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Frequency
|
Type
|
Tone
|
Function
|
AAR Chan
|
Notes
|
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
161.2950 |
R |
156.7 |
Police |
|
Boston MA |
2019.01.20 ecps92
|
161.2950 |
R |
88.5 |
Police |
|
Attleboro MA |
2017.07.22 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 |
? |
Ch.03 Maint of Way |
|
Attleboro MA |
|
160.4550 |
R |
CSQ |
Boston South Yard |
|
Boston MA |
2014.06.08 ecps92
|
160.7400 |
R |
CSQ |
Boston South Yard |
|
Boston MA |
2017.12.29 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 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- 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.
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Function |
AAR Chan |
Notes |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
160.5600 |
S |
CSQ |
NB Dispatcher |
030 |
West of Wilbraham |
2019.04.28 ecps92
|
160.6800 |
S |
CSQ |
*NB Dispatcher |
038 |
East of Wilbraham (*NA dispatch desk eliminated) |
2014.01.25 schwab
|
160.8000 |
S |
CSQ |
Boston Line Road Channel |
046 |
Defect Detectors |
2019.04.28 ecps92
|
160.4250 |
S |
CSQ |
Framingham Sub road channel (Mass Coastal dispatch) |
020 |
|
2016.05.02
|
161.0700 |
S |
CSQ |
Yard Operations Channel |
064 |
Boston, Framingham, Worcester, W.Springfield |
2019.04.28 ecps92
|
160.9800 |
S |
CSQ |
Yard Operations Channel |
058 |
|
2016.05.02 AFD94
|
161.1300 |
|
|
Maint of Way |
68 |
- |
|
East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield MA
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Function |
AAR Chan |
Notes |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
152.3000 |
S |
|
|
|
- |
|
152.4650 |
S |
|
|
|
- |
|
153.0500 |
S |
|
|
|
- |
|
173.2250 |
S |
|
|
|
- |
|
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
|
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Function |
AAR Chan |
Notes |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
160.2450 |
S |
CSQ |
Operations |
|
|
2013.12.20 Disp612
|
160.1475 |
S |
|
New |
|
|
|
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 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) |
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
|
160.5900 |
S |
CSQ |
Road channel |
032 |
Boston West dispatcher (Northside) |
2019.08.30 ecps92
|
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 |
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
|
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) |
2015.12.19
|
161.4600 |
S |
CSQ |
Mechanical Help Desk |
090 |
Multiple transmitter locations |
2016.12.17 ecps92
|
161.4900 |
S |
CSQ |
Road channel |
092 |
Fairmount Line/Dorchester Branch |
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
|
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 |
|
2015.12.19 RadioManRick
|
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 |
2019.08.30 ecps92
|
160.7250 |
S |
CSQ |
Road channel |
041 |
Old Colony dispatcher |
2019.01.20 ecps92
|
MBTA Police
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Function |
Notes |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
470.6625 |
R |
131.8 |
Police |
Ch.01 Primary |
2019.01.05 W1KNE
|
483.5625 |
R |
131.8 |
Police |
Ch.02 |
2015.01.06 N1BHH
|
800 MHz EDACS Trunk System
- Three simulcast sites (Lynn, Needham, Quincy)
- All bus, subway, and inspector operations are on the trunk system.
- Licensed under WPMI460
- All frequencies/talkgroups use ProVoice digital modulation
LCN |
Frequency |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
01 |
851.1750 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
02 |
851.2250 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
03 |
851.4250 |
2019.01.23 GaryS
|
04 |
851.4750 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
05 |
851.9375 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
06 |
851.9875 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
07 |
852.1750 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
08 |
852.2500 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
09 |
853.6625 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
10 |
853.7250 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
11 |
853.9000 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
12 |
851.0625 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
13 |
851.4500 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
14 |
851.9625 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
15 |
853.9250 |
2019.01.19 ecps92
|
Bus Talkgroups
TGID |
Function |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
528 |
Bus Annoucement (ATG) |
|
529 |
Bus South 1 |
|
530 |
Bus South 2 |
|
531 |
Bus North 1 |
|
532 |
Bus North 2 |
|
533 |
Bus Central (Boston) |
|
534 |
Diversion Shuttles |
|
535 |
Bus Inspectors South |
|
536 |
Bus Inspectors North |
|
537 |
Bus Silver Line Inspectors |
|
545 |
Bus Maintenance South |
|
546 |
Bus Maintenance North |
|
Subway Talkgroups
TGID |
Function |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
273 |
Red Line Road Channel |
|
280 |
Red Line Cabot Yard |
|
289 |
Orange Line Road Channel |
|
296 |
Orange Line Wellington Yard |
|
305 |
Green Line Road Channel |
|
306 |
Green Line "D" branch |
|
312 |
Green Line Riverside Carhouse |
|
315 |
Green Line Riverside Carhouse |
|
321 |
Blue Line Road Channel |
|
Police Talkgroups
TGID |
Function |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
785 |
Transit PD Ch 1 (Inactive, TPD remains on UHF) |
|
789 |
BAPERN Areawide 3 patch |
|
790 |
BAPERN Central patch |
|
Other/Unknown Talkgroups
TGID |
Function |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
1077 |
Possibly vehicle maintenance |
|
1105 |
Radio Technicians |
2019.01.23 GaryS
|
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Function |
AAR Chan |
Notes |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
160.2450 |
S |
71.9 |
Depot Ops |
09 |
Depot Operations |
2015.09.10 jeffkett
|
160.2450 |
R |
? |
|
09 |
Hyannis Repeater |
|
160.4250 |
R |
71.9 |
Dispatch |
21 |
Hyannis Repeater |
2012.09.09 jeffkett
|
160.5600 |
R |
? |
Maintenance |
30 |
Hyannis Repeater |
2012.09.09 jeffkett
|
161.3850 |
S |
71.9 |
"Related" to 160.4250 |
85 |
Train to Dispatch |
2012.09.18 jeffkett
|
161.5500 |
S |
|
|
96 |
|
|
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Function |
AAR Chan |
Notes |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
160.5750 |
S |
CSQ |
Operations |
031 |
Base transmits 151.4 Hz |
2017.08.28 schwab
|
160.4700 |
S |
|
Road Channel |
|
|
|
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 |
2017.08.28 schwab
|
160.7700 |
S |
CSQ |
Road primary |
044 |
St Albans Dispatcher |
2017.08.28 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 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 |
2016.04.01 schwab
|
161.5200 |
D |
|
Train to Dispatch |
|
|
2016.11.09 ecps92
|
161.1600 |
S |
|
Talking Defect Detectors |
|
See Notes |
2016.04.01
|
161.4000 |
S |
CSQ |
Ch.02 Yard/Switch Ops |
86 |
- |
2016.10.09 ecps92
|
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) |
2016.04.01
|
161.3700 |
S |
CSQ |
Maintenance of Way |
84 |
Reported as Rarely used |
|
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)
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
|
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 |
2017.04.03 jwb8734
|
161.1000 |
S |
CSQ |
F2 Yard Channel |
66 |
Used in CT, MA and RI |
2017.04.03 jwb8734
|
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
|
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Function |
AAR Chan |
Notes |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
153.0125 |
R |
71.9 |
Operations |
N/A |
Edvaville RR Ops |
2017.10.22 jeffkett
|
|
Contents
- 1 Amtrak
- 2 Bay Colony Railroad Co, Braintree MA
- 3 Berkshire Scenic Railroad, North Adams, MA
- 4 Central New England Railroad
- 5 CSX Transportation
- 6 East Brookfield and Spencer Railroad, East Brookfield MA
- 7 Fore River Transportation Corp, Quincy MA
- 8 Grafton and Upton Railroad, Marlborough MA
- 9 Housatonic Railroad, Canaan, CT
- 10 Keolis Commuter Services
- 11 Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
- 12 800 MHz EDACS Trunk System
- 13 Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, Wareham, MA
- 14 Mass Central Railroad, Palmer, MA
- 15 New England Central Railroad and Connecticut Southern Railroad
- 16 Pan Am Railways (Guilford Rail System)
- 17 Pioneer Valley Railroad, Westfield MA
- 18 Providence and Worcester Railroad, Worcester, MA
- 19 Railway Productions aka Edaville RailRoad
|