US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

45 U.S.C. § 1113

Intercity passenger service

(a)

Responsibility of Conrail to provide crews terminated; negotiations for employee transfers

After , Conrail shall be relieved of the responsibility to provide crews for intercity passenger service on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak, Amtrak Commuter, and Conrail, and the employees with seniority in both freight and passenger service shall commence negotiations not later than 120 days after , for the right of such employees to move from one service to the other once each six-month period. Such agreement shall ensure that Conrail, Amtrak, and Amtrak Commuter have the right to furlough one employee in the same class or craft for each employee who returns through the exercise of seniority rights. If agreement is not reached within 360 days, such matter shall be submitted to binding arbitration.

(b)

Eligibility of employees for employee protection benefits

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1 See References in Text note below.
Conrail employees who are deprived of employment by an assumption or discontinuance of intercity passenger service by Amtrak shall be eligible for employee protection benefits under section 797  of this title, notwithstanding any other provision of law, agreement, or arrangement, and notwithstanding the inability of such employees otherwise to meet the eligibility requirements of such section. Such protection shall be the exclusive protection applicable to Conrail employees deprived of employment or adversely affected by any such assumption or discontinuance.

Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 116595 Stat. 686 Pub. L. 97–468, title V, § 505(a)96 Stat. 2553 (, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 797 of this titlePub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4024(c)100 Stat. 1904 , referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by , , , effective on the sale date ().

Codification

“”, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “the date of the enactment”, which was editorially translated as the date of the enactment of this section, as the probable intent of Congress.

Amendments

Pub. L. 97–468, § 505(a)1983—, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Conrail Employees Eligible for Employee Protection Benefits Under Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973

Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 13796 Stat. 1915

45 U.S.C. 797“Conrail employees who are deprived of employment by assumption or discontinuance of intercity passenger service by Amtrak shall hereafter be eligible for employee protection benefits under section 701 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (), notwithstanding any other provision of law, agreement, or arrangement, and notwithstanding the inability of such employees otherwise to meet the eligibility requirements of such section. Such protection shall be the exclusive protection applicable to Conrail employees deprived of employment or adversely affected by any such assumption or discontinuance.”
, , , provided that: