2013 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle V - RAIL PROGRAMS (§§ 20101 - 28505)
Part A - SAFETY (§§ 20101 - 21311)
Chapter 205 - SIGNAL SYSTEMS (§§ 20501 - 20505)
Section 20501 - Definition

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS
PART A - SAFETY
CHAPTER 205 - SIGNAL SYSTEMS
Sec. 20501 - Definition
Containssection 20501
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 883.
Statutes at Large Reference108 Stat. 883
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 103-272

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Definition - 49 U.S.C. § 20501 (2013)
§20501. Definition

In this chapter, "signal system" means a block signal system, an interlocking, automatic train stop, train control, or cab-signal device, or a similar appliance, method, device, or system intended to promote safety in railroad operations.

(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 883.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
20501 (no source).

This section is added to eliminate the unnecessary repetition of the words used in the definition. The definition is derived from 49 App.:26(b)–(f).

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