Difference between revisions of "Maine Railroads"

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==St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railway==
 
==St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railway==
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KNNF942
  
160.9650 S- Dispatcher / Road
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'''160.9650''' S- Auburn Dispatcher / Road channel
  
160.8150 S- Yard ops
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'''160.8150''' S- Secondary
  
 
==Maine Eastern Railway==
 
==Maine Eastern Railway==
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WPRU575
  
160.2900 R- Rockland Dispatcher (Bath Repeater)
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'''160.2900''' R- Rockland Dispatcher (Bath Repeater)
  
160.2900 S- Yard ops
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'''160.2900''' S- Yard ops
  
160.7550 S- Unknown use
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'''160.7550''' S- Unknown use
  
 
ME trains will contact Pan Am District 1 on 160.6200 before entering and leaving the yard in Brunswick.
 
ME trains will contact Pan Am District 1 on 160.6200 before entering and leaving the yard in Brunswick.
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WQLU526
 
WQLU526
  
160.2300 S
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'''160.2300''' S
  
160.3200 S
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'''160.3200''' S
  
 
==Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway==
 
==Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway==
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RTC (Rail Traffic Controller) Channels:
 
RTC (Rail Traffic Controller) Channels:
  
160.6800 S
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'''160.6800''' S
  
160.7400 R
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'''160.7400''' R
  
160.9200 R
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'''160.9200''' R
  
 
Yard / Secondary Channels
 
Yard / Secondary Channels
  
160.4400 S (Yard and Service Center)
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'''160.4400''' S (Yard and Service Center)
  
160.9200 S (MOW crews)
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'''160.9200''' S (MOW crews)
  
160.3200 S (Millinocket)
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'''160.3200''' S (Millinocket)
  
 
*Former Canadian Pacific Railway (not including lines in Quebec and Vermont)
 
*Former Canadian Pacific Railway (not including lines in Quebec and Vermont)
  
161.1150 S- Maineline RTC  
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'''161.1150''' S- Maineline RTC  
  
161.1750 R- Moosehead Subdivision Repeater (161.1750S used by MOW crews)
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'''161.1750''' R- Moosehead Subdivision Repeater (161.1750S used by MOW crews)
  
160.4250 S- Train call in (DTMF tones only)
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'''160.4250''' S- Train call in (DTMF tones only)
  
 
==New Brunswick Southern Railway==
 
==New Brunswick Southern Railway==
 
*Operated in Maine by the "Eastern Maine Railway"
 
*Operated in Maine by the "Eastern Maine Railway"
  
161.4750 S- RTC
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'''161.4750''' S- RTC
  
161.3550 S- Sencondary
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'''161.3550''' S- Sencondary

Revision as of 12:08, 9 January 2011

Pan Am Railways

Headquarters and dispatching office located in North Billerica, Mass.

  • District 1, All lines East of South Portland (former Maine Central Railroad)

160.6200 S- District 1 Dispatcher / Road channel

161.2500 S- District 1 "Channel 2" (yard ops)

160.3800 S- District 1 Maintenance of Way (limited use)

  • 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.

161.1600- Dispatcher (base) transmit

161.5200- Trains (mobiles) transmit

When two trains are close to each other, one engineer will often "flip channels" and TX on 161.160 to chat with the other crew.

161.4000 S- Yards ops.

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railway

KNNF942

160.9650 S- Auburn Dispatcher / Road channel

160.8150 S- Secondary

Maine Eastern Railway

WPRU575

160.2900 R- Rockland Dispatcher (Bath Repeater)

160.2900 S- Yard ops

160.7550 S- Unknown use

ME trains will contact Pan Am District 1 on 160.6200 before entering and leaving the yard in Brunswick.

Brooks Preservation Society

  • Operator of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad

WQLU526

160.2300 S

160.3200 S

Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway

  • Former Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

RTC (Rail Traffic Controller) Channels:

160.6800 S

160.7400 R

160.9200 R

Yard / Secondary Channels

160.4400 S (Yard and Service Center)

160.9200 S (MOW crews)

160.3200 S (Millinocket)

  • Former Canadian Pacific Railway (not including lines in Quebec and Vermont)

161.1150 S- Maineline RTC

161.1750 R- Moosehead Subdivision Repeater (161.1750S used by MOW crews)

160.4250 S- Train call in (DTMF tones only)

New Brunswick Southern Railway

  • Operated in Maine by the "Eastern Maine Railway"

161.4750 S- RTC

161.3550 S- Sencondary