Stuff beside a railroad track

[kenny c]

Oh look another dfw dumbass. " Hello dispatcher there is unauthorized equipment next to the track at mile post 202 with no form B posted. Looks like some guys trying to steal stuff." Ok special agent, RMCC, and local authorities have been notified. Dispatcher out

Feel free to let me know the proper way to request authorization to move them. Is the law 20'? If the items are 22'+ away, then what is the law? TIA

[FreightTrain]

Feel free to let me know the proper way to request authorization to move them. Is the law 20'? If the items are 22'+ away, then what is the law? TIA

Authorization isn't going to happen. Like all large corporations they view anyone asking for something very skeptical. I don't know who posted that 20' bs, but get that out of your head. Most railroad right of ways are 50' on both sides of the track. I've seen some right of ways up to a couple hundred feet on both sides. Just because the farmer/rancher's fence goes right up to the track doesn't mean squat.


The way the railroad will look at it is at some point in history they bought and paid for those rocks. The cars could have derailed and dumped their loads out on the tracks. The RR probably just wrote a check to the customer because it was cheaper to do that than pay to load it back up especially if they were damaged. So they own the stuff and it's sitting on their land. Which is why it's been there for 50 years and will probably be there another 50 years. Of course the second someone decides to take it then they start throwing fancy legal terms around like theft, felony, tresspassing, interfering with interstate commerce, ect. Just the crazy world we live in.

[Rick Modena]

Which is why it's been there for 50 years and will probably be there another 50 years. Of course the second someone decides to take it then they start throwing fancy legal terms around like theft, felony, tresspassing, interfering with interstate commerce, ect.

There ya go Kenny C, "The old man said take any rug in the house."

[71chevellejohn]

Just take what you want and blame it on d-wayne.

[kenny c]

Authorization isn't going to happen. Like all large corporations they view anyone asking for something very skeptical. I don't know who posted that 20' bs, but get that out of your head. Most railroad right of ways are 50' on both sides of the track. I've seen some right of ways up to a couple hundred feet on both sides. Just because the farmer/rancher's fence goes right up to the track doesn't mean squat.


The way the railroad will look at it is at some point in history they bought and paid for those rocks. The cars could have derailed and dumped their loads out on the tracks. The RR probably just wrote a check to the customer because it was cheaper to do that than pay to load it back up especially if they were damaged. So they own the stuff and it's sitting on their land. Which is why it's been there for 50 years and will probably be there another 50 years. Of course the second someone decides to take it then they start throwing fancy legal terms around like theft, felony, tresspassing, interfering with interstate commerce, ect. Just the crazy world we live in.

Just curious, are you saying the people who have houses, property, businesses, etc that are less than 50' from the track are really owned by the railroad? For example the dentist office is about 25-30' from the track - does the railroad own that dentist office? There is a house less than 50' from the track - do they own that? Or are you just sayin items that came off a rail car at some point?

[cobrajet69]

Which ride? I live next to the farm that backs up to the "rocks."

Sorry, I thought you took the same train ride I did.

There is a train that has old passenger cars redone remodeled that takes you from I believe Cedar Park to Burnet and along the way they talk about those granite rocks alongside the tracks.


David

[kenny c]

Sorry, I thought you took the same train ride I did.

There is a train that has old passenger cars redone remodeled that takes you from I believe Cedar Park to Burnet and along the way they talk about those granite rocks alongside the tracks.


David

Oh yeah. The Hill Country Flyer. Yes, I live near that track and those slabs are behind my neighbor's house.

[71chevellejohn]

Sorry, I thought you took the same train ride I did.

There is a train that has old passenger cars redone remodeled that takes you from I believe Cedar Park to Burnet and along the way they talk about those granite rocks alongside the tracks.


David

LoL at the first tour after Kenny swipes the rocks!