Owl's Nest/Wise Owl, Alton, NH

RailroadJoe · 07-22-2012, 03:12 PM

R2B You are correct on that they own the land. Like I said earlier, when abandoned, many of the rights of way went back to the original owners. Many are still owned by the B&M, like in Rochester and Dover on the old Dover and Winnipasaugee Line. Its just too bad that the few can deprive the majority of easy travel. Glad I'm an old man and can remember as a kid of all the private property I went through and the land owners used to wave. Not any more.

lagoon · 08-04-2012, 10:48 PM

Actually several portions of the former B & M Railroad Bed are different however here is the road law for NH. No matter who owns the road it is not for their exclusive use. You and you abutting neighbor may live on opposite sides of the former Railroad bed and own it to the middle of the road but if it is a road it is not exclusive to you meaning others can use it. There are many other aspects to road law and it does matter if it is a road and then also what class of road. If it is not a town road there still can be established usage that would qualify it as a right of way.

So it is not as simple as they bought it and they own it so they can block it, especially when it comes to the former Railroad Bed. There will be a hearing September 6th at 9:00am at the Belknap County Courthouse about this particular case should you be interested to be there. If you have a further interest please respond.

07-22-2012, 03:12 PM	#1
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	R2B You are correct on that they own the land. Like I said earlier, when abandoned, many of the rights of way went back to the original owners. Many are still owned by the B&M, like in Rochester and Dover on the old Dover and Winnipasaugee Line. Its just too bad that the few can deprive the majority of easy travel. Glad I'm an old man and can remember as a kid of all the private property I went through and the land owners used to wave. Not any more.

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08-04-2012, 10:48 PM	#2
lagoon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 87 Thanks: 35 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Actually several portions of the former B & M Railroad Bed are different however here is the road law for NH. No matter who owns the road it is not for their exclusive use. You and you abutting neighbor may live on opposite sides of the former Railroad bed and own it to the middle of the road but if it is a road it is not exclusive to you meaning others can use it. There are many other aspects to road law and it does matter if it is a road and then also what class of road. If it is not a town road there still can be established usage that would qualify it as a right of way. So it is not as simple as they bought it and they own it so they can block it, especially when it comes to the former Railroad Bed. There will be a hearing September 6th at 9:00am at the Belknap County Courthouse about this particular case should you be interested to be there. If you have a further interest please respond.

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