Title I – Return of Railroads to Private Control
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Title I – Return of Railroads to Private Control was a section of the Transportation Act of 1920 that set the terms and procedures for ending federal control of U.S. railroads after World War I and restoring them to private ownership and operation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Title I – Return of Railroads to Private Control canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | section of a United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. railroads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interstate rail carriers in the United States ⓘ |
| basedOn | wartime experience with federal railroad administration ⓘ |
| context | federal control of railroads during World War I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
public utilities regulation
ⓘ
railroad regulation ⓘ transportation law ⓘ |
| goal |
orderly transition from federal to private railroad control
ⓘ
stabilization of the railroad industry after World War I ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect |
ended federal control of U.S. railroads after World War I
ⓘ
restored railroads to private operation ⓘ restored railroads to private ownership ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions defining obligations of railroads upon resumption of private operation
ⓘ
provisions defining obligations of the federal government to railroads upon return ⓘ provisions specifying the date of return to private control ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| isTitleOf | Transportation Act of 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal statute title ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted federal law title ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
restoration of private ownership and operation of railroads
ⓘ
return of railroads to private control ⓘ termination of federal control of railroads ⓘ |
| partOf | Transportation Act of 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment | expiration of wartime federal control of railroads ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions for ending federal railroad control
ⓘ
procedures for restoring private railroad management ⓘ transition from federal to private railroad operation ⓘ |
| temporalContext | aftermath of World War I in the United States ⓘ |
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