...land-grant acts provided that the railroads built thereon 'be and remain public highways for the use of the Government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States' (quotation from the act of...

...to the Illinois Central Railroad, and serving as the basis for subsequent grants, declared that the railroad should be a public highway — for the use...Government of the United States, free from toll or other charges upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States. Freight Passenger Freight...

...original land-grant act (the Illinois Central grant) that "said railroads and branches shall be and remain a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States, free from toll or other charges upon the transportation of any troops or property." See testimony of C. 8. Duncan, Hearings...

...from adjacent public lands and which contained the provision that the aided transportation facility should be "a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States, free from any toll or charge whatever, for any property of the United States, or persons in their service." Similar...

...respect to rates and fares to the effect that the canal, when completed, was to be and forever remain a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States, free front any toll or charge whatever, for the property of the United States or persons in their service...

...several types of conditions. The most prevalent condition was that "the said railroad shall be and remain a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States." This was construed to require...

...conditions: First, that certain railroad lines be built; and Second, that such railroad lines be and remain a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any troops or property of the United States. In excess of 130.000,000 acres...

...conditions: First, that certain railroad lines be built ; and Second, that such railroad lines be and remain a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any troops or property of the United States. In excess of 130.000,000 acres...

...respect to rates and fares to the effect that the canal, when completed, was to be and forever remain "a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States, free from any toll or charge whatever, for the property of the United States, or persons in their service on...

...and under the act of Congress above referred to "the suid railroad and branches shall be and remain a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or charge property and troops of the United States. First. Section 184 makes railroads public highways....