Both CT & MA)
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== '''New England Central Railroad/Connecticut Southern Railroad'''==
 +
*[http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/NECR.htm New England Central Railroad]
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*[http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CSO.htm Connecticut Southern Railroad]
  
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161.205  Road Channel 2 (St Albans Dispatcher)
+
{{Prettytable}}
 +
|-align="center"
 +
!'''Frequency'''
 +
!'''Type'''
 +
!'''Tone'''
 +
!'''Function'''
 +
!'''AAR Chan'''
 +
!'''Notes'''
 +
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 +
|-align="center"
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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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|-align="center"
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|160.7700||S||CSQ||Road primary||044||St Albans Dispatcher||2024.10.12 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.9350||S||CSQ||Yard Channel||055|| ||2017.08.28 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|161.2050||S||CSQ||Former dispatcher channel|| ||CT/MA||2016.10.21 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|161.1750||S|| ||Yard Channel|| ||CT Southern||
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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160.770  Yard Channel
 
  
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160.935  Yard Channel (Both CT & MA)
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== '''Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA]''' ==
  
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== '''[http://www.pwrr.com/ Providence & Worcester Railroad, Worcester, MA]''' ==
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*[http://www.pinsly.com/companies/pvrr/index.html Pioneer Valley Railroad]
  
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160.650  Road Channel (CT, MA, and RI)
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{{Prettytable}}
 +
|-align="center"
 +
!'''Frequency'''
 +
!'''Type'''
 +
!'''Tone'''
 +
!'''Function'''
 +
!'''AAR Chan'''
 +
!'''Notes'''
 +
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 +
|-align="center"
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|161.0850||S||CSQ||Ch.01||65||-||2014.09.12 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.3350||S||CSQ||Ch.02||15||-||2014.09.12 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|}
  
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161.100  Yard Channel (CT, MA, and RI)
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== '''Providence and Worcester Railroad, Worcester, MA''' ==
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</div>
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*[https://www.gwrr.com/railroads/north_america/providence-and-worcester-railroad#m_tab-one-panel Official Website]
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*DB: American Rail Dispatch Center, St. Albans, VT.
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Now owned by Genesee and Wyoming as of Jan 3, 2017.
 +
{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
 +
!'''Frequency'''
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!'''Type'''
 +
!'''Tone'''
 +
!'''Function'''
 +
!'''AAR Chan'''
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!'''Notes'''
 +
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 +
|-align="center"
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|160.6500||S||CSQ||F1 Dispatcher||36||Used in CT, MA and RI||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|161.1000||S||141.3||F2 Yard Channel||66||Used in CT, MA and RI||2022.10.21 schwab
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|-align="center"
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|160.8900||S||CSQ||F3 Worcester Freight Office||52|| ||2017.04.03 jwb8734
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|-align="center"
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|161.3250||S||CSQ||F5 Spare Yard Channel||81|| ||2015.06.08
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|-align="center"
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|-align="center"
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|452.9375||S||CSQ||HOT (Head of Train)|||| Locomotive ||2017.04.03 jwb8734
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|-align="center"
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|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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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
 +
!'''Frequency'''
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!'''Type'''
 +
!'''Tone'''
 +
!'''Function'''
 +
!'''AAR Chan'''
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!'''Notes'''
 +
!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 +
|-align="center"
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|159.7800||S||100.0||Rail Yard Operations||N/A||Used at Devens (Hill) Rail Yard||2024.08.14 bcgrubin
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|-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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