Director General of Railroads was a United Statesfederal government position in the United States Railroad Administration (USRA), whose organization was announced on February 9, 1918. It consisted of the Director General of Railroads and eight major divisions and seven regional offices.
The Esch-Cummins Act (Railroad Transportation Act) of 1920 ended USRA control over the railroads on March 1 of that year.[3] The subsequent USRA functions dealt with liquidation and final settlement of accounts.[4]
After January 1, 1926, the position was held by the Secretary of the Treasury, to whom all residual functions were transferred upon the termination of USRA, July 1, 1939.[5]
Litigationedit
Bailey v. Hines, Director General of Railroads, 131 Va. 421, 109 S.E. 470.
Director General Of Railroads v. Kastenbaum, 263U.S. 25 (1923).
Hines, Director General of Railroads v. Gravins, 136 Va. 313, 112 S.E. 869, June 15, 1922.
director, general, railroads, united, states, federal, government, position, united, states, railroad, administration, usra, whose, organization, announced, february, 1918, consisted, eight, major, divisions, seven, regional, offices, contents, history, litiga. Director General of Railroads was a United States federal government position in the United States Railroad Administration USRA whose organization was announced on February 9 1918 It consisted of the Director General of Railroads and eight major divisions and seven regional offices Contents 1 History 2 Litigation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editPresident Woodrow Wilson issued an order for nationalization of the railroads on December 26 1917 1 and appointed the first Director General William Gibbs McAdoo on December 28 1917 Walker D Hines was appointed assistant 2 12 The Esch Cummins Act Railroad Transportation Act of 1920 ended USRA control over the railroads on March 1 of that year 3 The subsequent USRA functions dealt with liquidation and final settlement of accounts 4 After January 1 1926 the position was held by the Secretary of the Treasury to whom all residual functions were transferred upon the termination of USRA July 1 1939 5 Litigation editBailey v Hines Director General of Railroads 131 Va 421 109 S E 470 Director General Of Railroads v Kastenbaum 263 U S 25 1923 Hines Director General of Railroads v Gravins 136 Va 313 112 S E 869 June 15 1922 See also editHistory of rail transport in the United StatesReferences edit Presidential Proclamation 1419 December 26 1917 under authority of the Army Appropriation Act 39 Stat 45 August 29 1916 Huddleston Eugene L 2002 Uncle Sam s Locomotives The USRA and the Nation s Railroads Indiana University Press ISBN 978 0 2533 4086 3 Esch Cummins Act Pub L 66 152 41 Stat 456 Approved 1920 02 28 U S National Archives Washington D C Records of the United States Railroad Administration Accessed 2012 03 26 USRA abolished By Reorganization Plan No II of 1939 effective July 1 1939 External links editRecords of the United States Railroad Administration USRA National Archives nbsp This United States rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Director General of Railroads amp oldid 1093574958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
