Re: Stockyard in Tiffany CO

John West Wrote:
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> Adding a couple of things to Jessica's point.
> Some right of way land was subject to reversionary
> rights so that when the railroad abandoned it
> automatically reverted to its original owner.
> Other ROW was owned in "fee simple" (I think that
> is the term) by the railroad and the railroad
> continued to own it after abandonement. Most
> railroads had seperate land companies who held
> title to the non-operating properties adjacent to
> the railroad, in some cases the land companies
> ownership changed hands seperately from the
> railroad. For example in the ill fated SP Santa
> Fe merger that did not happen, the SP Land Company
> was not subject to the same regulatory constraints
> and it ended up with Santa Fe even tho the
> railroad went in a different direction. I may
> have some details wrong, but I think the above is
> directionally correct. My point being only that
> the fact the stock yard land shows as being owned
> by the DRGW, that does not necessarioy meet it
> went to UP. Maybe, maybe not.
>
> JBWX

Then, it makes one wonder who, if anyone, is paying property taxes to La Plata County...