A Georgia judge ruled last week that a short line railroad company can use eminent domain to seize land to build a spur line to […] ‘Trying to Bamboozle’ Us: Georgia Judge Rules Railroad ...

A group of landowners filed an appeal to challenge the Georgia Public Service Commission’s recent approval of a railroad’s plan to use eminent domain to build a new rail spur.

The railroad says the spur will boost tax revenues, pump $1.5 million annually into the local economy and create 12 new jobs with average salaries of $90,000.

Georgia property owners battle railroad company in ongoing eminent domain case by: CHARLOTTE KRAMON, Associated Press Posted: Aug 6, 2024 / 02:56 PM PDT Updated: Aug 6, 2024 / 03:00 PM PDT ...

Business Nation Judge rules Georgia railroad can seize land as landowners vow to fight Feb. 6, 2025 at 2:05 pm Updated Feb. 6, 2025 at 3:04 pm ...

Robert Highsmith, an attorney representing Sandersville Railroad, said private companies like railroads and utility providers, such as Georgia Power, have long-standing powers to condemn property ...

Sandersville, which is owned by a prominent Georgia family, wants to build a line 4.5 miles (7.25 kilometers) long called the Hanson Spur that would connect to the CSX railroad rail line at Sparta ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track, rebuffing a challenge that a libertarian group hoped could make it ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A hearing on Tuesday raised questions about a railroad company’s use of eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest areas. After three days of hearings in November, an officer for the ...

Judge Rules Georgia Railroad Can Seize Land as Landowners Vow to Fight Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall Sr. ruled that the Sandersville Railroad could condemn a 200-foot wide strip ...