49 CFR 236.787a
§ 236.787a Railroad.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 236.787a, § 236.787a Railroad, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/259191
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Railroad means any form of non-highway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways and any entity providing such transportation, including—
(a) 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
(b) High speed ground transportation systems that connect metropolitan areas, without regard to whether those systems use new technologies not associated with traditional railroads; but does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.