United States Railroad Administration [SEP] dissolved or abolished
United States Railroad Administration
The United States Railroad Administration (USRA) was the name of the nationalized railroad system of the United States between December 28, 1917, and March 1st, 1920. It was possibly the largest American experiment with nationalization, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency.
Background.
Although the carriers had made massive investments in the first years of the 20th century, there remained inadequacies in terminals, trackage, and rolling stock. Inflation struck the American economy, and when in 1906 Congress
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Second Federal Real Estate Board (1939).
The second board was established by Executive Order 8304 of January 14, 1939, and abolished by of September 6, 1951.
Second Federal Real Estate Board