This document provides the public with notice that, on December 5, 2025, Brightline Trains Florida (Brightline) and Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) each submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to their FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) systems. On December 5, 2025, Brightline and FECR experienced an outage of their PTC back office servers and a short-term loss of PTC functionality, temporarily impacting the operations of Brightline, FECR, and FECR's tenant railroad. On December 5, 2025, Brightline and FECR sought and obtained FRA's authorization under FRA's PTC regulations to continue rail operations, with certain conditions and restrictions, while their PTC systems were temporarily disabled.
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Notice of availability, request for comments, and notice of decision.
FRA will review any comments received by December 19, 2025. FRA may consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable.
| Document Number | 2025-22585 |
| FR Citation | 90 FR 57526 |
| Type | Notice |
| Published | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Effective Date | - |
| RIN | - |
| Docket ID | Docket Nos. FRA-2015-0062 and FRA-2022-0098 |
| Pages | 57526–57527 (2 pages) |
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