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Myth oreal?
In the Pacific Northwest the track was sold to a shortline railroad.
The railroad did not run a train on the track for 365 days.
On day 366, the property owner (and neighbor?) removed the now "legally abandoned" track crossing their property.
Such made the line useless.
In Colorado, everyear the Union Pacific? runs a locomotive on their Canõn City to Minturn to Dotsero track to keep it legally in use.
Trvth or fiction?
Thank you.
Federal law prohibits these things, The right of way belongs to the railroad, unless sold or otherwise disposed of.
Lee County, Florida, discovered this to their chagrin some years ago.
Federal law prohibits these things, The right of way belongs to the railroad, unless sold or otherwise disposed of.
Lee County, Florida, discovered this to their chagrin some years ago.
The county wanted to build a road, but it crossed the tracks of the local railroad. The county applied to the Surf Board to abandon the line, so the county didn't have to install and maintain a crossing. The Surf Board told the county it wasn't their railroad to abandon, to install the crossing, and pound sand. A bit more formally, but not much more.
... The Surf Board told the county it wasn't their railroad to abandon, to install the crossing, and pound sand. A bit more formally, but not much more.
When the State of Colorado wanted to create a bicycle path on the north side of I-70, the Union Pacific required thathe state pay for new alignment of their track even though it is believed thathe Cañon City to Dotsero line will never again be used.
The gray ballast is new: (can also be seen in satelite view)
