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When did United States Senate Committee on Railroads end?
United States Senate Committee on Railroads ended in 1921.
What human feature ended the dependence on waterway transportation?
Railroads
Which of these was the subject of the hepburn act of 1906?
Railroads
The Mann-Elkins Act was passed to regulate?
Railroads and communications. It strengthened the (very weak and ineffective) Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Elkins Act of 1903 and the Hepburn Act of 1906 which also regulated railroads.
When did United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads end?
United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads ended in 1921.
Which of these was not directly associated with the railroads?
Sherman Antitrust Act
What act prohibited railroads from giving refunds to large shippers?
Interstate Commererce Act
Who supervised railroads after the Interstate Commerce Act was passed?
because
What is the basic principle of the Staggers Rail Act?
"The basic principle of the Staggers Rail Act was simple: Railroads should be permitted to act much as other businesses in managing their assets and pricing their services" (Association of American Railroads, 2003).
Act that ended further strike activities?
act that ended strike activity
What did the Interstate Commerce Act required of the railroads?
to charge the same taxes
Why did the Interstate commerce act immediately limit the power of the railroads?
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.
