---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 200.3"
title: "49"
number: "200.3"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/200.3"
---

# §200.3. Definitions.

- (a) Act means the Rail Passenger Service Act ([45 U.S.C. 500](/usc/45/500.md) 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](/cfr/49/part213.md)), 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.

## Notes

### Authority

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.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 64192, Sept. 29, 1980, unless otherwise noted.