49 CFR § 299.213 - Records retention.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s299.213"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 299.213 - Records retention."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "299.213"
section_name: "Records retention."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "299"
part_name: "TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "299"
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# 299.213 Records retention.
(a) The railroad shall maintain at a designated office on the railroad—
(1) A current copy of each FRA-approved PTCSP that it holds;
(2) Adequate documentation to demonstrate that the PTCSP meets the safety requirements of this RPA, including the risk assessment;
(3) An Operations and Maintenance Manual, pursuant to § 299.215; and
(4) Training and testing records pursuant to § 236.1043(b) of this chapter.
(b) Results of inspections and tests specified in the PTCSP must be recorded pursuant to § 236.110 of this chapter.
(c) Each contractor providing services relating to the testing, maintenance, or operation of the railroad's PTC system shall maintain at a designated office training records required under §§ 236.1043(b) of this chapter, and 299.207(a)(6).
(d) After the PTC system is placed in service, the railroad shall maintain a database of all safety-relevant hazards as set forth in its PTCSP and those that had not been previously identified in its PTCSP. If the frequency of the safety-relevant hazards exceeds the threshold set forth in its PTCSP, then the railroad shall—
(1) Report the inconsistency in writing to FRA's Secure Information Repository at *https://sir.fra.dot.gov,* within 15 days of discovery;
(2) Take prompt countermeasures to reduce the frequency of each safety-relevant hazard to below the threshold set forth in its PTCSP; and
(3) Provide a final report when the inconsistency is resolved to FRA's Secure Information Repository at *https://sir.fra.dot.gov,* on the results of the analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of the safety-relevant hazard(s) below the threshold set forth in its PTCSP.