Railroad Abandonment: The Disappearing Railroad Blues
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Authors
Nickolai, Kenneth A.
Katskee, Melvin R.
Issue Date
1975
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Journal Article
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FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Much has been written of railroads in recent years since the demise of the Penn Central Railroad. The native son of America, the railroad, is being recognized once again. However, what is seen is not that which inspired Arlo Guthrie's well known song. Instead of gleaming trains pounding across miles of "houses,farms and fields," the citizens of Deshler, Nebraska, view a rusty railroad freight car lying on its side next to a deteriorated and misaligned track, a result of railroad abandonment. It is out of this latter perspective that a review of the legal doctrines surrounding the granting of injunctions against the railroad for illegal abandonment is in order. Since the time that the railroads first discovered they were overbuilt and learned of destructive competition in an effort to force the "other" railroad out of business, abandonment of trackage and routes has been commonplace...
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8 Creighton L. Rev. 391 (1974-1975)
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Creighton University School of Law