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 161.2950 R 100.0 Police Providence RI 161.2950 R Police Kingston RI 161.2950 R Police Westerly RI 160.6350 S Station Services Boston MA 2012.05.11 160.9200 S 103.5 Ch.02 Road Northeast Corridor 2013.11.20 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 161.1600 D CSQ Pan-Am District 2 Road Base Downeaster Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Base side - paired w/161.5200) 2013.03.21 161.5200 D CSQ Pan-Am District 2 Road Trains 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 Haverhill Line* (Between Somerville and Wilmington Jct.)/Newburyport & Rockport Line ("Boston East") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.3200 S CSQ Trains Haverhill Line* (Between Somerville and Wilmington Jct.)/Newburyport & Rockport Line ("Boston East") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.5900 S 77.0 Dispatcher Lowell Line/Fitchbug Line (from Somerville-Willows Rd., Ayer) ("Boston West") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.5900 S CSQ Trains Lowell Line/Fitchbug Line (from Somerville-Willows Rd., Ayer) ("Boston West") 2013.11.09 schwab 160.6950 R 100.0 Maint of Way 2014.01.03 schwab 160.4100 Road Channel Worcester Line 160.8750 S D025 Yard Channel North Side 2013.06.15 ecps92 160.9200 S 103.5 Road Channel Franklin/Needham/Attleboro/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel) 2012.08.03 161.0700 Yard Channel South Side & CSX Boston 161.4900 S 77.0 Dispatcher Old Colony/Middleboro/Kingston/Plymouth Line and Greenbush Line 2013.04.24 ecps92 161.4900 S CSQ Trains Old Colony/Middleboro/Kingston/Plymouth Line and Greenbush Line 2013.04.24 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 Frequency Type Tone Function Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations 470.6625 R 131.8 Police Ch.01 Primary 2013.10.29 483.5625 R 131.8 Police Ch.02 2013.10.29 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. 161.1600 Dispatch Channel (Base)(Districts 2,3,4) 161.1600 Talking Defect Detectors (Andover, Chelmsford, Shirley, Gardner, Wendell, Charlemont/Zoar, North Adams) 161.5200 Train to Dispatch Channel (Mobile) 161.4000 S Ch.02 Yards/switching 161.2500 S Ch.07 'Maine Central' yard channel (limited use in MA). 161.3700 MOW (Maintenance) Channel (rarely used) 161.2350 R RR Police (inactive) 161.3100 S East Deerfield diesel shop 160.2300 S East Deerfield car shop 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 2012.09.11 161.1000 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