### Question
How is the term common carrier defined?


### Answer
The term **common carrier** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 341* as the following:

> a locomotive, a rail carrier, a sleeping car carrier, a bus transporting passengers in interstate commerce, a water common carrier, and an air common carrier

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 341*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 17A-COMMON CARRIER OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS**

