Action
Amendment to Order of Particular Applicability Requiring ACSES between New Haven, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts--Extended and Amended Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Temporary Operating Protocols and New CSX Transportation (CSXT) Temporary Operating Protocols.
Summary
FRA amends its Order of Particular Applicability requiring all trains operating on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between New Haven, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts (NEC--North End) to be equipped to respond to the new Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) system by setting a new compliance date for the Order. An exception previously granted to MBTA for use of unequipped and failed locomotives will be extended until February 1, 2002; and a similar exception will be extended to CSXT freight trains through September 16, 2001. This action is necessitated by delays in equipping of trains and finalization of software modifications that will support more efficient operations. The amendments also specify temporary operating protocols to minimize the impact of ACSES on MBTA and CSXT service during the initial implementation of ACSES on the NEC-North End.