WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Brightline Trains Florida's and Florida East Coast Railway's Requests To Operate During a Temporary Outage of Their Positive Train Control Systems.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 11 by Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
Summary: This document provides the public with notice that, on December 5, 2025, Brightline Trains Florida (Brightline) and Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) each submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to their FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) systems. On December 5, 2025, Brightline and FECR experienced an outage of their PTC back office servers and a short...