United States Railroad Administration

Unknown – Unknown

Business Purpose
Government Agency

Timeline

December 26, 1917
Boston and Maine Railroad operation taken over by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Boston and Maine Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 6-11 (November 27, 2008).
December 28, 1917
United States Railroad Administration authority created by the Army Appropriations Act of 1916.
Source
“United States Railroad Administration,” Wikipedia, February 25, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Railroad_Administration.
January 1, 1918
Barre and Chelsea Railroad Company operation taken over by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Barre and Chelsea Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 807-822 (United States Government Printing Office, 1934).
January 1, 1918
Schoharie Valley Railway Company operation taken over by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Schoharie Valley Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 833-845 (United States Government Printing Office, 1934).
January 1, 1918
The New York Connecting Railroad Company operation taken over by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York Connecting Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 586-606 (United States Government Printing Office, 1930).
February 29, 1920
Barre and Chelsea Railroad Company operation is released by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Barre and Chelsea Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 807-822 (United States Government Printing Office, 1934).
February 29, 1920
Schoharie Valley Railway Company operation is released by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Schoharie Valley Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 833-845 (United States Government Printing Office, 1934).
March 1, 1920
Boston and Maine Railroad operation is released by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Boston and Maine Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 6-11 (November 27, 2008).
March 1, 1920
United States Railroad Administration authority ends.
Source
“United States Railroad Administration,” Wikipedia, February 25, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Railroad_Administration.
Unknown
The New York Connecting Railroad Company operation is released by United States Railroad Administration.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York Connecting Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 586-606 (United States Government Printing Office, 1930).