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Era of initiation
Interstate Commerce Commission was created and it focused on Railroads -
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Era of Positive Regulation
Oriented toward promotion of transportation, and also the ICC Expanded from Railroad to Roads and Communications -
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Era of Intermodal Regulation
ICC Expanded regulation to all modes including intercontinental shipping, and the Eisenhower Freeway was created -
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Era of Economic Deregulation
Deregulation begins with 4R Act in 1976
(Railroad, Revitalization, and Regulator Reform).
Airline Deregulation Act of 1977
Motor Carrier Act (Motor) and Staggers Rail Act (Rail) in 1980
ICC Termination Act of 1998
ICC Abolished and replaced with Surface Transportation Board (STB) in 1996
Some functions consolidated into Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration