Railroad

Railroad means:
(1) Any form of non-highway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways, including—
(i) Commuter or other short-haul rail 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 does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation and
(2) A person that provides railroad transportation, whether directly or by contracting out operation of the railroad to another person.

Source

49 CFR § 239.7


Scoping language

As used in this part

Is this correct? or