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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control System

Notice of availability and request for comments.

This document provides the public with notice that, on September 20, 2024, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system to establish a Construction Zone (CZ) during November and December 2024, in order to install Automatic Train Control (ATC) on the final segment of MBTA's Fitchburg Line between CPF-330 and CPF-335. As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified PTC system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on MBTA's RFA to its PTC system.

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