General Orders

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Creator

United States Railroad Administration

Title

General Orders

Coverage

Washington

Publisher

United States Railroad Administration

Date

1917-1920

Description

This is a bound edition of all the general orders issued by the United States Railroad Administration, formed in 1917 in response to railroad problems during the early months of America’s involvement in World War I. It served as the umbrella of nationalization of the railroads of the United States and would continue to do so throughout the First World War and two years afterward.