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*Former Bangor and Aroostook Railroad an CP Rail | *Former Bangor and Aroostook Railroad an CP Rail | ||
*Frequencies are also used by the Maine Northern Rwy (a unit of New Brunswick Rail, Ltd.) north of Millinocket. | *Frequencies are also used by the Maine Northern Rwy (a unit of New Brunswick Rail, Ltd.) north of Millinocket. | ||
| + | *The MRAN frequencies are unlicensed, and several MSCOMMNET sites are licensed for them in P25 mode. It's unlikely they remain in use. | ||
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|'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations''' | |'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations''' | ||
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| − | |160. | + | |160.2600||S||CSQ||Road channel||10||RailTerm Dispatcher||2016.08.07 schwab |
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| − | |160. | + | |160.4550||S||CSQ||Yard chanel||23||Systemwide||2016.08.06 schwab |
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| − | | | + | |161.5500||R||CSQ||Utility Repeater||96||||2015.09.09 |
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| − | |160. | + | |160.5600||S||CSQ||Maintenance of Way||30||||2015.09.09 |
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| − | |160. | + | |160.4400||S||CSQ||Yard Ops/Secondary||22||Former BAR lines||2012.09.26 schwab |
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| − | |160. | + | |160.9200||R||CSQ||RTC||54||North End Rptr (Poss. depreciated)||2012.09.26 schwab |
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| − | |160. | + | |160.6800||S||CSQ||RTC ||38||Poss. depreciated||2012.09.26 schwab |
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| − | |160. | + | |160.7400||R||CSQ||RTC||42||Former BAR lines (Poss. depreciated)||2012.09.26 schwab |
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| − | | | + | |160.3200||S||CSQ||Yard Operations||14||Millinocket (Poss. depreciated)||2012.09.26 schwab |
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| − | |161.1750|| | + | |161.1750||R||CSQ||Utility Rptr||71||Moosehead Subdivision, Poss. depreciated (CP 14)||2015.09.09 schwab |
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| − | |161. | + | |161.1750||S||CSQ||Utility direct||71||Moosehead Subdivision, Poss. depreciated (CP 13)||2015.09.09 schwab |
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| − | |160.8000||S||CSQ||MRAN 1||42||Mobile Radio Access Network||2012.09.26 schwab | + | |160.8000||S||CSQ||MRAN 1||42||*Mobile Radio Access Network||2012.09.26 schwab |
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|160.8300||S||CSQ||MRAN 2||48|| ||2012.09.26 schwab | |160.8300||S||CSQ||MRAN 2||48|| ||2012.09.26 schwab | ||
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== '''[http://www.downeastscenicrail.org/ride/ Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust dba Downeast Scenic Rail]''' == | == '''[http://www.downeastscenicrail.org/ride/ Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust dba Downeast Scenic Rail]''' == | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 7 August 2016
Contents
- 1 Amtrak
- 2 Brooks Preservation Society
- 3 Central Maine and Quebec Rwy
- 4 Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust dba Downeast Scenic Rail
- 5 Eastern Maine Railway
- 6 Maine Eastern Railroad
- 7 Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, Portland
- 8 Pan Am Railways
- 9 St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Auburn, Me/Richmond, Que)
Amtrak
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.6200 | S | No PL | ST District 1 Dispatcher | 34 | Portland / Freeport | 2014.04.20 ecps92 |
| 160.4550 | S | No PL | Portland/Boston switching | 23 | 2015.02.20 schwab | |
| 160.3650 | S | No PL | Wells | 2012.10.07 ecps92 | ||
| 161.2950 | S | ? | RR Police | Wells Repeater |
Brooks Preservation Society
- Operator of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad
WQLU526
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.2300 | S | |||||
| 160.3200 | S |
Central Maine and Quebec Rwy
- Contract dispatched by RailTerm in Rutland, Vt. as of 3/2015.
- Former Bangor and Aroostook Railroad an CP Rail
- Frequencies are also used by the Maine Northern Rwy (a unit of New Brunswick Rail, Ltd.) north of Millinocket.
- The MRAN frequencies are unlicensed, and several MSCOMMNET sites are licensed for them in P25 mode. It's unlikely they remain in use.
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.2600 | S | CSQ | Road channel | 10 | RailTerm Dispatcher | 2016.08.07 schwab |
| 160.4550 | S | CSQ | Yard chanel | 23 | Systemwide | 2016.08.06 schwab |
| 161.5500 | R | CSQ | Utility Repeater | 96 | 2015.09.09 | |
| 160.5600 | S | CSQ | Maintenance of Way | 30 | 2015.09.09 | |
| 160.4400 | S | CSQ | Yard Ops/Secondary | 22 | Former BAR lines | 2012.09.26 schwab |
| 160.9200 | R | CSQ | RTC | 54 | North End Rptr (Poss. depreciated) | 2012.09.26 schwab |
| 160.6800 | S | CSQ | RTC | 38 | Poss. depreciated | 2012.09.26 schwab |
| 160.7400 | R | CSQ | RTC | 42 | Former BAR lines (Poss. depreciated) | 2012.09.26 schwab |
| 160.3200 | S | CSQ | Yard Operations | 14 | Millinocket (Poss. depreciated) | 2012.09.26 schwab |
| 161.1750 | R | CSQ | Utility Rptr | 71 | Moosehead Subdivision, Poss. depreciated (CP 14) | 2015.09.09 schwab |
| 161.1750 | S | CSQ | Utility direct | 71 | Moosehead Subdivision, Poss. depreciated (CP 13) | 2015.09.09 schwab |
| 160.8000 | S | CSQ | MRAN 1 | 42 | *Mobile Radio Access Network | 2012.09.26 schwab |
| 160.8300 | S | CSQ | MRAN 2 | 48 | 2012.09.26 schwab | |
| 160.8600 | S | CSQ | MRAN 3 | 50 | 2012.09.26 schwab | |
| 161.1150 | S | CSQ | Train Standby Depreciated | 67 | Moosehead Sub. (CP 04) | 2015.09.09 schwab |
| 160.4100 | 20 | New license WQUM494 | ||||
| 161.3700 | 84 | New license WQUC726 |
Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust dba Downeast Scenic Rail
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.5000 | R | |||||
| 161.0700 | S | |||||
| 161.2200 | S |
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 | No PL | RailTerm dispatch | 91 | CP 01 | 2015.09.09 |
| 161.3550 | S | No PL | Switching | 83 | 2014.09.15 | |
| 160.4550 | S | No PL | Brownville Jct yard channel (shared with CMQ) | 23 | 2015.09.09 |
Maine Eastern Railroad
- The Maine Eastern Railroad has ceased all operations as of December 31, 2015.
- The Central Maine & Quebec Railway has assumed freight operations of the Rockland Branch, effective January 1, 2016.
- The Maine Eastern Railroad's former excursion equipment is now operated by the Morristown & Erie Railway in New Jersey.
KIZ499
ME trains will contact Pan Am District 1 on 160.6200 before entering and leaving the yard in Brunswick.| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.2900 | R | Rockland Dispatcher | Bath Repeater | 2012.09.21 ME343 | ||
| 160.2900 | S | Yard Ops | ||||
| 161.1000 | R | Repeaters | ||||
| 160.6200 | S | Pan Am | Pan Am District 1 | |||
| 467.2000 | S | Downlink from Bath | ||||
| 467.2000 | S | Downlink from Thomaston |
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, Portland
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.2450 | S | 82.5 | Ch.01 Operations | 2012.10.06 ecps92 | ||
| 160.5000 | S | No PL | Ch.02 Administration/Museum | 2012.10.07 ecps92 |
Pan Am Railways
Headquarters and dispatching office located in North Billerica, Mass.
*District 1, All lines East of South Portland (former Maine Central Railroad)
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.6200 | S | No PL | Dist 1 Dispatcher / Road Channel | 34 | 2014.05.04 schwab | |
| 161.2500 | S | No PL | ST Ch.07 Yard switching | 76 | 2014.05.04 schwab | |
| 160.3800 | S | Dist 1 Maint of Way (Limited Use) | ||||
| 160.5900 | S | No PL | Hinkley - SAPPI Mill Rail-Ops | Skowhegan | 2012.11.17 Schwab |
*District 2, 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 Channe Base | ||
| 161.5200 | D | Trains Ch.01 Mobiles (Duplex with Ch.03) | 9470 | Road Channel Trains | ||
| 161.1600 | D | Trains (Reverse) | 7070 | Use with 161.5200 for Train to Train | ||
| 161.4000 | S | No PL | Yard Ops | 2012.10.07 ecps92 |
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Auburn, Me/Richmond, Que)
A Genesee & Wyoming company. KNNF942
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Function | AAR Chan | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 160.9650 | S | No PL | Road Channel | 57 | 'RailTerm' Dispatcher (contract dispatch from Rutland, Vt.) | 2014.05.05 schwab |
| 160.9950 | S | No PL | Switching | 59 | 2015.03.01 schwab | |
| 160.8150 | S | No PL | Switching | 47 | 2015.03.07 ChrisP |
