United States railroad regulation United States railroad regulation The Elkins Act of 1903 strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 by forbidding railroads from offering rebates to shippers. The railroad companies were not permitted to deviate from published rates. The law was sponsored by President Theodore Roosevelt, and greatly boosted his popularity. This is not to be confused with the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elkins Act"
The Esch-Cummins Act of 1920, or Railroad Transportation Act, returned railroads to private operation after World War I with much regulation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Esch-Cummins Act"
The Hepburn Act of 1906 gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set maximum railroad rates, and led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers. In addition, the ICC could view the railroads' financial records, a task simplified by standardized booking systems. For any railroad that resisted, the ICC's conditions would be in effect until the outcome of litigation said otherwise. By the Hepburn Act, the ICC's authority was extended to cover bridges, terminals, ferries, sleeping cars, and express companies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hepburn Act"
The Higgby Act of 1901 strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 by regulating rebates to shippers. Railroads were not permitted to deviate from published rates (meaning rebate amounts had to be published). The law was superseded by the Elkins Act of 1903, which outlawed rebates altogether. ...more on Wikipedia about "Higgby Act"
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240) (ISTEA, pronounced Ice-Tea) posed a major change to transportation planning and policy, as the first US federal legislation on the subject in the post- Interstate Highway System era. It presented an overall intermodal approach to highway and transit funding with collaborative planning requirements, giving significant additional powers to metropolitan planning organizations. Signed into law in 1991, it expired in 1997. It was preceded by the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 and followed by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century ( TEA-21) and most recently in 2005, the Safety Accountability Fairness Efficiency Transportation Equity Act. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act"
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC; 1887 - 1995) was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Interstate Commerce Commission"
The Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 was a Progressive reform that extended the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission to include communications. Supported by U.S. President William Howard Taft, it also made the long-short haul clause of the original act more effective, i.e., it strengthened government regulation of the railroads. It was passed by the Senate with a vote of 50-12. Not to be confused with the Elkins Act of 1903. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mann-Elkins Act"
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The Pacific Railway Acts were passed by the United States Congress in 1862 and 1864. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pacific Railway Acts"
The Rail Passenger Service Act (PL 91-518) of 1970, a United States federal law, created Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation of the United States. This organization took over passenger rail service from the private railroads, which afterwards provided only freight service, and placed it in a government corporation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rail Passenger Service Act"
The Railroad Retirement Board (or RRB) was an agency of the United States government created in the 1930s which established a retirement benefit program for the country's railroad workers. Today, the RRB serves U.S. railroad workers and their families and administers retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness benefits. Railroad workers do not pay money into Social Security nor do they receive Social Security Benefits. ...more on Wikipedia about "Railroad Retirement Board"
The United States Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, funded the reorganized bankrupt Northeast and Midwest railroads that formed Conrail in 1975. The act also authorized financial subsidies for upgrading rail facilities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act"
The Railway Labor Act governs labor relations in the railway and airline industries in the United States. The Act, passed in 1926 and amended in 1936 to apply to the airline industry, seeks to substitute bargaining, arbitration and mediation for strikes as a means of resolving labor disputes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Railway Labor Act"
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 deregulated the railroad industry to a significant extent, replacing the regulatory structure that existed since the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act. Railroads were permitted to determine where they ran trains and how much to charge. This followed the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. ...more on Wikipedia about "Staggers Rail Act"
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) was created by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 at the same time the Interstate Commerce Commission was destroyed. The STB was created to replace the ICC, which had been charged with playing to the interests of the trucking industry and being generally useless due to deregulation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Surface Transportation Board"
The Safety Appliance Act made air brakes and automatic couplers mandatory on all trains in the United States. It was enacted on March 2, 1893 and took effect in 1900 after a 7 year grace period. The act is credited with a sharp drop in accidents on American railroads in the early twentieth century. ...more on Wikipedia about "U.S. Railroad Safety Appliance Act"
The United States Railroad Administration was the name of the nationalised railroad system of the United States between 1917 and 1920. It was possibly the largest American experiment with nationalisation, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency. ...more on Wikipedia about "United States Railroad Administration"
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