New England Railroad Scanner Frequencies
Railroad Radio Frequencies are an interest of mine. This list covers most of New England and includes Common Carrier, Short Line, Industrial, Transit and Tourist lines. I have compiled a large database of radio frequencies. The information has come from many sources, including personal monitoring, books, and railroad timetables, other listeners, and the internet. A railroad radio scanner can be an invaluable asset to monitor day to day activities. The information that you obtain can be very useful when photographing, or even just for train watching. Communication between train crews and between crews and dispatchers, as well as messages from hot box and dragging equipment detectors, can be monitored. I have also typed in the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Radio Frequencies Channels Numbers to help you find the correct Radio Frequencies)
CSX Transporation
| 160.80000 | AAR Channel # 46 | BM | CSQ | CSXT46 Boston | Boston & Albany Railroad (CSX TRANSPORTION) Road Channel | FMN | Railroad |
| 161.07000 | AAR Channel #64 | BM | CSQ | CSXT64 Yard | Boston & Albany Railroad (CSX TRANSPORTION) Yards Channel | FMN | Railroad |
Berkshire Subdivision
MP 92 (Wilbraham, MA) to MP 192 (Post Road, NY)
| Frequency | AAR Channel Number | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.56000 | AAR#30 | BM | CSQ | CSXT30 Berks | NC Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.80000 | AAR#46 | BM | CSQ | CSXT46 Berks | Road | FMN | Railroad |
| 161.07000 | AAR#64 | BM | CSQ | CSXT64 Yard | Berkshire Subdivison Yards | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.86000 | AAR#50 | BM | CSQ | CSXT50 WS Interm | West Springfield Intermodal | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.71000 | AAR#40 | RM | CSQ | CSXT40 MOW | Maintenance of Way | FMN | Railroad |
| 161.14500 | AAR#69 | M | CSQ | CSXT69 MOW | Maintenance of Way | FMN | Railroad |
Boston Subdivision
MP 1 (Back Bay Station) to MP 92 (Wilbraham). MP 3 to MP 44 has been transferred to the MBTA (Keolis Commuter Rail) and is referred to as the Worcester Main Line between those mileposts. The former Fitchburg Subdivision has been removed and is considered a running track between QBU 4.3 TO QBU 34.9 (Fitchburg) to QBU 34.9 (Framingham) and under control of the Fitchburg Yardmaster on AAR # 64
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.68000 | AAR#38 | BM | CSQ | CSXT38 Bostn | NC Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.80000 | AAR#46 | BM | CSQ | CSXT46 Bostn | Road | FMN | Railroad |
| 161.07000 | AAR#64 | BM | CSQ | CSXT64 Yard | Boston Subdivsion Yards | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.71000 | AAR#40 | RM | CSQ | CSXT40 MOW | Maintenance of Way | FMN | Railroad |
Amtrak- The National Railroad Passenger Corp
| Downeaster | Boston North Station – Haverhill, MA | MBTA | 160.3200 | |
| Downeaster | Haverhill – Portland, ME | Pan Am | 161.5200 | Train to Dispatcher (EX Guilford) |
| Downeaster | Haverhill – Portland, ME | Pan Am | 161.1600 | Dispatcher to Train (EX Guilford) |
| Downeaster | Portland Station Area | Pan Am | 160.6200 | Ex Maine Central |
| Downeaster | Portland Station Area | Pan Am | 161.2500 | Ex Maine Central |
| Downeaster | Boston North Station – Portland, ME | Amtrak | 160.5900 |
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Main Line (Mill River to Springfield)
Mill River to Springfield, MA
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.92000 | AAR#54 | BM | CSQ | AMTK54 Sprng | Springfield to New Haven | FMN | Railroad |
| 161.29500 | AAR#79 | RM | 88.5 PL | AMTK79 PD | Police | FMN | Law Dispatch |
Main Line (New Haven to Boston)
New Haven, CT to Boston, MA
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.92000 | AAR #54 | BM | CSQ | AMTK54 Shore | South Station to New Haven | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.74000 | ARR#42 | BM | CSQ | AMTK74 Yard | Southampton St Station/Yard | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.45500 | AAR #23 | BM | CSQ | AMTK23 Yard | Southampton Street Yard (IN USE 9/12/20) | FMN | Railroad |
| 161.29500 | AAR #79 | RM | 156.7 PL | AMTK79 PD | Police – Boston | FMN | Law Dispatch |
| 161.29500 | AAR #79 | RM | 88.5 PL | AMTK79 PD | Police – Attleboro | FMN | Law Dispatch |
| 161.32500 | AAR #81 | BM | CSQ | AMTK81 MOW | Maintenance of Way | FMN | Railroad |
Bay Colony Railroad
The BCLR operates in the Millis, Milford, Needham Corridor
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.30500 | AAR#13 | RM | 131.8 PL | BCLR13 Ops | Operations | FMN | Railroad |
Cape Cod Central Railroad
Operates summer excursion trains with Massachusetts Coastal Railroad
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.24500 | AAR #9 | BM | CCCR09 Ops | Operations | FMN | Railroad |
Grafton and Upton Railroad
Housatonic Railroad
Operations
Operates mostly in Connecticut, but has trackage in the Pittsfield, Lee and Great Barrington area
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.39500 | AAR#19 | BM | CSQ | HRRC19 Road | Road | FMN | Railroad |
| 161.50500 | AAR#93 | BM | CSQ | HRRC93 Yard | Yard | FMN | Railroad |
Masschusetts Central Railroad
Operates between Palmer and South Barre
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.42500 | AAR#21 | M | CSQ | NCER21 Ops | Operations | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.47000 | AAR#24 | BM | CSQ | MCER24 Ops | Operations | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.57500 | AAR#31 | BM | CSQ | MCER31 Ops | Operations | FMN | Railroad |
Massachusetts Coastal Railroad
Fall River Subdivision
MP 0 (CP Swamp) to MP 12 (Fall River). This is the former CSXT Fall River Subdivision
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.42500 | AAR#21 | BM | CSQ | MC21 Fall Ri | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Framingham Subdivision
MP 0 (Mansfield) to MP 21 (Framingham). This is the former CSXT Framingham Subdivision.
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.42500 | AAR#21 | BM | CSQ | MC21 Framing | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Middleboro Subdivision
MP 0 (Amtrak Connection) to MP 21 (Taunton/MBTA). This is the former CSXT Middleboro Subdivision
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.42500 | AAR#21 | BM | CSQ | MC21 Middleb | Road | FMN | Railroad |
New Bedford Subdivision
MP 13 (Weir) to MP 31 (New Bedford). This is the former CSXT New Bedford Subdivision
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.42500 | AAR#21 | BM | CSQ | MC21 NewBedf | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Operations
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – (MBTA)
Fairmount Line
South Station to Readville
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.49000 | AAR#92 | M | CSQ | MBTA90 Fairm | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Fitchburg Line
North Station to Fitchburg
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.59000 | AAR#32 | BM | CSQ | MBTA32 Fitch | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Framingham/Worcester Line
South Station to Worcester
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.41000 | AAR#20 | BM | CSQ | MBTA20 Framg | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Franklin Line
Frequency Unknowen at trhis time
Greenbush Line
South Station to Greenbush
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.72500 | AAR#41 | BM | CSQ | MBTA92 Green | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Haverhill Line
North Station to Haverhill
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.32000 | AAR#14 | BM | CSQ | MBTA14 Haver | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Kingston/Plymouth Line
South Station to Kingston
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.72500 | AAR#41 | BM | CSQ | MBTA92 Kings | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Lowell Line
North Station to Lowell
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.59000 | AAR#32 | BM | CSQ | MBTA32 Lowel | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
South Station to Lakeville
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.72500 | AAR#41 | BM | CSQ | MTBA41 Middl | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Newburyport/Rockport Line
- North Station to Rockport ,Ma -Road Channel 160.320 (Confirmed use on 9/6/2020 by trip to Rockport Ma on MBTA)
Providence/Stoughton Line
South Station to Providence
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.92000 | AAR#54 | BM | CSQ | MBTA54 Provi | Road | FMN | Railroad |
| 160.87500 | AAR#51 | M | CSQ | MBTA51 Yard | Pawtucket Yard | FMN | Railroad |
Rail Operations
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.46000 | BM | CSQ | MBTA90 Trble | Mechincal Trouble Desk | FMN | Railroad | |
| 160.81500 | BM | CSQ | MBTA47 Yard | Southampton Street Yard | FMN | Railroad | |
| 160.87500 | BM | CSQ | MBTA51 EnTem | Boston Engine Terminal | FMN | Railroad | |
| 160.69500 | BM | CSQ | MBTA39 MOW | Engineering | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.56500 | BM | CSQ | MBTA97 MOW | Engineering | FMN | Railroad |
MBTA Police
- 483.5625 MBTA (subway)
Police - 470.6625 MBTA (subway)Police
MBTA Police are listed under Suffolk County Areawide section of the Suffolk County page.
| Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority | EDACS Standard – Subway & Bus operations have moved to this system |
New England Central Railroad
Palmer Subdivision
New London, CT to Windsor, VT
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.77000 | BM | CSQ | NECR44 Disp | Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad | |
| 160.93500 | BM | CSQ | NECR55 Yard | Yard Local | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.20500 | BM | CSQ | NECR73 Yard | Yard Local | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.41500 | BM | CSQ | NECR87 Road | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Pan Am Railways (former Boston & Maine)
Conn River Main Line
MP 0 (CSXT CP98/Springfield) to MP 49 (Deerfield)
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.52000 | M | CSQ | PanAmTrainToDisp | Train to Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.16000 | B | CSQ | PanAmDispToTrain | Dispatcher to Train | FMN | Railroad |
Freight Main Line
MP 274 (Massachusetts State Line) to MP 429 (Vermont State Line). District 2 dispatcher between MP 274 and 312, District 3 dispatcher between MP 312 and 429
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.52000 | M | CSQ | PanAmTrainToDisp | Train to Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.16000 | B | CSQ | PanAmDispToTrain | Dispatcher to Train | FMN | Railroad |
Northern Main Line
MP 0 to MP 7 (New Hampshire State Line)
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.52000 | M | CSQ | PanAmTrainToDisp | Train to Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.16000 | B | CSQ | PanAmDispToTrain | Dispatcher to Train | FMN | Railroad |
Western Main Line
MP 18 to MP 20
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.52000 | M | CSQ | PanAmTrainToDisp | Train to Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.16000 | B | CSQ | PanAmDispToTrain | Dispatcher to Train | FMN | Railroad |
Worcester Main Line
MP 2 to MP 25
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.52000 | M | CSQ | PanAmTrainToDisp | Train to Dispatcher | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.16000 | B | CSQ | PanAmDispToTrain | Dispatcher to Train | FMN | Railroad |
East Deerfield Yard
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.23000 | BM | CSQ | PAR08 Car | Car Shop | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.31000 | BM | CSQ | PAR80 Diesel | Diesel Shop | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.40000 | BM | CSQ | PAR86 | Yard | FMN | Railroad |
Pioneer Valley Railroad- Westfield Massachusetts
Easthampton Branch
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161.08500 | BM | CSQ | PVRR65 EastH | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Holyoke Branch
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.33500 | BM | PVRR15 Holyo | Road | FMN | Railroad |
Providence and Worcester Railroad
| Frequency | AAR Channel # | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160.65000 | BM | CSQ | PW36 Road | Road | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.10000 | BM | CSQ | PW66 Yard | Yard | FMN | Railroad | |
| 161.32500 | RM | PW81 Yard | Yard | FMN | Railroad | ||
| 160.75500 | RM | PW43 MOW | Maintenance of Way | FMN | Railroad | ||
| 160.89000 | RM | PW52 Signal | Signal Department | FMN | Railroad |
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