<P> The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry , particularly its monopolistic practices . The Act required that railroad rates be `` reasonable and just , '' but did not empower the government to fix specific rates . It also required that railroads publicize shipping rates and prohibited short haul or long haul fare discrimination , a form of price discrimination against smaller markets , particularly farmers in Western or Southern Territory compared to the Official Eastern states . The Act created a federal regulatory agency , the Interstate Commerce Commission ( ICC ) , which it charged with monitoring railroads to ensure that they complied with the new regulations . </P>
what article about railroads is still enforced and what does it state
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887