Land disposition after RR is abandoned

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I am interested in knowing what happens to land a railroad owns when they abandon the rail. I have recently purchased a parcel of property that has a old railroad bed running through it, how do I go about purchasing the railroad bed.

Thanks, Kirk

-- Kirk D. Slaughter (kirkslaughter@ncol.net), December 31, 2001

Answers

Response to Abandon railroad

The short answer is, talk to a lawyer. State laws can and do vary.

-- Chuck Till (ctill@nc.rr.com), January 02, 2002.

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