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== '''<font color="blue">Amtrak'''==
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[http://www.amtrak.com/train-routes Track an Amtrak Train]<br>
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== '''Amtrak'''==
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[https://www.amtrak.com/train-routes Track an Amtrak Train]<br>
 
[https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html Live Amtrak Map]
 
[https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html Live Amtrak Map]
 
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|'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|160.9200||S||103.5||Ch.02 Road||54||Northeast Corridor||2014.12.29 phoenix_triad
 
|160.9200||S||103.5||Ch.02 Road||54||Northeast Corridor||2014.12.29 phoenix_triad
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== '''<font color="blue">[http://www.cpr.ca Canadian Pacific Rwy]'''==
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== '''Canadian Pacific Railway'''==
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*[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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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Function'''||'''AAR Chan'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|161.1750||R/S||CSQ||Newport Subdivision||071||CP Dispatcher- Minneapolis, MN (Rptr and Simplex)||2020.06.04 schwab
 
|161.1750||R/S||CSQ||Newport Subdivision||071||CP Dispatcher- Minneapolis, MN (Rptr and Simplex)||2020.06.04 schwab
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== '''<font color="blue">[http://www.railamerica.com/RailServices/NECR.aspx New England Central Railroad]'''==
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== '''New England Central Railroad'''==
[http://www.gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/new_england_central_railroad A Genesee & Wyoming company Website]  
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*[http://www.railamerica.com/RailServices/NECR.aspx New England Central Railroad]
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*[http://www.gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/new_england_central_railroad A Genesee & Wyoming company Website]  
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*Formerly Central Vermont Railroad
 
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|161.4150||S||CSQ||Ch-1 Yard/Road Secondary (defect detectors)||087||-||2020.06.04 schwab
 
|161.4150||S||CSQ||Ch-1 Yard/Road Secondary (defect detectors)||087||-||2020.06.04 schwab
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*Formerly Central Vermont Railroad
 
  
== '''<font color="blue">Pan Am Railways'''==
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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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|161.5200||D||CSQ||Ch-1 Road channel - mobiles duplex w/ Ch.03)||9470||-||2020.06.04 schwab
 
|161.5200||D||CSQ||Ch-1 Road channel - mobiles duplex w/ Ch.03)||9470||-||2020.06.04 schwab
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*Springfield Terminal, Boston & Maine Railroad are part of the Pan Am Railway (formerly Guilford Rail)
 
  
== '''<font color="blue">Saint Lawrence & Atlantic'''==
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== '''Saint Lawrence & Atlantic'''==
[http://www.gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/st_lawrence_atlantic_railroad A Genesee & Wyoming company. Website]
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*[http://www.gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/st_lawrence_atlantic_railroad A Genesee & Wyoming company. Website]
 
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|160.9650||S||CSQ||Ch. 01 Road||057||RailTerm Dispatch||2018.02.11 schwab
 
|160.9650||S||CSQ||Ch. 01 Road||057||RailTerm Dispatch||2018.02.11 schwab
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== '''<font color="blue">Vermont Rail System'''==
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== '''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
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*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.
share the same radio system.  HQ is in Burlington Vermont, with Dispatch services in Rutland Vermont.
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*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.
 
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*Both repeater frequencies are patched together and carry identical traffic from various sites around the state. Repeater inputs are used to link them together.
[http://www.vermontrailway.com/maps/route.html System Map]
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*[http://www.vermontrailway.com/maps/route.html System Map]
  
 
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|160.6050||S||CSQ||V-1 MOW||033||||2018.02.23
 
|160.6050||S||CSQ||V-1 MOW||033||||2018.02.23
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*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.
 

Revision as of 08:01, 20 August 2020

Table of contents -

Amtrak

Track an Amtrak Train
Live Amtrak Map

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.9200 S 103.5 Ch.02 Road 54 Northeast Corridor 2014.12.29 phoenix_triad
161.1000 S CSQ Ethan Allen Express 2012 phoenix_triad

Canadian Pacific Railway

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.1750 R/S CSQ Newport Subdivision 071 CP Dispatcher- Minneapolis, MN (Rptr and Simplex) 2020.06.04 schwab
161.4750 S CSQ Canadian Yard Channel 091 Bilingual English/French 2017.07.13 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 - 2020.06.04 schwab
160.7700 S CSQ Dispatch/Road Primary 044 2019.08.28 jeffkett
160.9350 S CSQ Yard Ops 055 2020.07.04 BFrederi
161.2050 S CSQ Former dispatcher channel 073 2013.12.02 schwab


Pan Am Railways

  • Springfield Terminal, Boston & Maine Railroad are part of the Pan Am Railway (formerly Guilford Rail)
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.5200 D CSQ Ch-1 Road channel - mobiles duplex w/ Ch.03) 9470 - 2020.06.04 schwab
161.1600 D CSQ Ch-3 Road channel (base, duplex w/ Ch.01) 7094 2020.06.04 schwab
161.4000 S CSQ Ch.02 switching 8686 - 2020.06.04 schwab

Saint Lawrence & Atlantic

Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.9650 S CSQ Ch. 01 Road 057 RailTerm Dispatch 2018.02.11 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.
  • System Map
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.6050 S CSQ V-1 MOW 033 2018.02.23
161.1900 R 173.8 V-2 Rutland Dispatcher 072 Mt. Philo repeater 2018.02.23
161.1900 R 97.4 V-2 Rutland Dispatcher 072 Okemo Mtn. repeater 2018.02.23
160.2900 R 97.4 V-3 Rutland Dispatcher 012 Killington repeater 2018.02.23
160.7100 S CSQ V-4 Yard Ops 040 2018.02.23
161.3550 S CSQ V-5 Yard/Switching 083 2018.02.23