49 CFR § 269.7 - Petitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s269.7"
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title: "49 CFR § 269.7 - Petitions."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "269.7"
section_name: "Petitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "269"
part_name: "COMPETITIVE PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PILOT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 11307, Pub. L. 114-94; 49 U.S.C. 24711; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 31487, July 7, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "269"
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# 269.7 Petitions.

(a) *In general.* An eligible petitioner may petition FRA to provide intercity passenger rail transportation over a long-distance route in lieu of Amtrak for a period of time consistent with the time limitations described in § 269.3(b).

(b) *Petition requirements.* Eligible petitioners must:

(1) File the petition with FRA no later than 180 days after September 5, 2017;

(2) Describe the petition as a “Petition to Provide Passenger Rail Service under 49 CFR part 269”;

(3) Describe the long-distance route or routes over which the eligible petitioner wants to provide intercity passenger rail transportation and the Amtrak service that the eligible petitioner wants to replace; and

(4) If applicable, provide an executed copy of all written agreements with all entities that own infrastructure on the long-distance route or routes over which the eligible petitioner wants to provide intercity passenger rail transportation. The written agreement(s) must demonstrate the infrastructure owner's support for the petition.