49 U.S.C. § 20102 : US Code - Section 20102: Definitions

Search 49 U.S.C. § 20102 : US Code - Section 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.