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Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Document Number: 2025-09151
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-09150
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) petitioned FRA to extend relief related to SEPTA's participation in FRA's Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C\3\RS) Program.
Amtrak's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-08906
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-19
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On April 28, 2025, FRA published a notice of availability and request for comments about the request for amendment (RFA) that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) submitted on April 16, 2025. Amtrak's RFA requests authorization to temporarily disable one of its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) systems for a period of one to two hours in support of the installation and testing of a new Back Office Subsystem environment upgrade. FRA is publishing this notice to extend the comment period, which would otherwise end on May 19, 2025, to May 30, 2025, due to a technical docket issue that occurred at the time of publication of the first notice.
Amtrak's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-08901
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-19
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on May 2, 2025, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-08798
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-16
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On March 12, 2025, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-08794
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-16
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On March 10, 2025, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the 60-day notice.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-08792
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-16
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On March 12, 2025, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.
Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-08400
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-13
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that New Hope and Ivyland Railroad (NHRR) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning steam locomotive inspections.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-08398
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-13
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that the Association of American Railroads (AAR) petitioned FRA to extend relief from certain signal regulations.
Metro-North Railroad's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-08260
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-12
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on May 2, 2025, Metro-North Railroad (MNR) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to update its onboard computer (OBC) software to OBC 02.00.0000 Software Baseline for the MNR Siemens Charger Dual Mode Locomotive. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on MNR's RFA to its PTCSP.
Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-08199
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-09
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that the Association of American Railroads (AAR) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning track inspections.
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Document Number: 2025-08198
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-09
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA is reissuing this notice because of an incorrect docket number given in the previous notice.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-08197
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-09
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning inspections when combining and separating trains.
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-07973
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-08
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on April 30, 2025, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system to temporarily disable the system while upgrading end of life wayside signal operating equipment. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTC system.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-07830
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Steam into History, Inc. d/b/a Northern Central Railway of York (NCRA) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning stenciling of rail cars.
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Document Number: 2025-07829
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system.
Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-07485
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning safety appliances.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-07484
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning material modification of railroad interlocking systems.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-07483
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning hours of service.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-07482
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Inc. (DGVR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning stenciling of rail cars.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-07340
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-29
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-07339
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-29
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Amtrak's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-07201
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-28
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on April 16, 2025, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to one of its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) systems to temporarily disable the system for a period of one to two hours in support of the installation and testing of a new Back Office Subsystem environment upgrade. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA.
Safety Advisory 2025-01; Proper Configuration of Grand Master 4000 and 4000A Switch Machines To Prevent Unintended Switch Movement
Document Number: 2025-07153
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-25
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2025-01 to heighten awareness within the rail industry of the potential for unintended movement of Grand Master 4000 and 4000A switch machines. Improper configuration of these machines could allow power to be present at the switch machine controller when locking is in effect, creating the potential for unintended switch movement underneath or in front of a train.
Notice of Petition for Amendment to Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-06849
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) petitioned FRA to supplement an existing waiver from certain regulations to include locomotive horns.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-06848
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning virtual simulation training.
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Document Number: 2025-06846
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter received October 18, 2024, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-06847
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that Conrail petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning periodic testing requirements on vital microprocessor-based systems.
Canadian Pacific Railway's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-06326
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-14
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on March 27, 2025, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system to temporarily disable the system for a period not to exceed three hours in order to increase the capacity of its PTC system in preparation for consolidation. As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified PTC system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on CP's RFA to its PTC system.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-04992
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-25
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-04893
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-21
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Long Island Rail Road's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-04267
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-17
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on March 3, 2025, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTC system.
Notice of Petition for Inclusion in Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-04273
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-17
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter received February 21, 2025, Alaska Railroad (ARRC) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning calibration of air flow method (AFM) indicators.
Notice of Petition To Modify a Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-04272
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-17
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter received December 10, 2024, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) petitioned FRA for relief from a condition required by FRA's August 9, 2016 decision letter in this docket.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-03920
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-12
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-03919
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-12
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-03765
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-10
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-03626
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-06
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated December 31, 2024, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTY) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning Stadler G4 vehicles.
Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-03624
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-06
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter received January 8, 2025, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning the clean, oil, test, and stencil (COT&S) requirements of diesel multiple unit (DMU) vehicles.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-03622
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-06
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated December 5, 2024, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (RT) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning stenciling and reflectorization of rail cars.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-03363
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated December 26, 2024, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning rail cars equipped with end of car cushioning units.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-03362
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated January 14, 2025, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning locomotive horns.
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-03361
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated October 25, 2024, BNSF Railway (BNSF) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain 2-year periodic testing requirements for its solid-state microprocessor-based equipment.
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-03331
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on February 3, 2025, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTC system.
Port Authority Trans-Hudson's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-03330
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-03-03
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on February 10, 2025, Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to request approval to install an updated software version V3.5.121, which includes Zone Controller (ZC) software, a ZC database, Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) software, and a Carborne Controller (CC) software update. As this RFA involves a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on PATH's RFA to its PTCSP.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2025-03174
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-02-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On November 4, 2024, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2025-02835
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-02-20
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public notice that by letter dated January 24, 2025, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) revised its request for relief to permit the replacement of wheelsets on rail cars as part of CPKC's In-train Wheelset Replacement Program.
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2025-02431
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-02-11
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on January 29, 2025, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA- certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.
Program Approval: Georgia Central Railway, L.P. and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc.
Document Number: 2025-02252
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-02-05
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing this notice to approve a petition from Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (GC) and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG) (collectively, Petitioners), subsidiaries of Genesee and Wyoming (G&W), for a Test Program designed to test self-propelled, zero-emission, battery-electric rail vehicles and their associated computer and telemetry technology systems, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the system and new operational approaches to rail vehicle technology in the short-haul movement of containers. The approval grants limited, temporary suspension of certain FRA rules necessary to facilitate the conduct of the Test Program, including an exemption for certain safety appliance laws (collectively, Impacted FRA Safety Standards).
CSX Transportation, Inc. Petition for Approval of Product Safety Plan
Document Number: 2025-00862
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-01-16
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on November 11, 2024, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) submitted a petition for FRA approval of its Product Safety Plan (PSP) for the Trip Optimizer Air Brake Control product (also referred to as "TO Air Brake Control" or "Air Brake Control"). As this petition involves a railroad's PSP, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the document.
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