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Automatic Train Control (ATC) and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES); Northeast Corridor (NEC) Railroads

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Amendments to Order of Particular Applicability Requiring ACSES Between New Haven, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts--Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) 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. The amendments specify temporary operating protocols that will minimize the impact of ACSES on MBTA service during the initial implementation of ACSES on the NEC--North End.

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