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*Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express uses Vermont Rail System frequencies
 
*Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express uses Vermont Rail System frequencies
 
*Amtrak's Vermonter uses New England Central Railroad frequencies.
 
*Amtrak's Vermonter uses New England Central Railroad frequencies.
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== '''Berkshire and Eastern'''==
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*Operator of Pan Am Southern, a 50/50 joint venture between Norfolk Southern and CSX (former Pan Am/ST)
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*A Genesee and Wyoming company
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*Dispatch office remains at former Pan Am HQ in North Billerica, Mass.
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|161.5200||D||CSQ||Ch-1 Road channel - mobiles duplex w/ Ch.03)||9470||-||2023.09.03 schwab
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|161.1600||D||CSQ||Ch-3 Road channel (base, duplex w/ Ch.01)||7094|| ||2023.09.03 schwab
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|161.4000||S||CSQ||Ch.02 switching||8686||-||2023.09.03 schwab
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== '''Canadian Pacific Railway'''==
 
== '''Canadian Pacific Railway'''==
 
*[http://www.cpr.ca Canadian Pacific Rwy]
 
*[http://www.cpr.ca Canadian Pacific Rwy]
 
*Acquired Central Maine and Quebec June 2020
 
*Acquired Central Maine and Quebec June 2020
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*These frequencies are also used by CP in Quebec, so some communications in French may be heard
 
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== '''Pan Am Railways'''==
 
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*Springfield Terminal, Boston & Maine Railroad are part of the Pan Am Railway (formerly Guilford Rail)
 
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|161.1600||D||CSQ||Ch-3 Road channel (base, duplex w/ Ch.01)||7094|| ||2020.06.04 schwab
 
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Revision as of 22:20, 3 September 2023

Table of contents -

Amtrak

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  • Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express uses Vermont Rail System frequencies
  • Amtrak's Vermonter uses New England Central Railroad frequencies.

Berkshire and Eastern

  • Operator of Pan Am Southern, a 50/50 joint venture between Norfolk Southern and CSX (former Pan Am/ST)
  • A Genesee and Wyoming company
  • Dispatch office remains at former Pan Am HQ in North Billerica, Mass.
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.5200 D CSQ Ch-1 Road channel - mobiles duplex w/ Ch.03) 9470 - 2023.09.03 schwab
161.1600 D CSQ Ch-3 Road channel (base, duplex w/ Ch.01) 7094 2023.09.03 schwab
161.4000 S CSQ Ch.02 switching 8686 - 2023.09.03 schwab

Canadian Pacific Railway

  • Canadian Pacific Rwy
  • Acquired Central Maine and Quebec June 2020
  • These frequencies are also used by CP in Quebec, so some communications in French may be heard
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.3250 S CSQ Newport Subdivision 081 CP 05 2023.07.07 schwab
161.5050 R CSQ Utility/Maintenance Repeater 093 CP 20 2023.07.07 schwab

New England Central Railroad

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.4150 S CSQ Ch-1 Yard/Road Secondary (defect detectors) 087 - 2023.06.17 schwab
161.2050 S CSQ Ch-2 Former dispatcher channel 073 2013.12.02 schwab
160.9350 S CSQ Ch-3 Yard Ops 055 2020.07.04 BFrederi
160.7700 S CSQ Ch-5 St Albans Dispatcher primary 044 2023.06.17 schwab

Saint Lawrence & Atlantic

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.9650 S CSQ Ch. 01 Road 057 ARDC St Albans Dispatch 2023.07.07 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

Vermont Rail System

  • Vermont Rail System is a family of railroads (Vermont Railway, Green Mountain Railway, Washington County Railroad,* Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad, and New York & Ogdensbug Railroad*) in Vermont and New York State that share the same radio system. HQ is in Burlington Vermont, with Dispatch services in Rutland Vermont.
  • The Washington County Railroad and New York & Ogdensburg Railroad generally contact Rutland dispatch via cell phone, and not the repeater system. They do use the yard switching channels.
  • Both repeater frequencies are patched together and carry identical traffic from various sites around the state. Repeater inputs are used to link them together.
  • VRS is also patched to/from the UHF OneVoice DMR Network
  • System Map
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.6050 S CSQ V-1 MOW 3333 2018.02.23 Schwab
161.1900 R 173.8 V-2 Rutland Dispatcher 072 Mt. Philo repeater 2022.08.16 W1KNE
161.1900 R 97.4 V-2 Rutland Dispatcher 072 Okemo Mtn. repeater - DOA ? (2021) 2018.02.23 Schwab
160.2900 R 97.4 V-3 Rutland Dispatcher 012 Killington repeater 2023.06.17 schwab
160.7100 S CSQ V-4 Yard Ops 4040 2022.05.06 schwab
161.3550 S CSQ V-5 Yard/Switching 8383 2022.05.06 schwab
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