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Re: FW: (erielack) New book w/EL content
There's an interesting quirk in Massachusetts Law (you know, the Bangor &
Portland branch of the DL&W ran up here, didn't it? ;^) ) which states
that once a ROW exists the tracks can ALWAYS be put back, regardless of what
happen on it. I know of a couple developer's dreams which have been trashed
by this legal statement, since former ROW's ran across the land (in the
middle of everything, of course) and prevented development. To officially
abandon a line takes Secretary of State approval, which is not easily
forthcoming, and this proviso gets attached every time.
A couple of those projects were mine, too . . . 8^(
SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Riley <wdperson_@_hotmail.com>
To: <paultup_@_lucent.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: FW: (erielack) New book w/EL content
> on the former Cleveland line, Mahoning Div., First Sub Division, most of
it
> has been turned back into private property. Some of it is an ATV trail as
> some people have used it for. One person made it a driveway to his
property
> and another business uses part of it as a truck entrance into their
> business. There is a realtor in my hometown that said he bought 5,000
acres
> of the former ROW on this line to make sure that the railroad never comes
> through again. I didn't hear this myself, my parents did and told me the
> story. Part of the ROW is a McDonald's also. I have also heard that out
on
> the west end (farther out as in Indiana) that most of it has been put back
> into private property (i.e. corn fields? I think).
>
> Mike Riley
>
>
> >Walt Fles asked me:
> >
> > >It's interesting as to how much is let untouched after the abandonment.
> >There are some sections that have been encroached upon, others that still
> >have ties and ballast
> > >lying their in the weeds. A good section in Crown Point is overgrown
> >with
> >trees and still has the signal poles intact. Is there come criteria as
to
> >who can touch the former
> > >ROW and when/how?
> >
> >
> >That's a darn good question! Does anyone know the answer to this? Who
owns
> >the land on the abandoned parts of the EL today?
> >
> > - Paul
>
>
>
>
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