Federal Railway Authority
In 1999 the EIB founded, together with the , the subsidiary (STB) directed from Meiningen, which carries regional traffic in southern Thuringia, while only the connections Erfurt–Würzburg and Erfurt–Meiningen are operated by the federal Deutsche Bahn. After years of developing new rules and guidelines, the Federal Railway Authority () granted on 24 January 2014 a permission to the (Regional Shuttle Railcar) of the to run on steep tracks, without remodeling. The track can thus be served, and the track upon reopening.