§ 621 Railroad Property Condemnation Rights

• •A street railroad company can take private property if they need it to build or keep up their railroad tracks.
• •They can only do this if the property is really needed for the railroad.
• •This rule was added to the law in 1975.

A street railroad company wants to build new tracks but needs a piece of land where a small shop is currently located.

The company can legally take that land to build their tracks, even if the shop owner doesn't want to sell, because the law says they can if it's necessary for the railroad.