Maine Railroads

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Amtrak

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.6200 S CSQ ST District 1 Dispatcher 34 Portland / Freeport 2014.04.20 ecps92
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

WQLU526

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

Canadian Pacific Railway

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.2600 S CSQ US Mainline 010 CP Dispatcher- Minneapolis, MN 2023.10.30 schwab
160.4550 S CSQ Yard chanel 023 Switching and Service Center 2023.10.30 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.

*District 1, All lines East of South Portland (former Maine Central Railroad)

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.6200 S CSQ Dist 1 Dispatcher / Road Channel 034 2022.10.21 schwab
161.2500 S CSQ ST Ch.07 Yard switching 076 2022.10.21 schwab
160.3800 S Dist 1 Maint of Way (Limited Use)
160.5900 S CSQ Hinkley - SAPPI Mill Rail-Ops Skowhegan 2020.01.08 schwab

*District 1, All lines West of South Portland (former Boston & Maine Railroad)

Dispatcher communications on former B&M lines utilize a duplex (two frequency simplex) radio system, BOTH frequencies must be entered to monitor BOTH sides of communications.

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.1600 D Dispatcher Ch.03 Base/Disp (Duplex w/ Ch.01) 7094 Road Channel Base 2022.10.21 schwab
161.5200 D Trains Ch.01 Mobiles (Duplex with Ch.03) 9470 Road Channel Trains 2022.10.21 schwab
161.1600 D Trains (Reverse) 7094 Use with 161.5200 for Train to Train 2022.10.21 schwab
161.4000 S CSQ Yard Ops 086 2022.10.21 schwab
161.4000 R CSQ Yard Ops 086 South Portland/Rigby Yard repeater 2023.09.03 schwab


Downeast Rail Heritage Trust

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
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/ReConfirmations
161.4750 S CSQ RailTerm dispatch 91 CP 01 2022.10.21 schwab
161.3550 S CSQ Switching 83 2014.09.15
160.4550 S CSQ Brownville Jct/Millinocket yard channel (shared with CPR) 23 2021.03.04 schwab
161.1750 R CSQ Maintenance/Utility 71 "Channel 14" 2022.10.21 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/ReConfirmations
160.2900 S CSQ RailTerm dispatch 12 2021.03.04 schwab
161.1750 R CSQ Maintenance/Utility 71 "Channel 14"
160.6050 S 33
160.9950 S 59

Maine Narrow Guage

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

St Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.9650 S CSQ Ch. 01 Road 057 ARDC St Albans Dispatcher 2023.09.03 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
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