Passengers traveling by rail in the United States before the widespread adoption of dining cars were required to visit roadhouses near the railroad’s water stops if they wished to have a meal during their journey.
The Esch-Cummins Act, also known as the Transportation Act of 1920, returned railroads to private operation after they were nationalized during World War I.
The Department of Transportation Act of 1966 established the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and is one of ten U.S. Department of Transportation agencies.
In July 2019, New York and New Jersey created the Gateway Development Commission, a public and government-sponsored authority, by enacting legislation by each state and codified as the Gateway Development Commission Act (GDC Act).
