Metro-North Railroad's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System

Metro-North Railroad's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System

This is a procedural notice from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announcing that Metro-North Railroad (MNR) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) on May 2, 2025, to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) to update its onboard computer software to OBC 02.00.0000 Software Baseline for the MNR Siemens Charger Dual Mode Locomotive. FRA is inviting public comment on the RFA under 49 CFR 236.1021. This is a technical software update to an existing certified PTC system; no environmental impacts are analyzed in this notice.

Metro-North Railroad's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System

This is a Federal Railroad Administration notice of availability and request for public comments on Metro-North Railroad's May 17, 2024 request for amendment to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan. The amendment seeks FRA approval to update the Onboard Computer for Metro-North's Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System to System Release 5.04.002. This is a procedural regulatory notice, not a NEPA document; no environmental impacts, alternatives, or mitigations are analyzed. FRA may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the amendment at its sole discretion.