.... remove the railroad track .... build a walking/bicycle trail!

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Originally Posted by lagoon

Technically it is not your front yard. The right of way exists and there is no way to change that now. I would rather have the walkers, runners and bikers than a loud fuming train, but that is just me.

Not thew info I was looking for. The question is/was "Do people actually own both sides of the right of way?" Technically, to coin a phrase, the land between my house and the right of way is my yard, same as if I abutted a street.