Interstate Railroad Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Interstate Railroad Act - Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Defines the terms in this Act. Sets forth the findings of Congress with regard to the present railroad system in the United States. Title II: Interstate Railroad System - Requires all rail carriers to provide the Secretary of Transportation and the Rail Services Planning Office of the Interstate Commerce Commission with copies of all current restrictions on train operations, including employees' operating timetables and all "slow orders." Designates: (1) all rail lines operated by domestic railroad companies subject to traffic usage of at least twenty million gross ton-miles per year; or (2) those lines the inclusion of which is in the public interest as part of the initial Interstate Railroad System. Sets forth procedures for final designation of the Interstate Railroad System. Authorizes appropriations for the use of the Secretary of Transportation and the Rail Services Planning Office. Title III: Rehabilitation, Maintenance, and Modernization of Rail Lines - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for maintenance of all rail lines. Provides that rail lines included within the System s…