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Radio Frequencies



DOWNEASTER
Segment Host AAR
Chan
Frequency
Boston North Station-Haverhill MA MBTA 14 160.320
Haverhill-Portland ME Pan Am Railways (ex Guilford) Transmit 94 161.520
Haverhill-Portland ME Pan Am Railways Receive 70 161.160
Portland station area Pan Am Railways (Maine Central) 34 160.620
Portland station area Pan Am Railways (Maine Central) 76 161.250
Boston NS-Portland ME Amtrak 32 160.590
Notes: AAR Channel 32 has been reported to be used between conductors and head end over the entire route.
Chatter attributed to Amtrak has also been heard in Portland on General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) channels.

Updated 2/10/05 with date from Ralph Chapman; updated 10/20/06 with data from Kevin Korell.

VERMONTER
Segment Host AAR
Chan
Frequency
Washington DC-Springfield MA See Northeast Corridor    
Springfield-Palmer MA CSX (ex B&A) 46 160.800
Dispatchers-Trains
Palmer MA-St. Albans
New England Central 73 161.205
Defect Detectors
Palmer MA-St. Albans
New England Central 87 161.415
Updated 7/5/05 with data from Sean Gilliam

ADIRONDACK
Segment Host AAR
Chan
Frequency
Schenectady-Rouses Point CP/D&H 66 161.100
Rouses Point-Brossard CN 87 161.415
" CN dispatcher 13 160.305
Brossard-St. Lambert CN 87 161.415
" CN dispatcher 37 160.665
St. Lambert-Montreal CN 87 161.415
" CN dispatcher 55 160.935
See also Empire Service below

ETHAN ALLEN
Segment Host AAR
Chan
Frequency
Whitehall NY-Rutland VT Vermont Railway 12
60
160.290
161.010
Rutland VT Yard Vermont Railway 40 160.710
See also the Adirondack above and Empire Service below for continuation of this route

Updated 9/12/2006 with data from Ralph Balfoort

EMPIRE SERVICE
Segment Host AAR
Chan
Frequency
New York-Spuyten Duyvil Amtrak 60 161.010
Spuyten Duyvil-Poughkeepsie Metro-North 56 160.950
Poughkeepsie-West of Schenectady1 CSX road/
CSX NC Dispatcher
46/
64
160.800/
160.070
West of Schenectady1-West of Syracuse2 CSX road/
CSX ND Dispatcher
46/
52
160.800/
160.890
West of Syracuse2-Depew CSX road/
CSX NF Dispatcher
46/
86
160.800/
161.400
Depew-Buffalo-Niagra Falls CSX road/
CSX NG Dispatcher
46/
56
160.800/
160.950
Notes:
1 - NC territory is Poughkeepsie to CP-175 which is between Schenectady and Amsterdam stations.
2 - ND territory is from CP-175 to CP-296 a few miles west of Syracuse station.

Updated 6/13/09 with data from Dick Holbert.

MAPLE LEAF
Segment Host AAR
Chan
Frequency
New York-Spuyten Duyvil Amtrak 60 161.010
Spuyten Duyvil-Poughkeepsie Metro-North 56 160.950
Poughkeepsie-West of Schenectady1 CSX road/
CSX NC Dispatcher
46/
64
160.800/
160.070
West of Schenectady1-West of Syracuse2 CSX road/
CSX ND Dispatcher
46/
52
160.800/
160.890
West of Syracuse2-Depew CSX road/
CSX NF Dispatcher
46/
86
160.800/
161.400
Depew-Buffalo-Niagra Falls CSX road/
CSX NG Dispatcher
46/
56
160.800/
160.950
Niagara Falls-Toronto CN 55 & 87 160.935 & 161.415
Notes:
1 - NC territory is Poughkeepsie to CP-175 which is between Schenectady and Amsterdam stations.
2 - ND territory is from CP-175 to CP-296 a few miles west of Syracuse station.

Updated 6/13/09 with data from Dick Holbert.


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