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45 U.S.C. § 1344 — Status of Conrail after sale
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The Corporation shall be a rail carrier as defined in [section 10102 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section10102&num=0&edition=prelim), notwithstanding this subchapter.
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The Corporation shall be a rail carrier as defined in [section 10102 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section10102&num=0&edition=prelim), notwithstanding this subchapter.
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In this part—
(1) “Board” means the Surface Transportation Board;
(2) “car service” includes (A) the use, control, supply, movement, distribution, exchange, interchange, and return of locomotives, cars, other vehicles, and special types of equipment used in the transportation of property by a rail carrier, and (B) the supply of trains by a rail carrier;
(3) “control”, when referring to a relationship between persons, includes actual control, legal control, and the power to exercise control, through or by (A) common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust, or a holding or investment company, or (B) any other means;
(4) “person”, in addition to its meaning under [section 1 of title 1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title1-section1&num=0&edition=prelim), includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of a person;
(5) “rail carrier” means a person providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation, but does not include street, suburban, or interurban electric railways not operated as part of the general system of rail transportation;
(6) “railroad” includes—
(A) a bridge, car float, lighter, ferry, and intermodal equipment used by or in connection with a railroad;
(B) the road used by a rail carrier and owned by it or operated under an agreement; and
(C) a switch, spur, track, terminal, terminal facility, and a freight depot, yard, and ground, used or necessary for transportation;
(7) “rate” means a rate or charge for transportation;
(8) “State” means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia;
(9) “transportation” includes—
(A) a locomotive, car, vehicle, vessel, warehouse, wharf, pier, dock, yard, property, facility, instrumentality, or equipment of any kind rela
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Surface Transportation Board is an independent establishment of the United States Government.
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) The Board shall consist of 5 members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 members may be appointed from the same political party.
(2) At all times—
(A) at least 3 members of the Board shall be individuals with professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation; and
(B) at least 2 members shall be individuals with professional or business experience (including agriculture) in the private sector.
(3) The term of each member of the Board shall be 5 years and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(4) No individual may serve as a member of the Board for more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, such individual may not be appointed for more than one additional term.
(5) A member of the Board may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and may not engage in another busines
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TITLE 45—RAILROADS
§ 1343
1 See References in Text note below.
§ 1343. Charter amendment
Within 60 days after October 21, 1986, the Cor-
poration shall amend its Articles of Incorpora-
tion to contain the following provision, which
provision shall not be subject to amendment or
repeal:
‘‘It shall be a fundamental purpose of the Cor-
poration to maintain continued rail service in
its service area.’’.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4035, Oct. 21, 1986, 100
Stat. 1909.)
§ 1344. Status of Conrail after sale
The Corporation shall be a rail carrier as de-
fined in section 10102 of title 49, notwithstanding
this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4036, Oct. 21, 1986, 100
Stat. 1909; Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 332, Dec. 29,
1995, 109 Stat. 953.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1995—Pub. L. 104–88 substituted ‘‘section 10102’’ for
‘‘section 10102(19)’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1995 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–88 effective Jan. 1, 1996,
see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transpor-
tation.
§ 1345. Effect on contracts
Nothing in this subchapter shall affect any ob-
ligation of the Corporation to carry out its
transportation contracts and equipment leases,
equipment trusts, and conditional sales agree-
ments, in accordance with their terms.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4037, Oct. 21, 1986, 100
Stat. 1909.)
§ 1346. Resolution of certain issues
(a) Employee issues
Section 4024 completely and finally—
(1) extinguishes all employee rights, and any
obligation of the United States, under section
761(e) 1 of this title as in effect immediately
before October 21, 1986;
(2) resolves any and all claims against the
Corporation or any other perso
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