Brightline Trains Florida's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System

Brightline Florida and Florida East Coast Railway's Joint Request To Amend Their Positive Train Control Safety Plans and Positive Train Control Systems

This is a Federal Railroad Administration notice of availability and request for public comments on a joint request for amendment (RFA) submitted January 21, 2026, by Brightline Florida and Florida East Coast Railway to their FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plans. The RFA seeks approval to implement I-ETMS Protect 77.0.4.0 software to improve system performance, along with corrections to the PTCSP and updates to line segment names. FRA may approve, approve with conditions, or deny the RFA at its sole discretion. This is a procedural notice; no environmental impacts or alternatives are analyzed.

Brightline Trains Florida's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System

This is a procedural Federal Register notice, not a NEPA document. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a notice of availability and request for public comments on Brightline Trains Florida's (BLF) request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). The RFA, submitted May 29 and July 19, 2024, seeks approval to implement I-ETMS Protect 7.0.3.0, which would allow high-speed consist details to be modified in onboard computer configuration files so BLF can operate trains with 2 locomotives and more than 4 passenger cars. No NEPA environmental analysis is present in this notice.