Title 45 of the United States Code outlines the role of rail transport in the United States Code.
Chapter 1: Safety Appliances and Equipment on Railroad Engines and Cars, and Protection of Employees and Travelers
Chapter 2: Liability for Injuries to Employees
Chapter 3: Hours of Service of Employees
Chapter 4: Care of Animals in Transit
Chapter 5: Government-Aided Railroads
Chapter 6: Mediation, Conciliation, and Arbitration in Controversies Between Carriers and Employees
Chapter 7: Adjustment Boards and Labor Boards
Chapter 8: Railway Labor
Chapter 9: Retirement of Railroad Employees
Chapter 10: Tax on Carriers and Employees
Chapter 11: Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Chapter 12: Temporary Railroad Unemployment Insurance Program
Chapter 13: Railroad Safety
Chapter 14: Rail Passenger Service
Chapter 15: Emergency Rail Services
Chapter 16: Regional Rail Reorganization
Chapter 17: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform
Chapter 18: Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring
Chapter 19: Rock Island Railroad Employee Assistance
Chapter 20: Northeast Rail Service
Chapter 21: Alaska Railroad Transfer
Chapter 22: Conrail Privatization