N.Y. Railroad Law § 57-a: A steam or electric railroad corporation having a franchise from this state, operating to and from stations within a city of over a milli...

§ 57-a. A steam or electric railroad corporation having a franchise

from this state, operating to and from stations within a city of over a

million inhabitants, and owned, controlled or operated by a railroad

corporation having a franchise from another state, shall not charge a

rate per mile within such city in excess of the rates charged for

similar service from such city to stations in an adjacent state, by such

railroad corporation having a franchise from another state, whether over

its own tracks or under an agreement with another railroad corporation.

The penalty and remedy provided by section fifty-nine of this chapter

shall be applicable to a failure to comply with the provisions of this

section, and such remedy may be pursued and such penalty may be

recovered by a person who shall have paid any such excess rate of fare.