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Permalink Reply by North LA on August 4, 2011 at 9:10

I've heard that there are some railroad companies that may start leasing property in north LA. Is this for right of ways in order to lay down rail which would carry in sand and carry oil out?

Permalink Reply by Michael Robbins on August 8, 2011 at 2:49

Normally, Railroad ROW is 100 ft wide (50 ft from center) but sometimes it is more or less around towns.  In the past, RR's would lease their ROW to gaslines, powerlines, and phone companys to run their cables and pipelines.  Based on the 100 ft width, there is about 17 acres to the track mile of property along the  line.

I can only speak for the railroad where I work but there is normally enough room on the RR ROW to locate a siding to lay track to handle inbound sand and outbound oil.  Additionally, the railroads usual know who our adjacent landowners are and which one's would be willing to sell or lease property to allow a outfit to locate and operate from.

I hope this answers your question.

Permalink Reply by 2yddy2rsrm3o2 on August 28, 2012 at 4:20

Union Parish - seems to be poised for activity- it's been too quiet ...