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Slickcraft · 07-22-2012, 05:58 AM

Much (maybe all) of the rail bed in Alton had originally been taken by the State using eminent domain and then leased to the RR. After the demise of the RR the State deeded the fee interest to the Town. The town then sold the fee interest to many short segments to abutting land owners as noted by fishingfool.

The Town also retained ownership to many segments like the Bay parking area;also near the Police station and near Woodlands Road.

So some segments of the old RR bed are now private property and some are public property.

07-22-2012, 05:58 AM	#67
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	Raileoad bed in Alton Much (maybe all) of the rail bed in Alton had originally been taken by the State using eminent domain and then leased to the RR. After the demise of the RR the State deeded the fee interest to the Town. The town then sold the fee interest to many short segments to abutting land owners as noted by fishingfool. The Town also retained ownership to many segments like the Bay parking area;also near the Police station and near Woodlands Road. So some segments of the old RR bed are now private property and some are public property. Last edited by Slickcraft; 07-22-2012 at 01:06 PM.