In 1879, the Georgia General Assembly established the Railroad Commission of Georgia to regulate railroad passenger and freight rates, services and operations.
Congress passed the Railroad Safety Appliance Act in 1893 following decades of rail building across the United States. It provided uniformity to railroad safety standards.
The Railway Safety Act of 2026 proposes a set of regulatory and operational requirements intended to reduce derailments, strengthen oversight of hazardous materials movements and improve emergency preparedness.
The British Parliament passed the Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act in 1846 to establish uniform standards for railway track gauges across the United Kingdom.
