Series VII: Federal Railroad Legislation and Emergency Boards, 1918-1951

This series contains records of federal agencies which regulated the railroad industry. This includes the nationalization of the railroads during World War I under the U.S. Railroad Administration and the decision by an Emergency Board in 1942 to ensure that labor disputes did not hinder the U.S.'s war mobilizations during World War II. Also found in this series is the legislation that amended the Railroad Retirement Acts and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act in 1951.