Are railroads anti-competitive monopolies?

8/4/01. Competition at Work: Railroads vs. Monopoly in the U.S. Shipping Industry*. Thomas J. Holmes. James A. Schmitz, Jr. Visiting Scholar ... long-distance transportation in the United States often exhibited a great deal of monopolistic behav- ior. ..... Trust, was found to be in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1910. read more

Competition law is a law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. Competition law is known as anti-trust law in the United States, and as anti-monopoly law in China and Russia. read more