---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 U.S.C. § 66"
title: "45"
title_heading: "Railroads"
number: "66"
heading: "Repealed. Pub. L. 104–287, § 10(b), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3401"
status: "repealed"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/45/66"
units:
  - "Chapter 3 — Hours of Service of Employees"
---

# [§66. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–287, § 10(b), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3401 — repealed]



## Notes

Section 65, act Sept. 3, 5, 1916, ch. 436, § 1, 39 Stat. 721, established eight hour work day for employees of railroads. See section 28301 of Title 49, Transportation.

Section 66, act Sept. 3, 5, 1916, ch. 436, § 4, 39 Stat. 722, provided penalty for violation of section 65 of this title. See section 28302 of Title 49, Transportation.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

Act Sept. 3, 5, 1916, ch. 436, 39 Stat. 721, which enacted sections 65 and 66 of this title, was popularly known as the “Adamson Law”.