Title 45 — RAILROADS

• § 51— Liability of common carriers by railroad, in interstate or foreign commerce, for injuries to employees from negligence; employee defined
• § 52— Carriers in Territories or other possessions of United States
• § 53— Contributory negligence; diminution of damages
• § 54— Assumption of risks of employment
• § 54a— Certain Federal and State regulations deemed statutory authority
• § 55— Contract, rule, regulation, or device exempting from liability; set-off
• § 56— Actions; limitation; concurrent jurisdiction of courts
• § 57— Who included in term “common carrier”
• § 58— Duty or liability of common carriers and rights of employees under other acts not impaired
• § 59— Survival of right of action of person injured
• § 60— Penalty for suppression of voluntary information incident to accidents; separability
• § 151— Definitions; short title
• § 151a— General purposes
• § 152— General duties
• § 153— National Railroad Adjustment Board
• § 154— National Mediation Board
• § 155— Functions of Mediation Board
• § 156— Procedure in changing rates of pay, rules, and working conditions
• § 157— Arbitration
• § 158— Agreement to arbitrate; form and contents; signatures and acknowledgment; revocation
• § 159— Award and judgment thereon; effect of chapter on individual employee
• § 159a— Special procedure for commuter service
• § 160— Emergency board
• § 160a— Rules and regulations
• § 161— Effect of partial invalidity of chapter
• § 162— Authorization of appropriations
• § 163— Repeal of prior legislation; exception
• § 165— Evaluation and audit of Mediation Board
• § 181— Application of subchapter I to carriers by air
• § 182— Duties, penalties, benefits, and privileges of subchapter I applicable
• § 183— Disputes within jurisdiction of Mediation Board
• § 184— System, group, or regional boards of adjustment
• § 185— National Air Transport Adjustment Board
• § 187— Separability
• § 188— Authorization of appropriations
• § 231— Definitions
• § 231a— Annuity eligibility requirements
• § 231b— Computation of annuities
• § 231c— Computation of spouse and survivor annuities
• § 231d— Annuity beginning and ending dates
• § 231e— Lump sum payments
• § 231f— Railroad Retirement Board
• § 231f–1— Annual actuarial report
• § 231g— Court jurisdiction
• § 231h— Returns of compensation; conclusiveness
• § 231i— Erroneous payments
• § 231j— Waiver of annuities
• § 231k— Incompetence
• § 231l— Penalties
• § 231m— Assignability; exemption from levy
• § 231n— Railroad Retirement Account
• § 231n–1— Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account
• § 231o— Private pensions
• § 231p— Free transportation
• § 231q— Crediting service under Social Security Act
• § 231r— Automatic benefit eligibility requirement adjustments
• § 231s— Separability
• § 231t— Short title
• § 231u— Benefit preservation
• § 231v— Computation and certification of account benefit ratios
• § 351— Definitions
• § 352— Benefits
• § 353— Qualifying condition
• § 354— Disqualifying conditions
• § 355— Claims for benefits
• § 355a— Acceptance of claims for benefits
• § 356— Returns of compensation; conclusiveness; failure to make
• § 357— Free transportation
• § 358— Contributions
• § 359— Penalties
• § 360— Railroad unemployment insurance account
• § 361— Railroad unemployment insurance administration fund
• § 362— Duties and powers of Board
• § 363— Exclusiveness of provisions; transfers from State unemployment compensation accounts to railroad unemployment insurance account
• § 363a— Refunds of State unemployment contributions by employees; amount; application period; definitions
• § 364— District of Columbia account, transfer of funds to railroad unemployment insurance account
• § 366— Separability
• § 366a— Effect of Internal Revenue Code
• § 367— Short title
• § 369— Annual report
• § 401— Payment of compensation; eligibility; duration; maximum aggregate amount payable; duplication of benefits; application of railroad unemployment insurance provisions
• § 402— Exchange of information between Secretary of Labor and Railroad Retirement Board
• § 403— Appropriation to railroad unemployment insurance account; transfer and repayment of funds; interest
• § 404— Temporary increase in employers’ contribution rate
• § 661— Definitions
• § 662— Guarantee of certificates
• § 663— Inspection of accounts, books, etc., of railroad receiving financial assistance
• § 664— Issuance of obligations to Secretary of the Treasury
• § 665— Utilization of services and facilities of Federal departments and agencies; reimbursement; consultation with Board; coordination of activities with Federal departments and agencies
• § 666— Court supervision of expenditures; findings; report to Secretary
• § 667— Audit by Comptroller General; report to Congress
• § 668— Guarantee fees; amount; deposit
• § 701— Congressional declaration of policy
• § 702— Definitions
• § 711— Formation and structure
• § 712— Functions of Association
• § 713— Access to information
• § 716— Final system plan
• § 717— Adoption of final system plan
• § 718— Review by Congress
• § 719— Judicial review
• § 720— Obligations of Association
• § 721— Loans
• § 722— Records, audit, and examination
• § 723— Emergency assistance pending implementation
• § 724— Authorization of appropriations
• § 725— Interim agreements
• § 726— Debentures and series A preferred stock
• § 727— Additional purchases of Series A preferred stock
• § 728— Reports to Congress
• § 729— Advisory Board
• § 741— Formation and structure
• § 742— Powers and duties of Corporation
• § 743— Valuation and conveyance of rail properties
• § 744— Termination and continuation of rail services
• § 744a— End of Conrail commuter service obligation
• § 745— Continuing reorganization; supplemental transactions
• § 746— Certificates of value
• § 747— Protection of Federal funds
• § 748— Abandonments
• § 791— Relationship to other laws
• § 794— Tax payments to States
• § 797a— Termination allowance
• § 797b— Preferential hiring
• § 797c— Central register of railroad employment
• § 797d— Election and treatment of benefits
• § 797e— Assignment of work
• § 797f— Contracting out
• § 797g— New collective-bargaining agreements
• § 797h— Employee and personal injury claims
• § 797i— Limitations on liability
• § 797j— Preemption
• § 797k— Factfinding panel
• § 797l— Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance
• § 797m— Arbitration
• § 801— Declaration of policy
• § 802— Definitions
• § 901— Congressional findings
• § 902— Definitions
• § 903— Sales and transfers
• § 904— Court approved abandonments and sales
• § 905— Employee or employee-shipper ownership plan
• § 906— Guarantee of trustee certificates
• § 907— Railroad hiring
• § 908— Employee protection agreements
• § 909— Supplementary unemployment insurance
• § 911— New career training assistance
• § 912— Election
• § 913— Authorization of appropriations
• § 914— Obligation guarantees
• § 915— Court approved abandonment and sales in pending cases
• § 917— Applicability of National Environmental Policy Act
• § 918— Authority of Railroad Retirement Board
• § 919— Publications and reports
• § 920— Continuation of service
• § 921— Office of Rail Public Counsel
• § 922— Employee stock ownership plan for surviving portion of Milwaukee Railroad
• § 1001— Congressional findings
• § 1002— Definitions
• § 1003— Service continuation
• § 1004— Railroad hiring
• § 1005— Employee protection agreement
• § 1007— Election
• § 1009— Expedited proceedings
• § 1010— Applicability of National Environmental Policy Act and section 6362(b) of title 42
• § 1011— Authority of Railroad Retirement Board
• § 1012— Publications and reports
• § 1014— New career training assistance
• § 1016— Temporary rail banking
• § 1017— Temporary operating approval
• § 1018— Judicial review
• § 1101— Congressional findings and declarations
• § 1102— Statement of purpose
• § 1103— Goals and objectives
• § 1104— Definitions
• § 1105— Judicial review
• § 1106— Exemption from transfer taxes and fees; recordation
• § 1108— Concerted economic action
• § 1109— Effectuation of cost reductions
• § 1112— Interstate Commerce Commission proceedings
• § 1113— Intercity passenger service
• § 1115— Redemption of stock
• § 1116— Applicability of other laws
• § 1201— Findings
• § 1202— Definitions
• § 1203— Transfer authorization
• § 1204— Transition period
• § 1205— Lands to be transferred
• § 1206— Employees of Alaska Railroad
• § 1207— State operation
• § 1208— Future rights-of-way
• § 1210— Other disposition
• § 1211— Denali National Park and Preserve lands
• § 1212— Applicability of other laws
• § 1213— Conflict with other laws
• § 1214— Separability
• § 1301— Findings
• § 1302— Purposes
• § 1303— Definitions
• § 1311— Preparation for public offering
• § 1312— Public offering
• § 1313— Fees
• § 1321— Rail service obligations
• § 1322— Ownership limitations
• § 1323— Board of Directors
• § 1324— Certain enforcement relief
• § 1341— Abolition of United States Railway Association
• § 1342— Exemption from liability
• § 1343— Charter amendment
• § 1344— Status of Conrail after sale
• § 1345— Effect on contracts
• § 1346— Resolution of certain issues
• § 1347— Tax treatment of Conrail public sale