US National Archives
Nara: Records of the Interstate Commerce Commission
The site for National Archives and Records Administration gives you the Records of the Interstate Commerce Commission, beginning with its history.
US National Archives
Our Documents: Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
Find an image of the original Interstate Commerce Act, passed in 1887, as a remedy to railroad monopolies. Read a transcript of the law, and an explanation of the reasons why such a law was necessary.
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas Conflict: Populist Versus Railroader in the 1890s
Good description of the conflict between the populists and the railroad owners during the 1890s. (Published 1997)
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Railroads and the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Read the history of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, how it affected the railroads, and the additions made to it over many years.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Interstate Commerce Act
Read about the conditions in the late 19th century that necessitated the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act, primarily to regulate railroad rates at the time.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: The Granger Laws
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the Granger movement, its success in pushing for state regulation of railroad shipping rates, the Granger Cases, and subsequent court cases...