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The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was the first independent US government regulatory agency, established by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. Throughout its history, until it was abolished in 1994, the Commission was primarily involved in the regulation of the railroad industry in the United States. By 1910, concerns over railroad safety prompted Congress to amend the Act to require railroad companies to report to the Commission on accidents and incidents occurring on their lines. In addition, the Commission was tasked with investigating certain accidents for the purpose of increasing safety. In 1911, the Chief Inspector of Safety Appliances began to issue, often in the form of memoranda to the Commission, reports of these special investigations. This web site contains annotated transcriptions of these ICC accident investigation reports.
There are currently 392 transcriptions online
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1916-078
Head End Collision, occurred on 22 December 1916 at New Hartford, CT
1916-077
Derailment, occurred on 15 December 1916 at Waldo, AR
1916-076
Head End Collision, occurred on 7 December 1916 at East Helena, MT
1916-075
Rear End Collision, occurred on 7 December 1916 at Price, UT
On This Date · 21 May
Incidents
1913-025
Head End Collision at Brant, MO
1912-026
Rear End Collision at Baldwin's Milk Station, NY
Reports Issued
No reports issued on this date
