N.Y. TRA Law § 107

§ 107. Long and short hauls. It shall be unlawful for any common\ncarrier subject to the provisions of this chapter to charge or receive\nany greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of\npassengers, or of like kind of property, for a shorter than for a longer\ndistance over the same line or route in the same direction, the shorter\nbeing included within the longer distance, or to charge any greater\ncompensation as a through rate than the aggregate of the intermediate\nrates subject to the provisions of this chapter; but this shall not be\nconstrued as authorizing any common carrier to charge or receive as\ngreat compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance; provided,\nhowever, that upon application to the commissioner such common carrier\nmay in special cases, after investigation, be authorized by the\ncommissioner to charge less for longer than for the shorter distances\nfor the transportation of passengers or property; and the commissioner\nmay from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated\ncommon carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section.\nProvided further, that any such carrier or carriers operating over a\ncircuitous line or route may, subject only to the standards of\nlawfulness set forth in this chapter and without further authorization,\nmeet the charges of such carrier or carriers of the same type operating\nover a more direct line or route, to or from the competitive points,\nprovided that rates so established over circuitous routes shall not be\nevidence on the issue of the compensatory character of rates involved in\nother proceedings; and provided further, that tariffs proposing rates\nsubject to the provisions of this section requiring the commissioner's\nauthorization may be filed when application is made to the commissioner\nunder the provisions hereof, and in the event such application is\napproved, the commissioner shall permit such tariffs to become effective\nupon one day's notice.\n Whenever a carrier by railroad in competition with a water route or\nroutes shall reduce the rates on the carriage of any species of freight\nto or from competitive points, it shall not be permitted to increase\nsuch rates unless after hearing by the commissioner it shall be found\nthat such proposed increase rests upon changed conditions other than the\nelimination of water competition.\n