45 U.S.C. § 1104 : US Code - Section 1104: Definitions

Search 45 U.S.C. § 1104 : US Code - Section 1104: Definitions

As used in this subtitle, unless the context otherwise requires,
the term:
(1) "Amtrak" means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
created under chapter 243 of title 49.
(2) "Commission" means the Interstate Commerce Commission.
(3) "Commuter authority" means any State, local, or regional
authority, corporation, or other entity established for purposes
of providing commuter service, and includes the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, the Connecticut Department of
Transportation, the Maryland Department of Transportation, the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the New
Jersey Transit Corporation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, any
successor agencies, and any entity created by one or more such
agencies for the purpose of operating, or contracting for the
operation of, commuter service.
(4) "Commuter service" means short-haul rail passenger service
operated in metropolitan and suburban areas, whether within or
across the geographical boundaries of a State, usually
characterized by reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commutation
tickets, and by morning and evening peak period operations.
(5) "Conrail" means the Consolidated Rail Corporation created
under title III of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973
(45 U.S.C. 741 et seq.).
(6) "Rail carrier" means a common carrier engaged in interstate
or foreign commerce by rail subject to subtitle IV of title 49.
(7) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation.
(8) "Special court" means the judicial panel established under
section 209(b)(1) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973
(45 U.S.C. 719(b)(1)) or, with respect to any proceedings that
arise or continue after the panel is abolished pursuant to
section 209(b)(2) of such Act [45 U.S.C. 719(b)(2)], the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia.