"The present record shows a railroad taking private land to service one private company: Russell Standard," Dougherty ... Rights Protection Act (PRPA) 25 Pa.C.S Sections 201-208, which prohibits ...

In making its decision, the Supreme Court determined the railroad spur would primarily benefit a private asphalt plant — Russell Standard at 3847 Pottsville Pike — rather than the general public.

The old Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, called the Ma & Pa or just the M&P, physically disappeared here in 1958. It’s a case where time only burnished the affection for the train line that ...