Maine Railroads

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Amtrak

Track an Amtrak Train

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

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 Still in Use?

Maine Eastern Railroad

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

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

  • 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.
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.4400 S No PL Yard Ops/Secondary 22 Former BAR lines 2012.09.26 schwab
160.9200 R No PL RTC 54 Former BAR lines 2012.09.26 schwab
160.6800 S No PL RTC 38 Former BAR lines 2012.09.26 schwab
160.7400 R No PL RTC 42 Former BAR lines 2012.09.26 schwab
160.9200 S No PL MOW 54 Maintenance of Way 2012.09.26 schwab
160.3200 S No PL Yard Operations 14 Millinocket 2012.09.26 schwab
161.1750 R No PL Utility Rptr 71 Moosehead Subdivision (CP 14) 2012.09.26 schwab
161.1750 S No PL Utility direct 71 Moosehead Subdivision (CP 13) 2012.09.26 schwab
160.4250 S No PL RTC Call-in 21 Moosehead Sub. (CP 03) 2012.09.26 schwab
161.1150 S No PL Train Standby 67 Moosehead Sub. (CP 04) 2012.09.26 schwab
161.5050 S No PL MOW/Utility 93 Quebec/Vermont (CP 19) 2012.09.26 schwab
161.5050 R No PL RTC 93 Quebec/Vermont (CP 20) 2012.09.26 schwab
160.8000 S No PL MRAN 1 42 Mobile Radio Access Network 2012.09.26 schwab
160.8300 S No PL MRAN 2 48 2012.09.26 schwab
160.8600 S No PL MRAN 3 50 2012.09.26 schwab
160.2600 10 New license WQUC726
160.4100 20 New license WQUM494
160.4550 23 New license WQUM494
160.5600 30 New license WQUC726
161.3700 84 New license WQUC726
161.5500 96 New license WQUC726

Eastern Maine Railway

  • Eastern Maine Railway is a unit of New Brunswick Railway Company, Ltd.
Frequency Type Tone Function AAR Chan Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.4750 S No PL Saint John RTC 91 CP 01 2014.09.15
161.3550 S No PL Switching 83 2014.09.15