As used in this part--
Act means the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-432, Division B (Oct. 16, 2008)).
Administrator means the Federal Railroad Administrator, or the Federal Railroad Administrator's delegate.
Amtrak means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
File and Filed mean submission of a document under this part on the date the document was postmarked, or the date the document was emailed to FRA.
Financial plan means a plan that contains, for each Federal fiscal year fully or partially covered by the bid: An annual projection of the revenues, expenses, capital expenditure requirements, and cash flows (from operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities, showing sources and uses of funds) attributable to the route; and a statement of the assumptions underlying the financial plan's contents.
FRA means the Federal Railroad Administration.
Operating plan means a plan that contains, for each Federal fiscal year fully or partially covered by the bid: A complete description of the service planned to be offered, including the train schedules, frequencies, equipment consists, fare structures, and such amenities as sleeping cars and food service provisions; station locations; hours of operation; provisions for accommodating the traveling public, including proposed arrangements for stations shared with other routes; expected ridership; passenger-miles; revenues by class of service between each city-pair proposed to be served; and a statement of the assumptions underlying the operating plan's contents.
Passenger rail service route means those routes described in 49 U.S.C. 24102(5)(B), (C), and (D) or in 49 U.S.C. 24702.
Petitioner means a railroad, other than Amtrak, that has submitted a petition to FRA under section 269.7 of this part.
Railroad means a rail carrier or rail carriers, as defined in 49 U.S.C. 10102(5).
Secretary means the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.