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Marvin Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States, 572 U.S. 93 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a railroad right-of-way granted under the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 is an easement.
Also known as aviation easement, where needed for low-altitude spraying of adjacent agricultural property. Railroad easement. Utility easement, including: Storm drain or storm water easement. An easement to carry rainwater to a river, wetland, detention pond, or other body of water. Sanitary sewer easement. An easement to carry used water to a ...
The violence led switchmen on the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (known by the pronunciation of its acronym as the 'Nickel Plate') and the New York Central Railroad to strike in sympathy. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] The leaders of the switchmen's union called on other railroad unions to engage in a general strike in support of their job action.
The Kaufman Electrification Act of 1923, or Kaufman Act for short, was a law passed by the New York State Legislature, mandated electrification of all railroads in New York City by January 1, 1926. The bill was sponsored by recently elected Republican Assemblyman Victor R. Kaufman and signed by Governor Al Smith on June 2, 1923.
Checkerboarding in the West occurred as a result of railroad land grants where railroads would be granted every other section along a rail corridor. These grants, which typically extended 6 to 40 miles (10 to 64 km) from either side of the track, [2] were a subsidy to the railroads. Unlike per-mile subsidies which encouraged fast but shoddy ...
Most states, including Tennessee, have easement laws, which allow someone to claim use of private property for a specific purpose. For example, if your driveway veers onto a neighbor's land, a new ...
The easement contains pipes that supply water to 360,000 residents. The problem is that those pipes are now nearly 100 years old, so a rupture could happen at any time, resulting in untold damages.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act calls for 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations. It should build 500,000 train stations instead.