Esch-Cummins Act

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The Esch-Cummins Act of 1920, or Railroad Transportation Act, returned railroads to private operation after World War I with much regulation. The railroads had been government-owned from the beginning of the United States' involvement in World War I in 1917. It also officially encouraged private consolidation of railroads and pledged The Interstate Commerce Commission to gaurantee their profitability.

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