{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-269.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 269.7","heading":"Petitions.","body":"(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).\n(b) Petition requirements. Eligible petitioners must:\n(1) File the petition with FRA no later than 180 days after September 5, 2017;\n(2) Describe the petition as a “Petition to Provide Passenger Rail Service under 49 CFR part 269”;\n(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\n(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.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 269—COMPETITIVE PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PILOT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"55ca921419d5cfd882dfda67939e2bd145ae9c9c4fef92ab3d634e4da228a4ea","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-269.5","next":"us/49-cfr-269.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}