2022 U.S. Code
Title 45 - Railroads

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Publication Title	United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 45 - RAILROADS
Category	Bills and Statutes
Collection	United States Code
SuDoc Class Number	Y 1.2/5:
Contains	Sections 1 to 1347
Date	2022
Laws In Effect As Of Date	January 5, 2023
Positive Law	No

Table of Contents
+ Chapter 1 - Safety Appliances and Equipment on Railroad Engines and Cars, and Protection of Employees and Travelers (Section 1 - 46)
- Secs. 1 to 14 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
- Sec. 15 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-449, §7(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2444
- Sec. 16 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
- Secs. 17 to 21 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-468, title VII, §705, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2580
- Secs. 22 to 43a - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
- Secs. 44 to 46 - Transferred
+ Chapter 2 - Liability for Injuries to Employees (Section 51 - 60)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 51 - Liability of common carriers by railroad, in interstate or foreign commerce, for injuries to employees from negligence; employee defined
- Sec. 52 - Carriers in Territories or other possessions of United States
- Sec. 53 - Contributory negligence; diminution of damages
- Sec. 54 - Assumption of risks of employment
- Sec. 54a - Certain Federal and State regulations deemed statutory authority
- Sec. 55 - Contract, rule, regulation, or device exempting from liability; set-off
- Sec. 56 - Actions; limitation; concurrent jurisdiction of courts
- Sec. 57 - Who included in term "common carrier"
- Sec. 58 - Duty or liability of common carriers and rights of employees under other acts not impaired
- Sec. 59 - Survival of right of action of person injured
- Sec. 60 - Penalty for suppression of voluntary information incident to accidents; separability
+ Chapter 3 - Hours of Service of Employees (Section 61 - 66)
- Secs. 61 to 64b - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
- Secs. 65, 66 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-287, §10(b), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3401
+ Chapter 4 - Care of Animals in Transit (Section 71 - 76)
- Secs. 71 to 74 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
- Secs. 75, 76 - Transferred
+ Chapter 5 - Government-Aided Railroads (Section 81 - 95)
- Secs. 81 to 92 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
- Sec. 92a - Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 641
- Sec. 93 - Transferred
- Secs. 94, 95 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
+ Chapter 6 - Mediation, Conciliation, and Arbitration in Controversies Between Carriers and Employees (Section 101 - 126)
- Secs. 101 to 125 - Repealed. May 20, 1926, ch. 347, §14, 44 Stat. 587
- Sec. 126 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
+ Chapter 7 - Adjustment Boards and Labor Boards (Section 131 - 146)
- Secs. 131 to 146 - Repealed. May 20, 1926, ch. 347, §14, 44 Stat. 587
+ Chapter 8 - Railway Labor (Section 151 - 188)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 151 - 165)
- Subchapter II - Carriers by Air (Section 181 - 188)
+ Chapter 9 - Retirement of Railroad Employees (Section 201 - 231v)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - Railroad Retirement Act of 1934 (Section 201 - 214)
- Subchapter II - Railroad Retirement Act of 1935 (Section 215 - 228)
- Subchapter III - Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 (Section 228a - 228z-1)
- Subchapter IV - Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (Section 231 - 231v)
+ Chapter 10 - Tax on Carriers and Employees (Section 241 - 273)
- Secs. 241 to 253 - Repealed. June 29, 1937, ch. 405, §11, 50 Stat. 440
- Secs. 261 to 273 - Omitted
+ Chapter 11 - Railroad Unemployment Insurance (Section 351 - 369)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 351 - Definitions
- Sec. 352 - Benefits
- Sec. 353 - Qualifying condition
- Sec. 354 - Disqualifying conditions
- Sec. 355 - Claims for benefits
- Sec. 355a - Acceptance of claims for benefits
- Sec. 356 - Returns of compensation; conclusiveness; failure to make
- Sec. 357 - Free transportation
- Sec. 358 - Contributions
- Sec. 359 - Penalties
- Sec. 360 - Railroad unemployment insurance account
- Sec. 361 - Railroad unemployment insurance administration fund
- Sec. 362 - Duties and powers of Board
- Sec. 363 - Exclusiveness of provisions; transfers from State unemployment compensation accounts to railroad unemployment insurance account
- Sec. 363a - Refunds of State unemployment contributions by employees; amount; application period; definitions
- Sec. 364 - District of Columbia account, transfer of funds to railroad unemployment insurance account
- Sec. 365 - Omitted
- Sec. 366 - Separability
- Sec. 366a - Effect of Internal Revenue Code
- Sec. 367 - Short title
- Sec. 368 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-251, §5(c), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3165
- Sec. 369 - Annual report
+ Chapter 12 - Temporary Railroad Unemployment Insurance Program (Section 401 - 404)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 401 - Payment of compensation; eligibility; duration; maximum aggregate amount payable; duplication of benefits; application of railroad unemployment insurance provisions
- Sec. 402 - Exchange of information between Secretary of Labor and Railroad Retirement Board
- Sec. 403 - Appropriation to railroad unemployment insurance account; transfer and repayment of funds; interest
- Sec. 404 - Temporary increase in employers' contribution rate
+ Chapter 13 - Railroad Safety (Section 421 - 447)
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 421 - 421)
- Subchapter II - Rules, Regulations, Orders, and Standards (Section 431 - 447)
+ Chapter 14 - Rail Passenger Service (Section 501 - 658)
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 501 - 502)
- Subchapter II - Basic National Rail Passenger System (Section 521 - 522)
- Subchapter III - National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Section 541 - 548)
- Subchapter IV - Provision of Rail Passenger Services (Section 561 - 566)
- Subchapter V - Amtrak Commuter Services (Section 581 - 591)
- Subchapter VI - Federal Financial Assistance (Section 601 - 602)
- Subchapter VII - Emergency Financial Assistance (Section 621 - 622)
- Subchapter VIII - Miscellaneous Provisions (Section 641 - 650e)
- Subchapter IX - Rail Passenger Corridors (Section 651 - 658)
+ Chapter 15 - Emergency Rail Services (Section 661 - 669)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 661 - Definitions
- Sec. 662 - Guarantee of certificates
- Sec. 663 - Inspection of accounts, books, etc., of railroad receiving financial assistance
- Sec. 664 - Issuance of obligations to Secretary of the Treasury
- Sec. 665 - Utilization of services and facilities of Federal departments and agencies; reimbursement; consultation with Board; coordination of activities with Federal departments and agencies
- Sec. 666 - Court supervision of expenditures; findings; report to Secretary
- Sec. 667 - Audit by Comptroller General; report to Congress
- Sec. 668 - Guarantee fees; amount; deposit
- Sec. 669 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-375, title I, §111(e), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1821
+ Chapter 16 - Regional Rail Reorganization (Section 701 - 797m)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 701 - 702)
- Subchapter II - United States Railway Association (Section 711 - 729)
- Subchapter III - Consolidated Rail Corporation (Section 741 - 748)
- Subchapter IV - Transfer of Freight Services (Section 761 - 769c)
- Subchapter V - Employee Protection (Section 771 - 780)
- Subchapter VI - Miscellaneous Provisions (Section 791 - 794)
- Subchapter VII - Protection of Employees (Section 797 - 797m)
+ Chapter 17 - Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform (Section 801 - 856)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 801 - 803)
- Subchapter II - Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (Section 821 - 838)
- Subchapter III - Northeast Corridor Project Implementation (Section 851 - 856)
+ Chapter 18 - Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring (Section 901 - 922)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 901 - Congressional findings
- Sec. 902 - Definitions
- Sec. 903 - Sales and transfers
- Sec. 904 - Court approved abandonments and sales
- Sec. 905 - Employee or employee-shipper ownership plan
- Sec. 906 - Guarantee of trustee certificates
- Sec. 907 - Railroad hiring
- Sec. 908 - Employee protection agreements
- Sec. 909 - Supplementary unemployment insurance
- Sec. 910 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-35, title XI, §1144(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 669
- Sec. 911 - New career training assistance
- Sec. 912 - Election
- Sec. 913 - Authorization of appropriations
- Sec. 914 - Obligation guarantees
- Sec. 915 - Court approved abandonment and sales in pending cases
- Sec. 916 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-88, title III, §328, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 952
- Sec. 917 - Applicability of National Environmental Policy Act
- Sec. 918 - Authority of Railroad Retirement Board
- Sec. 919 - Publications and reports
- Sec. 920 - Continuation of service
- Sec. 921 - Office of Rail Public Counsel
- Sec. 922 - Employee stock ownership plan for surviving portion of Milwaukee Railroad
+ Chapter 19 - Rock Island Railroad Employee Assistance (Section 1001 - 1018)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1001 - Congressional findings
- Sec. 1002 - Definitions
- Sec. 1003 - Service continuation
- Sec. 1004 - Railroad hiring
- Sec. 1005 - Employee protection agreement
- Sec. 1006 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-35, title XI, §1144(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 669
- Sec. 1007 - Election
- Sec. 1008 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-468, title II, §234(a), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2547
- Sec. 1009 - Expedited proceedings
- Sec. 1010 - Applicability of National Environmental Policy Act and section 6362(b) of title 42
- Sec. 1011 - Authority of Railroad Retirement Board
- Sec. 1012 - Publications and reports
- Sec. 1013 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379
- Sec. 1014 - New career training assistance
- Sec. 1015 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-88, title III, §329(2), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 952
- Sec. 1016 - Temporary rail banking
- Sec. 1017 - Temporary operating approval
- Sec. 1018 - Judicial review
+ Chapter 20 - Northeast Rail Service (Section 1101 - 1116)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1101 - Congressional findings and declarations
- Sec. 1102 - Statement of purpose
- Sec. 1103 - Goals and objectives
- Sec. 1104 - Definitions
- Sec. 1105 - Judicial review
- Sec. 1106 - Exemption from transfer taxes and fees; recordation
- Sec. 1107 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-509, title IV, §4033(c)(1)(C)(i)(I), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908
- Sec. 1108 - Concerted economic action
- Sec. 1109 - Effectuation of cost reductions
- Sec. 1110 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-509, title IV, §4033(c)(1)(C)(i)(II), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908
- Sec. 1111 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-134, title IV, §408, Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2586
- Sec. 1112 - Interstate Commerce Commission proceedings
- Sec. 1113 - Intercity passenger service
- Sec. 1114 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-509, title IV, §4033(c)(1)(C)(i)(III), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908
- Sec. 1115 - Redemption of stock
- Sec. 1116 - Applicability of other laws
+ Chapter 21 - Alaska Railroad Transfer (Section 1201 - 1214)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1201 - Findings
- Sec. 1202 - Definitions
- Sec. 1203 - Transfer authorization
- Sec. 1204 - Transition period
- Sec. 1205 - Lands to be transferred
- Sec. 1206 - Employees of Alaska Railroad
- Sec. 1207 - State operation
- Sec. 1208 - Future rights-of-way
- Sec. 1209 - Repealed. Pub. L. 108-7, div. I, title III, §345(5), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 418
- Sec. 1210 - Other disposition
- Sec. 1211 - Denali National Park and Preserve lands
- Sec. 1212 - Applicability of other laws
- Sec. 1213 - Conflict with other laws
- Sec. 1214 - Separability
+ Chapter 22 - Conrail Privatization (Section 1301 - 1347)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 1301 - 1303)
- Subchapter II - Conrail (Section 1311 - 1347)

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2022 U.S. CodeTitle 45 - Railroads

2022 U.S. Code
Title 45 - Railroads