Re: [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles

[Ted Schnepf <railsunl@sbcglobal.net>]

Hi Mike,

It depends how the former right of way was sold.  Most of the time 
the new owner (farmer or rancher) of the right of way also gets the 
culverts and bridges and is responsible for them, either to maintain, 
remove or ignore.  If the land deed has a reversion clause that can 
also affect the land transfer.

If I remember correctly, out west there are very strong "no Trespassing laws"

Ted

At 07:21 AM 8/4/2009, you wrote:
>Just a general question for someone to have a stab at 
>answering...when railroads were abandoned here in the US why were 
>trestles cut down and not left in situ ?  Was it a liability issue 
>or were the materials that valuable. It seems such an awful waste to 
>build lines such as the branch to Gardiner MT that i was exploring 
>the other evening used for a mere 50 years, abandoned and all the 
>bridges chopped down.
>
>Thanks
>Mike Pannell

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