{"data":{"id":"us/45-u.s.c.-661","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 U.S.C. § 661","heading":"Definitions","body":"For the purposes of this chapter—(1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. (2) “Board” means the Surface Transportation Board. (3) “Railroad” means any rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49. (4) “Certificate” means certificates issued by trustees of a railroad pursuant to subsection 77(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended.","path":["Title 45—RAILROADS","CHAPTER 15—EMERGENCY RAIL SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc45@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:44Z","sha256":"1a61987c14e68225930e3278ae63c9aca6c637047658153e72c56bd793995f25","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-u.s.c.-651-to-658","next":"us/45-u.s.c.-662"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}