United States Railroad Administration
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united-states-railroad-administration-175-11248233
title:
United States Railroad Administration
text:
The United States Railroad Administration (USRA) was the name of the nationalized railroad system of the United States between December 28, 1917, and March 1, 1920. It was the largest American experiment with nationalization, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency following American entry into World War I. During its brief existence, the USRA made major investments in the United States railroad system, and introduced standardized locomotive and railroad car classes, known as US
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wiki
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description:
WWI-era temporary railroad nationalization program
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Railroad_Administration
date created:
2004-08-23T21:41:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T18:06:31Z
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