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Headquarters and dispatching office located in North Billerica, Mass.
 
Headquarters and dispatching office located in North Billerica, Mass.
  
*District 1, All lines '''East''' of South Portland (former Maine Central Railroad)
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===*District 1, All lines '''East''' of South Portland (former Maine Central Railroad)===
 
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'''160.6200 S'''- District 1 Dispatcher / Road channel
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|'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
'''161.2500 S'''- District 1 "Channel 2" (yard ops)
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|160.6200||S|| ||Dist 1 Dispatcher / Road Channel|| || ||
'''160.3800 S'''- District 1 Maintenance of Way (limited use)
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|161.2500||S|| ||Dist 1 Ch.2 (Yard Ops)|| || ||
*District 2, All lines '''West''' of South Portland (former Boston & Maine Railroad)
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|160.3800||S|| ||Dist 1 Maint of Way (Limited Use)|| || ||
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===*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
 
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.
 
must be entered to monitor BOTH sides of communications.
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|'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|161.1600||D|| ||Dispatcher|| ||  ||
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|161.5200||D|| ||Trains|| || ||
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|161.1600||D|| ||Trains (Reverse)|| ||Use with 161.5200 for Train to Train||
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161.4000||S||No PL||Yard Ops|| ||2012.10.07 ecps92
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'''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.
 
  
 
== '''[http://gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/st_lawrence_atlantic_railroad.be St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Auburn, Me/Richmond, Que)]''' ==
 
== '''[http://gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/st_lawrence_atlantic_railroad.be St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Auburn, Me/Richmond, Que)]''' ==

Revision as of 16:49, 22 October 2012

Amtrak

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3650 S No PL Wells ME 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 Dist 1 Dispatcher / Road Channel
161.2500 S Dist 1 Ch.2 (Yard Ops)
160.3800 S Dist 1 Maint 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.

161.4000||S||No PL||Yard Ops|| ||2012.10.07 ecps92
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.1600 D Dispatcher
161.5200 D Trains
161.1600 D Trains (Reverse) Use with 161.5200 for Train to Train


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

KNNF942

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.9650 S Road Channel Auburn Dispatcher
160.8150 S Secondary
160.9350 S
161.5650 S
452.1000 S Remote Link Gray
452.9000 R Repeater Gray

Maine Eastern Railroad

WPRU575

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
160.2900 S Yard Ops
160.7550 S ??
160.6200 S Pan Am Pan Am District 1

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

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.4400 S Yard Ops/Secondary 22 2012.09.26 schwab
160.9200 R RTC 54 2012.09.26 schwab
160.6800 S RTC 38 2012.09.26 schwab
160.7400 R RTC 42 2012.09.26 schwab
160.9200 S MOW 54 Maintenance of Way 2012.09.26 schwab
161.1750 R RTC 71 Moosehead Division 2012.09.26 schwab
161.1750 S MOW 71 Moosehead Division 2012.09.26 schwab
160.4250 D Train to Dispatcher 21 2012.09.26 schwab
161.4750 D Dispatcher to Train 91 2012.09.26 schwab
161.1150 S RTC 67 Quebec/Vermont 2012.09.26 schwab
161.5050 S MOW 93 Quebec/Vermont 2012.09.26 schwab
161.5050 R RTC 93 Quebec/Vermont 2012.09.26 schwab
160.8000 S MRAN 1 42 Mobile Radio Access Network 2012.09.26 schwab
160.8300 S MRAN 2 48 2012.09.26 schwab
160.8600 S MRAN 3 50 2012.09.26 schwab
160.3200 S Yard Operations 14 Millinocket 2012.09.26 schwab

New Brunswick Southern Railway

  • Operated in Maine by the "Eastern Maine Railway"

161.4750 S- RTC

161.3550 S- Sencondary