INTRODUCTORY NOTE The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is pleased to publish two volumes compiling railroad-related laws within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Railroads. This volume includes the laws regulating railroad safety and economic regulation, as well as the railroad-related portions of the Department of Transportation, rail passenger service, and the Alaska Railroad. The companion volume encompasses the laws relating to railroad labor relations, railroad retirement, and railroad unemployment insurance. DON YOUNG, Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (v) |