Railroads

Amtrak Track an Amtrak Train Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 161.2950 R 156.7 Police Boston MA 2012.12.21 ecps92 161.2950 R 88.5 Police Attleboro MA 2012.06.02 ecps92 161.2950 R 88.5 Police Springfield MA 160.6350 S Station Services Boston MA 2012.05.11 160.9200 S 103.5 Ch.02 Road Northeast Corridor 2014.05.20 N1BHH 160.9200 S 146.2 Ch.02 Road Providence RI 2013.12.22 ecps92 160.9200 S CSQ Fault Detectors 2013.12.02 ecps92 160.5150 R CSQ Ch.03 Maint of Way Boston MA 2012.12.21 ecps92 160.4550 R CSQ Boston South Yard Boston MA 2013.11.23 N1BHH 160.7400 R CSQ Boston South Yard Boston MA 2013.11.23 ecps92 160.8150 R CSQ Boston South Yard Boston MA 2014.01.15 N1BHH 160.5900 S 77.0 Downeaster North Station to Wilmington Junction 2014.02.21 N1BHH 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 MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations Need Info - Berkshire Scenic Railroad, Lenox, MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 161.4000 S Operations 161.5050 S Shared with Housatonic Rail 160.3950 S Shared with Housatonic Rail Central New England Railroad Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations Need Info - CSX Transportation The road channel is the primary frequency, all trains/tracks monitor this channel. Defect detectors are on the Road channel as well. To call the dispatcher, crews select the Dispatcher channel for the area they are in, 'Ring up' the dispatcher using DTMF codes, and await a reply on the dispatcher channel, and they will converse there. Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 160.5600 S CSQ NB Dispatcher 30 West of Wilbraham 2014.01.25 schwab 160.6800 S CSQ *NB Dispatcher 38 East of Wilbraham (*NA dispatch desk eliminated) 2014.01.25 schwab 160.8000 S CSQ Boston Line Road Channel 46 Defect Detectors 2013.01.23 schwab 161.0700 S Yard Operations Channel 64 Boston, Framingham, Worcester, W.Springfield 161.1300 Maint of Way 68 - East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations Need Info - Fore River Transportation Corp, Quincy MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 161.3400 S 162.2 Operations 2013.02.20 N1BHH 161.0100 S Hearing activity, unknown tone 2013.02.20 N1BHH Grafton and Upton Railroad, Marlborough MA Rail Map Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 160.2450 S CSQ Operations 2013.12.20 Disp612 160.1475 S New Housatonic Railroad, Canaan, CT Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 160.3950 S Road Channel Used in both MA and CT 161.5050 S Road Channel Used in both CT and MA MBCR Mass Bay Commuter Rail MBCR is contracted with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to operate and maintain the MBTA's Commuter Rail System Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 160.3200 S 77.0 Dispatcher 14 Haverhill Line* (Between Somerville and Wilmington Jct.)/Newburyport & Rockport Line ("Boston East") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.3200 S CSQ Trains 14 Haverhill Line* (Between Somerville and Wilmington Jct.)/Newburyport & Rockport Line ("Boston East") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.5900 S 77.0 Dispatcher 32 Lowell Line/Fitchbug Line (from Somerville-Willows Rd., Ayer) ("Boston West") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.5900 S CSQ Trains 32 Lowell Line/Fitchbug Line (from Somerville-Willows Rd., Ayer) ("Boston West") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.6950 R 100.0 Maint of Way 39 Cobble Hill 2014.01.03 schwab 160.6950 S CSQ Truck-Truck 39 160.4100 S 77.0 Road Channel 20 Worcester Line (77.0 Hz on base only) 2014.03.09 schwab 160.8750 S D025 Yard Channel 51 North Side (some radios CSQ) 2014.03.09 schwab 160.9200 S 103.5 Road Channel 54 Franklin/Needham/Attleboro/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel) 2012.08.03 161.0700 S CSQ Yard Channel 64 South Side & CSX Boston 2014.03.09 schwab 161.4900 S 77.0 Dispatcher 92 Old Colony/Middleboro/Kingston/Plymouth Line and Greenbush Line 2014.06.06 ecps92 161.4900 S CSQ Trains 92 Old Colony/Middleboro/Kingston/Plymouth Line and Greenbush Line 2014.06.06 ecps92 The Haverhill Line is controlled by the MBCR "Valley" Dispatcher on 160.3200 from 0700-2300, M-F. All other times controlled by Boston East. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority The MBTA is in the process of building a new radio system. The system is being built by MA/Comm and reportedly will be an EDACS system with Pro Voice Digital Modulation. There have also been rumors that the system will be EDACS with analog voice. All MBTA operations, but not commuter rail, including police will be moved to the new system. It is expected that some UHF capability will be left in the tunnels for use by other public safety agencies. MBTA Police Transit Police will be moving to the Massachusetts State Police trunk system in the near future. Currently Channel 1 is patched to talk group 53264 on the Massachusetts State Police trunk system. Frequency Type Tone Function Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 470.6625 R 131.8 Police Ch.01 Primary 2014.06.05 N1BHH 483.5625 R 131.8 Police Ch.02 2014.06.05 N1BHH Subway System All transit ops moved to trunk system, UHF system deactivated. Frequency Type Tone Function Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 470.4125 R 162.2 Red Line 470.6125 R 162.2 Orange Line 470.6375 R 162.2 Green Line 470.6875 R 162.2 Blue Line 472.6375 R ? Silver Line Bus System All bus operations has been moved to the trunk, frequencies no longer in use Frequency Type Tone Function Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 472.5875 R 162.2 North North Ops 1 472.6375 R 162.2 North North Ops 2 472.6875 R 162.2 South South Ops 470.6875 R 162.2 Blue Line 472.6375 R ? Silver Line Inspectors All Inspectors are on the trunk, frequencies below no longer in use Frequency Type Tone Function Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 31.1400 R 162.2 Inspectors Patched to 472.7375 472.7375 R ? Inspectors Patched to 31.1400 Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, Wareham, MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 160.2450 R ? 09 Hyannis Repeater 160.4250 R 71.9 Dispatch 21 Hyannis Repeater 2012.09.09 jeffkett 160.5600 R ? Maintenance 30 Hyannis Repeater 2012.09.09 jeffkett 161.3850 S 71.9 "Related" to 160.4250 85 Train to Dispatch 2012.09.18 jeffkett 161.5500 S 96 Mass Central Railroad, Palmer, MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 160.4700 S Road Channel New England Central Railroad and Connecticut Southern Railroad Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 161.4150 S Ch-1 switching and road secondary CT & MA 160.7700 S CSQ Road primary St Albans Dispatcher 2013.11.10 160.9350 S Yard Channel 161.2050 S Former dispatcher channel CT & MA 161.1750 S Yard Channel CT Southern Pan Am Railways (Guilford Rail System) 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. Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 161.1600 D Dispatch to Train Districts 2, 3 and 4 161.5200 D Train to Dispatch 161.1600 S Talking Defect Detectors See Notes 161.4000 S Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops 86 - 161.2500 S Ch.07 Maine Central Yard Channel Limited use in Mass 161.3700 S Maintenance of Way Reported as Rarely used 161.2350 R Police Reported as Inactive 161.3100 S Diesel Shop East Deerfield 160.2300 S Car Shop East Deerfield Talking Defect Detectors (Andover, Chelmsford, Shirley, Gardner, Wendell, Charlemont/Zoar, North Adams) Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations Need Info - Providence & Worcester Railroad, Worcester, MA Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 160.6500 S Road Channel Used in CT, MA and RI 2012.09.11 160.7550 S 160.8900 S 161.1000 S Yard Channel Used in CT, MA and RI 2012.09.01 Railway Productions aka Edaville RailRoad Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 153.0125 R 71.9 Operations N/A Edvaville RR Ops 2011.11