Every foreign and domestic railroad corporation shall have power to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, all necessary roadways, spur and side tracks, rights-of-way, depot grounds, yards, grounds for gravel pits, machine shops, warehouses, elevators, depots, station houses, and all other structures necessary or convenient for the use, operation, or enjoyment of the road, and may make with any other railroad company, such arrangements for the use of any portion of its tracks and roadbeds as it may deem necessary.
Minn. Stat. § 222.27
POWER TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY.
Known as the Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Act
The act spans §§ 222–222 (36 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hayfield Northern Railroad v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. (1984)
Most recently applied in Hayfield Northern Railroad v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. (June 1984)
(7526) RL s 2917; 1913 c 502 s 1
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.