Maine Railroads

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Amtrak

• Amtrak
• Track an Amtrak Train
  
• Live Amtrak Map
• Uses CSX/ST frequencies for road operations

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.4550	S	CSQ	Portland/Boston switching	23		2015.02.20 schwab
160.3650	S	CSQ			Wells	2012.10.07 ecps92
161.2950	S	?	RR Police		Wells Repeater

Brooks Preservation Society

• Brooks Preservation Society
• Operator of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad

WQLU526

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.2300	S
160.3200	S

CPKC Railway

• Canadian Pacific Rwy
• Acquired Central Maine and Quebec in June 2020.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.2600	S	CSQ	US Mainline	010	CPKC Dispatcher- Minneapolis, MN	2023.10.30 schwab
160.4550	S	CSQ	Yard channel	023	Switching and Service Center	2023.10.30 schwab
160.4550	R	CSQ	Yard channel	023	Brownville Jct repeater	2024.03.15 schwab
161.5500	R/S	CSQ	Utility/Maintenance	096	Repeater and simplex	2023.10.30 schwab
160.4100				20	New license WQUM494
160.9200				54	New license WQUC702
161.3700				84	New license WQUC726

CSX Transportation

• Acquired Pan Am Railways June 2022
• Some CSX radios transmit a 250.3 Hz tone, but receive is carrier squelch
• Pan Am Railways
• Former Pan Am Headquarters and dispatching office located in North Billerica, Mass. is still used for dispatching.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.6200	S	CSQ	CSX EA Dispatcher	034	Mattawamkeag to Royal Jct. and associated branches	2024.10.12 schwab
161.2500	S	CSQ	ST Ch.07 Yard switching	076		2024.03.15 schwab
160.3800	S	CSQ	Dist 1 Maint of Way (Limited Use)	018
161.1600	D	CSQ	CSX EB Dispatcher (Base tx and defect detectors)	7094	Brunswick west to NH and MA	2024.03.15 schwab
161.5200	D	CSQ	CSX EB Dispatcher (Mobiles tx, base rx)	9470	Brunswick west to NH and MA	2024.03.15 schwab
161.4000	S	CSQ	Yard Ops	086		2024.10.12 schwab
161.4000	R	CSQ	Yard Ops	086	South Portland/Rigby Yard repeater	2024.10.12 schwab

Downeast Rail Heritage Trust

• DBA Downeast Scenic Rail
• Official Website ==

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.5000	R	107.2		026		2016.08.22 LTE4NFD

Eastern Maine Railway

• Eastern Maine Railway
• Eastern Maine Railway is a unit of New Brunswick Railway Company, Ltd.
• Dispatched by RailTerm in Rutland, Vt.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
161.4750	S	CSQ	RailTerm dispatch	91	CP 01	2024.03.15 schwab
161.3550	S	CSQ	Switching	83		2014.09.15
160.4550	S	CSQ	Brownville Jct yard channel (shared with CPKC)	23		2024.03.15 schwab
161.1750	R	CSQ	Maintenance/Utility	71	"Channel 14"	2024.03.15 schwab

Maine Northern Railway

• Maine Northern Railway
• Maine Northern Railway is a unit of New Brunswick Railway Company, Ltd.
• Dispatched by RailTerm in Rutland, Vt.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.2900	S	CSQ	RailTerm dispatch	12		2024.03.15 schwab
161.1750	R	CSQ	Maintenance/Utility	71	"Channel 14"
160.6050	S			33
160.9950	S			59

Maine Narrow Guage

• Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, Portland

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.2450	S	82.5			Ch.01 Operations	2012.10.06 ecps92
160.5000	S	CSQ			Ch.02 Administration / Museum	2012.10.07 ecps92

Maine Switching Services

• Industrial rail service contractor
• Official Website

Frequency	Type	Tone	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.5900	S	CSQ	032	SAPPI Somerset (Skowhegan) rail ops	2024.03.15 schwab

St Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad

• St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Auburn, Me/Richmond, Que)
• Dispatched by American Rail Dispatch Center, St Albans, VT.
• A Genesee & Wyoming company.
• KNNF942

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
160.9650	S	CSQ	Ch. 01 Road	057	ARDC St Albans Dispatcher	2024.08.09 schwab
160.9950	S	CSQ	Ch. 02 Yard	059		2018.01.26 schwab
160.8150	S	CSQ	Ch. 03 Utility	047		2018.01.26 schwab