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.