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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation''' | !'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation''' | ||
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| − | |160.6200||S||CSQ||CSX EA Dispatcher|| | + | |160.6200||S||CSQ||Road Channel||034||Mattawamkeag to Royal Jct. and associated branches||2025.10.06 schwab |
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| + | |160.9800||S||CSQ||CSX EA Dispatcher||058||Mattawamkeag to Royal Jct. and associated branches|| | ||
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| + | |161.1600||S||CSQ||Road Channel||070||Brunswick west to NH and MA||2025.10.06 schwab | ||
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| + | |161.5200||S||CSQ||CSX EB Dispatcher||094||Brunswick west to NH and MA||2025.10.06 schwab | ||
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|161.2500||S||CSQ||ST Ch.07 Yard switching||076|| ||2025.06.12 schwab | |161.2500||S||CSQ||ST Ch.07 Yard switching||076|| ||2025.06.12 schwab | ||
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|160.3800||S||CSQ||Dist 1 Maint of Way (Limited Use)||018|| || | |160.3800||S||CSQ||Dist 1 Maint of Way (Limited Use)||018|| || | ||
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Yard Ops||086|| ||2024.10.12 schwab | |161.4000||S||CSQ||Yard Ops||086|| ||2024.10.12 schwab | ||
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation''' | !'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation''' | ||
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| − | |160.2450||S||82.5|| || || | + | |461.5250||R||C07||SL:1, TG:1: Operations||-||New (2025) DMR||2025.08.29 schwab + MASSBUSMARK |
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| + | |160.2450||S||82.5||Ch.01 Operations||009||Depreciated 2025?||2012.10.06 ecps92 | ||
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| − | |160.5000||S||CSQ | + | |160.5000||S||CSQ||Ch.02 Administration / Museum||026||Depreciated 2025?||2012.10.07 ecps92 |
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== '''Maine Switching Services'''== | == '''Maine Switching Services'''== | ||
*Industrial rail service contractor | *Industrial rail service contractor | ||
| + | *Contracted to operate state-owned Brunswick to Rockland line as "Cumberland and Knox Railroad" | ||
*[https://maineswitching.com/ Official Website]''' | *[https://maineswitching.com/ Official Website]''' | ||
{{Prettytable}} | {{Prettytable}} | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 6 October 2025
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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- Kansas City, MO | 2025.06.12 schwab |
| 160.4550 | S | CSQ | Yard channel | 023 | Switching and Service Center | 2025.06.12 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 | Road Channel | 034 | Mattawamkeag to Royal Jct. and associated branches | 2025.10.06 schwab |
| 160.9800 | S | CSQ | CSX EA Dispatcher | 058 | Mattawamkeag to Royal Jct. and associated branches | |
| 161.1600 | S | CSQ | Road Channel | 070 | Brunswick west to NH and MA | 2025.10.06 schwab |
| 161.5200 | S | CSQ | CSX EB Dispatcher | 094 | Brunswick west to NH and MA | 2025.10.06 schwab |
| 161.2500 | S | CSQ | ST Ch.07 Yard switching | 076 | 2025.06.12 schwab | |
| 160.3800 | S | CSQ | Dist 1 Maint of Way (Limited Use) | 018 | ||
| 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 |
| 161.0700 | S | CSQ | Yard Ops | 064 | Occasional use | 2025.06.12 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 | 2025.06.12 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" | 2025.06.12 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 | 2025.06.12 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/Reconfirmation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461.5250 | R | C07 | SL:1, TG:1: Operations | - | New (2025) DMR | 2025.08.29 schwab + MASSBUSMARK |
| 160.2450 | S | 82.5 | Ch.01 Operations | 009 | Depreciated 2025? | 2012.10.06 ecps92 |
| 160.5000 | S | CSQ | Ch.02 Administration / Museum | 026 | Depreciated 2025? | 2012.10.07 ecps92 |
Maine Switching Services
- Industrial rail service contractor
- Contracted to operate state-owned Brunswick to Rockland line as "Cumberland and Knox Railroad"
- 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 | 2025.06.12 schwab |
| 160.9950 | S | CSQ | Ch. 02 Yard | 059 | 2025.06.12 schwab | |
| 160.8150 | S | CSQ | Ch. 03 Utility | 047 | 2025.06.12 schwab |
