In the US, the railroad industry aided economic development in more ways that some people don't recognize. By building more track that existed in any other nation in the world, railroads allowed for the fast transfer of crops to reach all parts of the US. It also saved time for military troop movements. New Settlers could also travel west of the Mississippi River to settle government lands using trains rather than depending on covered wagons. US mail moved faster, making the famed pony express an antique.
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Building of railroads helped make inland transportation and commerce possible in the US. During the Civil War, work on the railroads came to a halt. After the war, the first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.
In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation.
Because of a long legal process and resistance from the railroads, until 1897, when Supreme Court ruled that it could not set maximum railroad rates.
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The Interstate Commerce Commission regulated the freight rates of railroads.
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Francis Griffith Newlands has written: 'National incorporation of railroads' -- subject(s): Railroads, Interstate commerce, Railroads and state
The regulatory body in the US is the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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