Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Rd. Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

While a connection between the railroads is the avowed object of the proceeding, this record discloses that the true purpose of this controversy is the desire to share in the coal car supply of the New York Central Railroad. The applicant railroad company, in its 60 miles of length, has at least six other connections.

The complainant railroad and coal companies, together with others, in order to attain their purpose, made application to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a physical connection between plaintiff in error’s railroad at Hopedale, Ohio, and the lines of the Pittsburgh & West…