Official Scan New England Railroad Page
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1 Official Scan New England Railroad Page
1.1 Amtrak
1.2 Bay Colony Railroad Co, Braintree
1.3 Berkshire Scenic Railroad, North Adams
1.4 Central New England Railroad
1.5 CSX Transportation
1.6 East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield
1.7 Edaville Railroad, Carver
1.8 Fore River Transportation Corp, Quincy
1.9 Grafton and Upton Railroad, N. Grafton
1.10 Housatonic Railroad, Canaan, CT
1.11 Keolis Commuter Services
1.12 Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
1.13 Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, Wareham
1.14 Mass Central Railroad, Palmer
1.15 New England Central Railroad/Connecticut Southern Railroad
1.16 Pan Am Railways (Guilford Rail System)
1.17 Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA]
1.18 Providence and Worcester Railroad, Worcester, MA
Amtrak
Amtrak Website
Track an Amtrak Train
Live Amtrak Map
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.2950
R
156.7
Police
Boston MA
2021.03.12 ecps92
161.2950
R
88.5
Police
Attleboro MA
2020.04.13 Friends of SNE / ecps92
161.2950
R
114.8
Police
Springfield MA
2019.02.16 W1KNE
160.6350
S
Station Services
Boston MA
2012.05.11
160.9200
S
103.5
Ch.02 Road
54
Northeast Corridor
2017.12.29 ecps92
160.9200
S
146.2
Ch.02 Road
54
Providence RI
2014.07.02 ecps92
160.9200
S
CSQ
Fault Detectors
54
2013.12.02 ecps92
160.5150
R
CSQ
Ch.03 Maint of Way
Boston MA
2012.12.21 ecps92
160.5150
R
CSQ
Ch.03 Maint of Way
Attleboro MA
2020.03.30 W1KNE
160.4550
R
CSQ
Boston South Yard
Boston MA
2014.06.08 ecps92
160.7400
R
CSQ
Boston South Yard
Boston MA
2020.02.06 ecps92
160.8150
R
CSQ
Boston South Yard
Boston MA
2017.12.29 ecps92
160.5900
S
CSQ
Downeaster North Station to Wilmington Junction
2019.08.30 ecps92
161.1600
D
CSQ
Pan-Am District 2 Road Base
9470
Downeaster Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Base side - paired w/161.5200)
2014.05.20
161.5200
D
CSQ
Pan-Am District 2 Road Trains
7094
Downeaster Lowell Junction to Portland Maine (Train side - paired w/161.1600)
2013.03.21
Bay Colony Railroad Co, Braintree
Bay Colony Website
Bay Colony operates two rail lines in Southeastern Massachusetts, one in Millis and the other in North Dartmouth.
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3050
R
Bourne
160.4850
S
160.8000
S
161.2650
S
Yard Ops
77
-
161.3550
S
Berkshire Scenic Railroad, North Adams
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.4000
S
CSQ
Operations
086
Also Pan Am Ch.02
2016.06.25 schwab and friends
Central New England Railroad
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
Need Info
-
CSX Transportation
CSX Website
The road channel is the primary frequency, all trains monitor this channel. Defect detectors are on the Road channel as well. To call the dispatcher, crews select the Dispatcher channel for the area they are in, 'Ring up' the dispatcher using DTMF codes, and await a reply on the dispatcher channel, and they will converse there. Trains will be CSQ, Dispatch may have a PL to prevent feedback to other Consoles
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.8000
S
CSQ
Boston Line Road Channel
4646
Defect Detectors
2021.07.22 sawyer100
160.5600
S
CSQ
NC Dispatcher
3030
West of Wilbraham
2020.01.28 schwab
160.6800
S
CSQ
NC Dispatcher
3838
East of Wilbraham
2021.07.22 sawyer100
160.4250
S
CSQ
Framingham Sub road channel (Mass Coastal dispatch)
2020
2016.05.02
161.0700
S
CSQ
Yard Operations Channel
6464
Boston, Worcester, W.Springfield
2020.12.13 disp617
160.9800
S
CSQ
Yard Operations Channel
5858
2020.12.13 disp617
160.8600
S
CSQ
Yard Operations Channel
5050
Framingham Yard
2021.02.12 AFD94
161.1300
S
CSQ
Maint of Way
6868
-
East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
152.3000
S
-
152.4650
S
-
153.0500
S
-
173.2250
S
-
Edaville Railroad, Carver
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
153.0125
R
71.9
Operations
N/A
Edvaville RR Ops
2017.10.22 jeffkett
Fore River Transportation Corp, Quincy
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.3400
S
162.2
Operations
2016.03.21 N1BHH
161.0100
S
Hearing activity, unknown tone
2013.02.20 N1BHH
Grafton and Upton Railroad, N. Grafton
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.2450
S
CSQ
Operations
2020.11.27 bfrederi
160.1475
S
New
Housatonic Railroad, Canaan, CT
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3950
S
Road Channel
Used in both MA and CT
161.5050
S
Road Channel
Used in both CT and MA
Keolis Commuter Services
Keolis Website
Keolis is contracted with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to operate and maintain the MBTA's Commuter Rail System
Radio frequencies are licensed to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
Some remote bases will transmit a CTCSS tone to eliminate audio feedback in dispatching facilities, however all dispatcher/road channels operate in carrier squelch mode.
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.3200
S
CSQ
Road channel
014
Boston East/Valley dispatchers (Northside)
2021.10.22 schwab
160.5900
S
CSQ
Road channel
032
Boston West dispatcher (Northside)
2021.10.22 schwab
160.6950
R
100.0
Cobble Hill
039
Engineering/Trouble Desk/Snow Desk
2017.01.07 ecps92
160.6950
S
CSQ
MoW
039
Ch.06 Truck-to-Truck
2017.01.07 ecps92
160.4100
S
CSQ
Road Channel
020
Worcester Line
2021.08.24 ecps92
160.8750
S
D025
Yard Channel
051
North Side (some radios CSQ)
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.9200
S
CSQ
Road Channel
054
Franklin/Needham/Providence Line (Shared with Amtrak's NE Corridor Road Channel)
2020.03.30 W1KNE
161.4600
S
CSQ
Mechanical Help Desk
090
Multiple transmitter locations
2021.10.22 schwab
161.4900
S
CSQ
Road channel
092
Fairmount Line/Dorchester Branch
2020.02.16 ecps92
160.4700
S
CSQ
Utility channel
024
Misc. use system wide
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.2150
S
CSQ
Yard channel
007
Readville
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
160.8150
S
CSQ
Mechanical Dept.
047
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
161.2650
S
D261
Communication and Signal dept
077
Signal testing
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
161.2650
S
D411
Communication and Signal dept
077
Signal testing
2016.07.21 mmrubino
161.2800
S
CSQ
Communications Dept.
078
Some NXDN heard,RAN1 TG1
2020.11.27 bfrederi
161.4750
R
100.0
Facilities
091
Boston Engine Terminal
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
161.4750
R
NXDN
Facilities
475
Boston Engine Terminal
2016.02.01 WB1HBU
161.4750
S
131.8
Facilities
091
Wydett Circle Service and Inspection Facility
2016.02.04 KB1KVD
161.4150
S
CSQ
Road channel
087
Northside Terminal
2020.02.16 ecps92
160.7250
S
CSQ
Road channel
041
Old Colony dispatcher
2020.02.16 ecps92
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
MBTA Police
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
470.6625
R
131.8
Police
Ch.01 Primary
Primary Use. Patched to other services/trunks
2021.01.01 W1KNE
483.5625
R
131.8
Police
Ch.02 Secondary
Ongoing PL tone issue. May not display or display incorrect PL tone(s) on consumer scanners. - 2020.10.17
2020.10.17 W1KNE
Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, Wareham
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.3850
R
71.9
Ch.01 Road
8521
Road Repeater
2012.09.18 jeffkett
160.4250
S
71.9
Ch.02 Road Simplex
2121
Road Local
2020.03.30 W1KNE
161.5500
R
71.9
Ch.03 MOW Repeater
9630
MOW
161.5500
S
71.9
Ch.04 MOW Simplex
9696
MOW Local
160.2450
S
71.9
Ch.05 Cape Cod Central
0909
Cape Cod Central Operations
2015.09.10 jeffkett
160.8000
S
Ch.06 CSX Road
4646
CSX Road
160.8600
S
Ch.07 CSX Yard
5050
CSX Yard
160.6800
S
Ch.08 CSX Disp
3838
CSX Dispatcher
160.3050
S
Ch.09 Bay Colony
1313
Bay Colony
160.2450
R
?
09
Hyannis Repeater
160.4250
R
71.9
Dispatch
21
Hyannis Repeater
2020.03.30 W1KNE
160.5600
S
?
Maintenance
30
Hyannis Repeater
2012.09.09 jeffkett
161.3850
R
71.9
"Related" to 160.4250
85
Train to Dispatch
2012.09.18 jeffkett
Mass Central Railroad, Palmer
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.5750
R
CSQ
Operations
031
Base transmits 151.4 Hz
2017.08.28 schwab
160.4250
S
160.4700
S
Road Channel
New England Central Railroad/Connecticut Southern Railroad
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.4150
S
CSQ
Ch-1 switching and road secondary (defect detectors)
087
CT/MA/NH/VT
2020.12.23 schwab
160.7700
S
CSQ
Road primary
044
St Albans Dispatcher
2020.12.23 schwab
160.9350
S
CSQ
Yard Channel
055
2017.08.28 schwab
161.2050
S
CSQ
Former dispatcher channel
CT/MA
2016.10.21 ecps92
161.1750
S
Yard Channel
CT Southern
Pan Am Railways (Guilford Rail System)
Official Website
Pan Am Railways owns and operates the Springfield Terminal Railway Corp., Boston and Maine Railroad Corp. and the Maine Central Railroad Corp. It owns and operates trackage in CT, MA, ME, NH, NY and VT. Dispatch Office is in North Billerica, MA.
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.1600
D
Dispatch to Train
Districts 2 and 3
2020.12.23 schwab
161.5200
D
Train to Dispatch
2020.12.23 schwab
161.1600
S
Talking Defect Detectors
See Notes
2020.12.23 schwab
161.4000
S
CSQ
Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops
86
-
2020.12.23 schwab
161.4000
R
203.5
Ayer Repeater
86
Portable radios only
2016.04.01 wltrsf
161.2500
S
Ch.07 Maine Central Yard Channel
Limited use in Mass. (usually Lawrence area)
2020.12.23 schwab
161.3700
S
CSQ
Maintenance of Way
8484
2021.09.10 wltrsf
161.3100
S
Diesel Shop
80
East Deerfield
2014.02.22 schwab
160.2300
S
Car Shop
08
East Deerfield
2014.09.22
160.3500
S
Talking Defect Detectors (Andover, Chelmsford, Shirley, Gardner, Wendell, Charlemont/Zoar, North Adams)
Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA]
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
161.0850
S
CSQ
Ch.01
65
-
2014.09.12 schwab
160.3350
S
CSQ
Ch.02
15
-
2014.09.12 schwab
Providence and Worcester Railroad, Worcester, MA
Now owned by Genesee and Wyoming as of Jan 3, 2017.
Frequency
Type
Tone
Function
AAR Chan
Notes
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
160.6500
S
CSQ
F1 Dispatcher
36
Used in CT, MA and RI
2020.12.23 schwab
161.1000
S
141.3
F2 Yard Channel
66
Used in CT, MA and RI
2020.12.23 schwab
160.8900
S
CSQ
F3 Worcester Freight Office
52
2017.04.03 jwb8734
161.3250
S
CSQ
F5 Spare Yard Channel
81
2015.06.08
452.9375
S
CSQ
HOT (Head of Train)
Locomotive
2017.04.03 jwb8734
457.9375
S
CSQ
EOT (End of Train)
Last Rolling Stock
2017.04.03 jwb8734