In 1912 America's Supreme Court ruled that a coalition of 14 railroad proprietors had used their joint ownership of a bridge across the Mississippi river, near the St Louis terminal, to unlawfully stifle competition.

1912年，美国最高法院裁定，一个由14名铁路业主组成的联盟利用他们对圣路易斯终点站附近一座横跨密西西比河大桥的共同拥有权，非法扼杀了竞争。