§ 20102. — Definitions.
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[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC20102]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
PART A--SAFETY
CHAPTER 201--GENERAL
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL
Sec. 20102. Definitions
In this part--
(1) ``railroad''--
(A) means any form of nonhighway ground transportation that
runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways, including--
(i) commuter or other short-haul railroad passenger
service in a metropolitan or suburban area and commuter
railroad service that was operated by the Consolidated Rail
Corporation on January 1, 1979; and
(ii) high speed ground transportation systems that
connect metropolitan areas, without regard to whether those
systems use new technologies not associated with traditional
railroads; but
(B) does not include rapid transit operations in an urban
area that are not connected to the general railroad system of
transportation.
(2) ``railroad carrier'' means a person providing railroad
transportation.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 863.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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20102(1).............................. 45:16. Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, Sec. 1, 36
Stat. 298; restated June 22, 1988,
Pub. L. 100-342, Sec. 13(3)(E), 102
Stat. 632.
45:22. Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, Sec. 1, 36
Stat. 913; June 7, 1924, ch. 355, Sec.
1, 43 Stat. 659; restated June 22,
1988, Pub. L. 100-342, Sec. 14(1),
102 Stat. 632.
45:38 (last sentence). May 6, 1910, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 350,
Sec. 1 (last sentence); added June
22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, Sec.
15(1)(C), 102 Stat. 633.
45:61(a). Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, Sec. 1(a), 34
Stat. 1415; Dec. 26, 1969, Pub. L. 91-
169, Sec. 1, 83 Stat. 463; restated
Nov. 2, 1978, Pub. L. 95-574, Sec. 5,
92 Stat. 2461; June 22, 1988, Pub. L.
100-342, Sec. 16(1)(A), 102 Stat.
634.
45:61(b)(1). Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, Sec. 1(b)(1),
34 Stat. 1415; restated Dec. 26, 1969,
Pub. L. 91-169, Sec. 1, 83 Stat. 463;
June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, Sec.
16(1)(B), 102 Stat. 634.
45:431(e). Oct. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91-458, Sec.
202(e), 84 Stat. 971; restated June
22, 1988, Pub. L. 100-342, Sec. 7(a),
102 Stat. 628.
49:App.:26(a). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379,
Sec. 25(a); added Feb. 28, 1920, ch.
91, Sec. 441, 41 Stat. 498; Aug. 26,
1937, ch. 818, 50 Stat. 835; Sept. 18,
1940, ch. 722, Sec. 14(b), 54 Stat.
919; restated June 22, 1988, Pub. L.
100-342, Sec. 17(1), 102 Stat. 635.
20102(2).............................. (no source).
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Clause (1) is substituted for the source provisions to avoid
repeating the definition of ``railroad'' in each chapter in this part.
Clause (2) is added to distinguish between railroad transportation
and the entit