Form FRA F 6180.177 FRA F 6180.177 Statutory Notification of PTC System Failures

Statutory Notification of PTC System Failures (Form FRA 6180.177)
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Web Form

Empty Excel upload sheet
IsTenant

OrganizationName

IsPTCGoverned

TotalTrainsOperatedOnHost FailureTypeCode

Subdivision TotalFailuresDuringPeriod

Sample Excel upload sheet
Note: data is not real data and is just serving as an example
IsTenant
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE

OrganizationName
ABCD
ABCD
ABCD
ACADIANA RAILWAY COMPANY
ACADIANA RAILWAY COMPANY
ACADIANA RAILWAY COMPANY
ACADIANA RAILWAY COMPANY
ACADIANA RAILWAY COMPANY
ACADIANA RAILWAY COMPANY
ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
ALEXANDRIA TRAINS
ABERDEEN RAILROAD
ABERDEEN RAILROAD
ABERDEEN RAILROAD
ABERDEEN RAILROAD
ABERDEEN RAILROAD
ABERDEEN RAILROAD

IsPTCGoverned TotalTrainsOperatedOnHost
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE

FailureTypeCode

Subdivision

TotalFailuresDuringPeriod

32
32
32
4
4
4
4
4
4
43
43
43
43
43
43

M
C
I
C
I
M
C
I
M
C
C
I
I
M
M

AMBOY
AMBOY
AMBOY
CROWLEY LINE
CROWLEY LINE
CROWLEY LINE
OPELOUSAS LINE
OPELOUSAS LINE
OPELOUSAS LINE
ADIRONDACK
SYSTEM
ADIRONDACK
SYSTEM
ADIRONDACK
SYSTEM

19
10
10
8
1
17
17
12
17
10
7
18
3
10
17

12
12
12
12
12
12

C
I
M
C
I
M

PIEDMONT
PIEDMONT
PIEDMONT
SANDHILLS
SANDHILLS
SANDHILLS

15
1
5
12
0
6

Instructions for Bulk Upload Submitted Data

See the sample submission tab in this template for examples of a proper submission
Excel Requirements

The FailureData tab must be the first tab in the spreadsheet
The FailureData tab column order should not be changed
A value should be submitted for each field in a record for all PTC Governed tenants. Blank or invalid data loaded
by bulk upload will be required to be set individually and manually in the application.

Spreadsheet Field Instructions -- All records
IsTenant
Set to TRUE for all tenant records, including non-governed tenants, FALSE for the submitting railroad.
OrganizationName
Enter any value for the submitting railroad. (The submitter name will be selected from a list using the
application.)
IsPTCGoverned
A host railroad’s PTCIP is the source for the list of its PTC-governed tenant railroads. If a PTC system is not yet
governing a tenant railroad’s operations enter FALSE. Enter TRUE for governed tenants.

Spreadsheet Field Instructions -- Submitter and Governed Tenants
TotalTrainsOperatedOnHost
Enter an integer value.
FailureTypeCode
Use the following codes to represent the failure type for a failure record
I = Initialization Failures
C = Cutouts
M = Malfunctions
Subdivision
Enter the subdivision name up to a 100 character limit.
TotalFailuresDuringPeriod
Enter an interger value. Use 0 if the tenant did not experience any failures of that type during the reporting
Upload Spreadsheet Data

When the Excel file data is complete and saved, click the Import Failure Reports button on the main screen.
Select the .XLS or .XLSX file to be loaded and clock Open.

Data reference for Excel upload sheet
FailureType
I

Label
Failures to Initialize

C

Cut Outs

M

Malfunctions

Description
Failures to Initialize: Any instance when a PTC system fails to activate on a
locomotive or train, unless the PTC system successfully activates during a
subsequent attempt in the same location or before entering PTC
territory.  For the types of PTC systems that do not “initialize” by design, a
failed departure test is considered a “failure to initialize” for purposes of
this reporting requirement, unless the PTC system successfully passes the
departure test during a subsequent attempt in the same location or
before entering PTC territory.
Any cut out of a PTC system, subsystem, or component en route,
including when the PTC system cuts out on its own or a person cuts out
the system, unless the cut out was necessary to exit PTC-governed
territory and enter non-PTC territory.
Any instance when a PTC system, subsystem, or component fails to
perform the functions mandated under 49 U.S.C. 20157(i)(5), 49 CFR part
236, subpart I, or the applicable host railroad’s PTC Safety Plan.