NH Railroad Communications

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Amtrak

• Amtrak
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Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.4550	S	CSQ	Portland/Boston switching	23

Conway Scenic Railroad (North Conway, NH)

• Conway Scenic Railroad
• REPORTING MARK:
• CSRR is a tourist operation in the Mt Washington valley running two operations: North Conway to Conway and North Conway to Fabyans Station in Bretton Woods.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.2500	S	CSQ	Channel 1	076	Primary Operations	2024.07.27 schwab
153.3650	R	131.8	Channel 2	-	KAQ811 Rental System	2024.07.27 schwab

CSX Transportation (Springfield Terminal. former Guilford)

• Acquired Pan Am Railways June, 2022
• REPORTING MARKS: BM, MEC, ST, CSXT
• Some CSX radios transmit a 250.3 Hz tone, but receive is carrier squelch
• The Following Railroads utilize CSX/ST Frequencies when on their trackage
  • Amtrak
  • Milford & Bennington RR
  • New England Southern RR
  • New Hampshire Northcoast

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.5200	S	CSQ	CSX EB Dispatcher	094	Dispatcher call-in	2025.10.06 schwab
161.1600	S	CSQ	Road channel	070	Standby, Defect detectors	2025.10.06 schwab
161.4000	S	CSQ	Yards/Switching	86	ST Ch-2	2024.10.12 schwab
161.2500	S	CSQ	Ch.07 Switching	76	occasional yard usage	2024.10.12 schwab
161.3700	S	CSQ	Maint. of Way	84
457.9375	S	CSQ	Telemetry (Nationwide)	N/A		2024.10.12 schwab

Mount Washington Cog Railroad (Sargents Purchase)

• Mount Washington Cog Railway
• REPORTING MARK:
• Tourist line operating from the base at Bretton Woods to the summit of Mount Washington.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.4100	S	D226	Primary	2020	Operations	2025.05.23 MASSBUSMARK

New England Central Railroad (St. Albans, VT)

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• REPORTING MARK: NECR
• Operates Freight and Amtrak Passenger service in Vermont crossing into New Hampshire.
• Subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming
• Dispatched by American Rail Dispatch Center, St Albans, VT.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.4150	S	CSQ	Ch-1 yard ops and road secondary (defect detectors)	087		2024.10.12 schwab
160.9350	S	CSQ	Ch-3 Yard/switching	055
160.7700	S	CSQ	Ch-5 Road primary/St. Albans dispatcher	044		2024.10.12 schwab

New England Southern Railroad (Canterbury, NH)

• New England Southern Railroad
• Acquired by Vermont Rail System May, 2020
• REPORTING MARK: NEGS
• Freight rights on State-owned track from Concord to Lincoln.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3950	S	CSQ	Road Primary	019	No Dispatch	2014.11
161.0250	S
161.5200	S

New Hampshire Central Railroad (North Stratford, NH)

• New Hampshire Central Railroad
• REPORTING MARK:
• Operates Freight in the Whitefield/Lancaster and North Stratford areas of Northern NH.
• Acquired by Vermont Rail System 2024

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.2150	S	CSQ	Operations	007		2023.09.15 schwab

New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad (Ossipee, NH)

• New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad
• REPORTING MARK: NHN
• Operates from Ossipee to the Pan Am Interchange at Dover, NH for forwarding to Boston, Ma.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.2750	R	R01	Road Channel	315	NXDN48	2024.09.27 schwab

Patriot Rail - Granite State Scenic Railway (Lincoln, Meredith, & Laconia, NH)

• Patriot Rail Excursions
• REPORTING MARK:
• Patriot Rail, under the flag Granite State Scenic Railway operates two independent tourist lines in Central & Northern NH, as well as a rail bike route. The Granite State Scenic Railway is based in Lincoln and runs south towards Thornton. The Winnipesaukee Scenic is based in Meredith and operates to Lakeport (Paugus) in Laconia.
• GSSR has Passenger rights from Lincoln to Northfield.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.4700	S	CSQ	Patriot Rail	2424	Ch-1 Granite State Operations	2024.09.21 jmarcel66
161.5500	S	CSQ	Patriot Rail	9696	Ch-2 Winnipesaukee Scenic Operations	2025.07.24 GraniteScanner
160.5600	S	CSQ	Patriot Rail	3030	Ch-4 Alternate

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Auburn, Me/Richmond, Que)

• REPORTING MARKS: SLR, SLQ
• Official G&W SL&A Site

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmations
160.9650	S	CSQ	Ch. 01 Road	057	ARDC St Albans Dispatch	2023.09.03 schwab
160.9950	S	CSQ	Ch. 02 Yard	059		2018.02.11 schwab
160.8150	S	CSQ	Ch. 03 Utility	047		2018.02.11 schwab

White Mountain Central Railroad (Lincoln, NH)

• White Mountain Central Railroad
• REPORTING MARK: None
• Railroad operation of the Clarks Trading Post Tourist Attraction

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.5050	S	D263	Operations	9393	Operations	See Clarks Trading Post for Confirmations

North American Railcar Operators Assn (NARCOA)

• North American Railcar Operators Assn
• REPORTING MARK: None
• NARCOA is a Nationwide Association. Operations locally may be found around Concord, Northfield, Laconia, Plymouth, Lincoln, Wolfeboro and Wakefield.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Function	AAR Chan	Notes	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
151.6250	S		Operations	N/A	Nationwide -Itinerant