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The Transportation Act, 1920, commonly known as the Esch–Cummins Act, was a United States federal law that returned railroads to private operation after World War I, with much regulation. [1] It also officially encouraged private consolidation of railroads and mandated that the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) ensure their profitability.
Railway electrification as a means of traction emerged at the end of the nineteenth century, although experiments in electric rail have been traced back to the mid-nineteenth century. [1] Thomas Davenport , in Brandon, Vermont , erected a circular model railroad on which ran battery-powered locomotives (or locomotives running on battery-powered ...
In May 1903 the Illinois General Assembly passed the Mueller Law, which allowed cities to "own, construct, acquire, purchase, maintain, and operate street railways" through direct titles and leases, with the stipulation that cities must receive three-fifths approval from their electorate before assuming control of railways.
Nice, David C. Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad (1998) online edition Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine; Nock, O.S., ed. Encyclopedia of Railways (London, 1977), worldwide coverage, heavily illustrated; Riegel, Robert Edgar. The Story of the Western Railroads 1926 online edition Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback ...
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in 2021, provides a major funding increase for passenger rail systems, including new rail lines and replacement of level crossings. [81] Improvements to the Northeast Corridor funded by the law include bridge replacements and the construction of new rail tunnels under the Hudson River ( see ...
The Great Northern Railway (now BNSF Railway) electrified the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) original Cascade Tunnel in 1909, near the summit of Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains. This first electrification system with GE-built boxcabs were the only three-phase AC power ever used on North America railroads, see Three-phase AC railway electrification .
Iranian railway history goes back to 1887 when an approximately 20-km long railway between Tehran and Ray was established. After this time many short railways were constructed but the main railway, Trans-Iranian Railway , was started in 1927 and operated in 1938 by connecting the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea.
An Act to amend the Law with respect to the use of Locomotives on Highways, and with respect to extraordinary Traffic. Citation: 61 & 62 Vict. c. 29: Dates; Royal assent: 2 August 1898: Repealed: 5 November 1993: Other legislation; Repealed by: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993