§ 611 Railroad Property Condemnation

• •A railroad company can take private land if they need it to build or keep up their tracks.
• •They can only take the land if it's really needed for the railroad.
• •This rule was added to the books in 1975.

A railroad company wants to build new tracks through a farmer's field.

If the railroad can prove they really need that exact spot for the tracks, they can take the land from the farmer, even if the farmer doesn't want to sell.