FRA F 6180.165 Quarterly PTC Progress Report

Postive Train Control

Quarterly PTC Reporting Form (FRA F 6180.165) with Proposed Changes March 2017

Postive Train Control

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OMB Control No. 2130-0553

Quarterly Progress Report Form – Positive Train Control Implementation
To effectively monitor each railroad’s progress implementing a positive train control (PTC) system, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is
requiring the submission of quarterly progress reports on this form, beginning June 30, 2016, under its investigative authorities. See, e.g., 49 U.S.C.
§§ 20107, 20902, 20157(c)(2); 49 C.F.R. § 236.1009(h). Railroads must use this form to report PTC implementation progress data quarterly, by the
due dates set forth in the table below. Each railroad should select the correct quarter and year for each quarterly report.
Quarterly PTC Progress Reports must be submitted electronically to FRA via the FRA Secure Information Repository (SIR) at https://sir.fra.dot.gov.
Key Dates for PTC Implementation Quarterly Progress Reporting:
Period
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

Coverage Period
January 1 – March 31
April 1 – June 30
July 1 – September 30
October 1 – December 31

Progress Report Due Date
April 30
July 31
October 31
January 31

General Instructions:
1. References to a railroad’s PTC Implementation Plan (PTCIP) in this form refer to the railroad’s revised PTCIP submitted under the Positive
Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015, or the most current amended PTCIP FRA has approved, if any;
2. If a particular category listed in a table does not apply to the railroad’s technology, please indicate “N/A”; and
3. For Sections 2, 4, and 6, please select a “Status” option from the drop-down menus provided.

Name of Railroad or Entity Subject
to 49 U.S.C. § 20157(a):
Railroad Code: Choose or enter code.
Quarterly PTC Progress Report for: Choose quarter.
Date:

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1. Summary
Category

Cumulative Quantity
Completed To Date

Locomotives Fully Equipped and PTC Operable
Installation/Track Segments Completed
Radio Towers Fully Installed and Equipped
Employees Trained
Territories 1 Where Revenue Service Demonstration Has Been Initiated
Route Miles in Testing or Revenue Service Demonstration 2
Route Miles in PTC Operation

Total Quantity Required
for PTC Implementation

0.0

Provide a narrative summary of overall PTC implementation progress during the applicable quarter:

A territory is an entire installation/track segment as identified in the railroad’s PTCIP (e.g., a track segment, territory, subdivision, district, etc.).
Enter the cumulative number of route miles where PTC technology is currently undergoing field testing or Revenue Service Demonstration. Railroads must only
identify in the “Route Miles in Testing or Revenue Service Demonstration” field any route miles that are still currently undergoing PTC field testing or Revenue
Service Demonstration (e.g., in a case where FRA granted a railroad provisional revenue service operations authorization for only a portion of its network but the
railroad is still conducting field testing or Revenue Service Demonstration elsewhere in its network). Once a railroad has received written authorization from FRA
to operate its PTC system in revenue service (through either provisional operations authorization under 49 U.S.C. 20157(h)(2) or PTC System Certification under
49 U.S.C. 20157(h)(1), the railroad must identify any miles where a PTC system is being operated in revenue service in the “Route Miles in PTC Operation” field. If
a railroad is operating the PTC system in revenue service and has completed all field testing and Revenue Service Demonstration, it may write “Complete” in the
“Route Miles in Testing or Revenue Service Demonstration” fields.
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2. Quarterly Update on Spectrum
Area or Location (e.g., county)
That Requires Spectrum, as
Reported in PTCIP 3

Q1 - Status

Q2 – Status

Q3 – Status

Q4 - Status

Choose Status.

If the railroad reported in its PTCIP that all necessary spectrum had been acquired and was available for use, or the railroad’s technology does not require the use
of spectrum, please indicate “N/A” in this table.
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3. Quarterly Update on Major Milestones
3.1 Locomotive Status
Category/Installation
Feature

Q1 –
Quantity
Installed

Q2 –
Quantity
Installed

Q3 –
Quantity
Installed

Q4 –
Quantity
Installed

Sum of
Quarterly
Totals

PTCIP Year
End Goal (if
applicable)

Cumulative
Quantity
Installed

Grand
Total
Reported
in PTCIP (if
applicable)

Locomotive (Apparatus) 4
Locomotives with On-board
Computers (e.g., Train
Management Computer)
Installed
Locomotives with PTC Displays
Installed
Locomotives with PTC-Capable
Event Recorders Installed
Locomotives with Locomotive
Radios Installed – Primary
Communications (e.g., 220
MHz radios)
Transponder Readers (e.g., for
non I-ETMS systems)

0
0

0
0
0

If a particular category listed in this table does not apply to the railroad’s technology, please indicate “N/A.” A railroad may add categories or subcategories if it
wants to provide more detail.

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PTC Software: Describe 1) the railroad’s approach to installation of PTC software on its locomotive fleet, and 2) any issues the railroad is
experiencing with installed versions of train management software (e.g., reverting back to previous software versions due to errors in the current
version):

Provide any additional narrative for Locomotive Status below:

3.2 Infrastructure/Back Office Status
Infrastructure – Back Office Systems
How many physical back office locations are required for PTC operations, as reported in the PTCIP?
How many physical back office locations have been constructed with all necessary equipment
installed?
Are the Back Office Location(s) fully operable with PTC?

Choose Y/N.

Are the Dispatching Location(s) fully operable with PTC?

Choose Y/N.

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3.3 Infrastructure/Wayside Status
Category/Installation
Feature

Q1 –
Quantity
Installed

Q2 –
Quantity
Installed

Q3 –
Quantity
Installed

Q4 –
Quantity
Installed

Sum of
Quarterly
Totals

PTCIP Year
End Goal 5

Cumulative
Quantity
Installed

Grand
Total
Reported
in PTCIP (if
applicable)

Infrastructure – Wayside Installations (Systemwide) 6
Wayside Interface Units

Communication Towers or
Poles

Switch Position Monitors

Wayside Radios

Base Station Radios

Are all necessary communication backbone utilities (including fiber, copper, ground wiring etc.) installed and ready for operation?

Choose Y/N.

Unlike the heading in table 3.1, this heading is not qualified with “(if applicable)” because each railroad was required to provide year-end goals for these
particular hardware categories under the PTC Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015.
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If a particular category listed in this table does not apply to the railroad’s technology, please indicate “N/A.” A railroad may add categories or subcategories if it
wants to provide more detail.
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4. Installation/Track Segment Progress – Current Status7
Segment Identification 8

Q1 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

Q2 Status – Current status Q3 Status – Current status
of installation/track
of installation/track
segment
segment

Q4 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

Choose Status.

For passenger rail operations, this information should be further segregated into those routes where it is a host or tenant.
Segment identification should be consistent with installation segments as listed in the railroad’s PTCIP (e.g., by track segment, territory, subdivision, district, etc.).
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Segment Identification

Q1 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

Q2 Status – Current status Q3 Status – Current status
of installation/track
of installation/track
segment
segment

Q4 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

Choose Status.

If a railroad has more segments where PTC will be implemented, please use the additional rows provided in Appendix B.

Provide any additional narrative for Installation/Track Segment Status below:

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5. Quarterly Update on Employee Training
Employee Category 9

Q1 – #
Q2 – #
Q3 – #
Q4 – #
Employees Employees Employees Employees
Trained
Trained
Trained
Trained

Employees who Install, Maintain,
Repair, Modify, Inspect, and Test the
PTC System
Employees who Dispatch Train
Operations
Train and Engine (Operations)
Employees

Sum of
Quarterly
Totals

PTCIP
Year End
Goal

Cumulative
# of
Employees
Trained

Grand
Total
Reported
in PTCIP

0
0

Roadway Worker Employees

Direct Supervisors of the Above
Employees

Provide any additional narrative for Employee Training below:

See 49 C.F.R. § 236.1041(a).

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6. Quarterly Update on Interoperability Progress and Other Formal Agreements
This section is provided to help railroads describe interoperability information. Please provide any additional information (e.g., an appendix) as
appropriate.
Required content:
• For host railroads: provide updates to any agreements and key milestones for all tenant operations
• For tenant railroads: provide updates to any agreements and key milestones for all operations over tracks hosted by another railroad
Host and Tenant Railroads: Provide a general update on interoperability in the textbox below:

Host Railroads Only: For each tenant, provide additional tenant information below:
Estimated Quantity of Tenant Rolling Stock
to be Equipped with PTC (if the tenant does
Tenant Identification
not have a separate PTCIP on file)

Current Tenant
Implementation Status
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Appendix A: Additional Rows for Quarterly Update on Major Milestones
Category/Installation
Feature

Q1 –
Quantity
Installed

Q2 –
Quantity
Installed

Q3 –
Quantity
Installed

Q4 –
Quantity
Installed

Sum of
Quarterly
Totals

PTCIP Year
End Goal (if
applicable)

Cumulative
Quantity
Installed

Grand
Total
Reported
in PTCIP (if
applicable)

0
0
0
0

0
0

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Appendix B: Additional Rows for Installation/Track Segment Progress – Current Status
Segment Identification

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of installation/track
segment

Q2 Status – Current status Q3 Status – Current status
of installation/track
of installation/track
segment
segment

Q4 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

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Q4 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

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segment

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Q2 Status – Current status Q3 Status – Current status
of installation/track
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segment

Q4 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

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Q2 Status – Current status Q3 Status – Current status
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Q4 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

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Q4 Status – Current status
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segment

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Q4 Status – Current status
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Q4 Status – Current status
of installation/track
segment

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