49 C.F.R. § 245.5 Definitions.
Title 49 - Transportation
As used in this part— (a) Employee hours means the number of hours worked by all employees of the railroad during the previous calendar year. (b) FRA means the Federal Railroad Administration. (c) Industrial track means a switching track serving industries, such as mines, mills smelters, and factories. (d) Light density railroad means railroads with 1200 or less train-miles per road mile. (e) Main track means a track, other than an auxiliary track, extending through yards or between stations, upon which trains are operated by timetable or train order or both, or the use of which is governed by a signal system. (f) Passenger service means both intercity rail passenger service and commuter rail passenger service. (g) Railroad means all forms of non-highway ground transportation that run on rails or electro-magnetic guideways, including (1) commuter or other short-haul rail passenger service in a metropolitan or suburban area, as well as any commuter rail service which was operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation as of January 1, 1979, and (2) high speed ground transportation systems that connect metropolitan areas, without regard to whether they use new technologies not associated with traditional railroads. Such term does not include rapid transit operations within an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation (See, 45 U.S.C. 431(e)). (h) Responsible entity means the railroad subject to this part as of December 31 of the applicable fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), i.e December 31, 1991, for fiscal year 1992, December 31, 1992, for fiscal year 1993, etc. (i) Road miles means the length in miles of the single or first main track, measured by the distance between terminals or stations, or both. Road miles does not include industrial and yard tracks, sidings, and all other tracks not regularly used by road trains operated in such specific service, and lines operated under a trackage rights agreement. (j) Safety Act means the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (k) Sliding Scale means the adjustment made to the mile of road of light density railroads. The sliding scale is as follows: The scaling factor is multiplied by the preliminary rate per road mile for each railroad for the year. (l) Trackage rights agreement means an agreement through which a railroad obtains access and provides service over tracks owned by another railroad where the owning railroad retains the responsibility for operating and maintaining the tracks. (m) Train means a unit of equipment, or a combination of units of equipment (including light locomotives) in condition for movement over tracks by self-contained motor equipment. (n) Train mile means the movement of a train a distance of one mile measured by the distance between terminals and/or stations and includes yard switching miles, train switching miles, and work train miles. Yard switching miles may be computed on any reasonable, supportable, and verifiable basis. In the event actual mileage is not computable by other means, yard switching miles may be computed at the rate of 6 mph for the time actually engaged in yard switching service. (o) Yard track means a system of tracks within defined limits used for the making up or breaking up of trains, for the storing of cars, and for other related purposes, over which movements not authorized by timetable, or by train order may be made subject to prescribed signals, rules or other special instructions. Sidings used exclusively as passing track and main line track within yard limits are not included in the term yard track.
Title 49: Transportation
PART 245—RAILROAD USER FEES
Subpart A—General
§ 245.5 Definitions.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scaling Train miles per road mile factor------------------------------------------------------------------------Up to 500.................................................... .0501 to 750................................................... .25751 to 1000.................................................. .501001 to 1200................................................. .751201 and above............................................... 1.00------------------------------------------------------------------------
