49 CFR § 200.3 - Definitions.

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title: "49 CFR § 200.3 - Definitions."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "200.3"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "200"
part_name: "INFORMAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR PASSENGER SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 406 of Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat. 1327, as amended by sec. 10(2) of Pub. L. 93-146, 87 Stat. 548 and sec. 121 of Pub. L. 96-73, 93 Stat. 537 (49 U.S.C. 24309); 49 CFR 1.49."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 64192, Sept. 29, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 200.3 Definitions.

(a) *Act* means the Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 500 *et seq.*).

(b) *Administrator* means the Federal Railroad Administrator, the Deputy Administrator of FRA, or the delegate of either.

(c) *Amtrak* means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.

(d) *Amtrak trains* means trains operated by or on behalf of Amtrak.

(e) *Chief Counsel* means the Chief Counsel or Acting Chief Counsel of the FRA.

(f) *Downgrading of a facility* means a reduction in track classification as specified in FRA track safety standards (49 CFR part 213), or any other change in facilities which may increase the time required for a passenger train to operate over the route on which such facility is located.

(g) *Facility* means railroad tracks, right-of-way, fixed equipment and facilities, real-property appurtenant thereto, and includes signal systems, passenger station and repair tracks, station buildings, platforms, and adjunct facilities such as water, fuel, steam, electric, and air lines.

(h) *FRA* means the Federal Railroad Administration.

(i) *Railroad* means a person providing railroad transportation for compensation.

(j) *Shipper* means a person contracting with one or more railroads for freight transportation.