Pullman Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

In March, 1942, the Pullman Company, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, the trustee of the Alton Railroad Company, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, the trustees of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company and seven others filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission schedules of increased rates for accommodations in sleeping, parlor, club and lounge cars within the State of Illinois to go into effect on April 25, 1942, and later dates. April 21, the commission entered an order suspending until August 23 the proposed increased rates, fares and charges pending a…