Word: robber
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ride on a 46-ride commutation ticket-one-fourth or less of what it would cost to drive his car, not counting parking fees. One reason for the low fares is that U.S. railroads still suffer from the bad reputation earned in the days of the Robber Barons, when, as a monopoly, they often gouged the public. Now, though they are far from monopoly, they find it tough to get permission from the ICC and state utility commissions for fare increases. The Long Island Rail Road, biggest U.S. commuter line, was unable to get a fare hike from...