§ 6455 Railroad Resettlement Franchise Rights

Public Utilities Code·California

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•This law lets companies use public roads to run trains or railroads.
•The company must follow the rules in their permit or agreement.
•The city can take back the roads or property if needed.

Example

A train company wants to build tracks on a city street.

The company gets permission to use the street for their train, but the city can still take the street back later if they need it.

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§ 6455 Railroad Resettlement Franchise Rights

Every resettlement franchise, permit, or privilege shall confer upon the grantee the right to occupy the roads, streets, highways, avenues, boulevards, lanes, alleys, courts, places, and pathways of the city or city and county, particularly set out in the terms and conditions of the franchise, permit, or privilege, for the purpose of conducting, operating and maintaining thereon a street, suburban, or interurban railroad, subject always to the right of the city or city and county to acquire and possess the property of the grantee. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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property highway road resettlement

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 6455.

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