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Worst uses of abandoned railroad property
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I've got one. Penn Central tore out 6 miles of track between Brookville and Metamora Indiana after flooding. They were already planning on filing for abandonment. Rails north and south of the torn out section were in use, by a shortline and a scenic. When the state came in to buy up the land, establish a canal historical site, etc., they sought to use the abandoned RoW as a rail-trail. The adjoining proerty owners sued, claiming since the RR no longer owned the land, it should revert to its prior property holders, and the land owners won. Now there's 6 miles of graded thistles and briar patches, no trail, and no way to connect the two remaining RR's. I believe the farmers got a good place to hunt rabits.
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