Can a private company use the right of way of a railway line in a private area?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. Santa Fe Pac. Pipelines, Inc., 180 Cal.Rptr.3d 173, 231 Cal.App.4th 134 (Cal. App. 2014):
Himonas v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co . (10th Cir.1949) 179 F.2d 171, 172.), nor could they grant any part of [their] right of way for private use.... (Id . at p. 173.)
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