page_title: Staggers Rail Act
hierarchical_section_title: Staggers Rail Act
caption_attribution_description: English: President Jimmy Carter signs the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 into law. Congressman Harley O. Staggers, Sr., the bill's sponsor, stands behind the president.
context_page_description: The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 is a United States federal law that deregulated the American railroad industry to a significant extent, and it replaced the regulatory structure that had existed since the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
context_section_description: The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 is a United States federal law that deregulated the American railroad industry to a significant extent, and it replaced the regulatory structure that had existed since the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
caption: President Jimmy Carter signs the Staggers Rail Act into law on October 14, 1980. Representative Harley O. Staggers, sponsor of the bill, stands to the president's right.
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