Railroad regulation attempts were unsuccessful due to price fixing, bribery, and sweetheart deals
the thing
In the early years of the railroads in the US, throughout the 1800's, corruption was widespread and the wealthy railroad companies were often above the law in many different ways. Their ability to prevent successful regulation for decades was a direct result of this corruption.
Hepburn Act of 1906
Farmers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Populist
The Underground railroad is not an actual railroad. It was a secret network of cooperation between slaves and those who helped them escape to freedom in attempts to give them that freedom. So, the U.R.R. may be in your heart or mind, but not in a physical place.
Boston tea party
Coalition
Building a railroad is often a good way to help develop a region.
Arterioles