rail passenger accident

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United States Code

49 U.S.C. § 1139 — in this section (4 versions over time)

The term “rail passenger accident” means any rail passenger disaster that—

(A) results in any loss of life;

(B) the Board will serve as the lead investigative agency for; and

(C) occurs in the provision of—

(i) interstate intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102); or

(ii) high-speed rail (as such term is defined in section 26105) transportation, regardless of its cause or suspected cause.

49 U.S.C. § 24316 — in this section (2 versions over time)

In this section, the terms “passenger” and “rail passenger accident” have the meaning given those terms by section 1139 of this title.