Category: Congressional Regulation of Land Transportation
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Transportation Regulation
Regulation of Other Agents of Carriage and CommunicationsIn 1914, the Court affirmed the power of Congress to regulate the transportation of oil and gas in pipelines from one State to another and held that this power applied to the transportation even though the oil or gas was the property of the li…
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Rail Transportation
Federal Protection of Labor in Interstate Rail TransportationFederal entry into the field of protective labor legislation and the protection of organization efforts of workers began in connection with the railroads. The Safety Appliance Act of 1893,1 …
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Intrastate Rates
Federal Regulation of Intrastate Rates (The Shreveport Doctrine)Although its statutory jurisdiction did not apply to intrastate rate systems, the Commission early asserted the right to pass on rates, which, though in effect on intrastate lines, gave these lines competitive advantages over interstate…
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Land Transportation
Federal Stimulation of Land Transportation (Congressional Regulation)The settlement of the interior of the country led Congress to seek to facilitate access by first encouraging the construction of highways. In successive acts, it authorized construction of the Cumberland and the National Road from …