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[CITE: 49USC21101]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--SAFETY
 
                      CHAPTER 211--HOURS OF SERVICE
 
Sec. 21101. Definitions

    In this chapter--
        (1) ``designated terminal'' means the home or away-from-home 
    terminal for the assignment of a particular crew.
        (2) ``dispatching service employee'' means an operator, train 
    dispatcher, or other train employee who by the use of an electrical 
    or mechanical device dispatches, reports, transmits, receives, or 
    delivers orders related to or affecting train movements.
        (3) ``employee'' means a dispatching service employee, a signal 
    employee, or a train employee.
        (4) ``signal employee'' means an individual employed by a 
    railroad carrier who is engaged in installing, repairing, or 
    maintaining signal systems.
        (5) ``train employee'' means an individual engaged in or 
    connected with the movement of a train, including a hostler.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 888.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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21101(1)..............................  45:61(b)(4) (1st sentence).      Mar. 4
, 1907, ch. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415,
                                                                          Sec. 
 1(b)(4) (1st sentence); added
                                                                          Nov. 
2, 1978, Pub. L. 95-574, Sec.  6,
                                                                          92 St
at. 2461.
21101(2)-(4)..........................  (no source).
21101(5)..............................  45:61(b)(2).                     Mar. 4
, 1907, ch. 2939, Sec.  1(b)(2),
                                                                          34 St
at. 1415; restated Dec. 26, 1969,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 91-169, Sec.  1, 83 Stat. 463;
                                                                          July 
8, 1976, Pub. L. 94-348, Sec.
                                                                          4(c),
 90 Stat. 818.
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    Clause (2) is added to avoid the necessity of repeating the 
substance of the definition every time a ``dispatching service 
employee'' is referred to in this chapter. The language in clause (2) is 
derived from 45:63.
    Clause (3) is added to provide a definition of ``employee'' when the 
source provisions apply to all types of employees covered by this 
chapter.
    Clause (4) is added to avoid the necessity of repeating the 
substance of the definition every time a ``signal employee'' is referred 
to in this chapter. The language in clause (4) is derived from 45:63a.
    In clause (5), the words ``train employee'' are substituted for 
``employee'' to distinguish the term from the terms ``dispatching 
service employee'' and ``signal employee''. The word ``actually'' is 
omitted as surplus.
