Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sparta residents attend a Georgia Public Service Commission hearing on whether a railroad company can use ...

A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track ATLANTA -- A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of ...

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 harder to use ...

FILE - Sparta residents attend a Georgia Public Service Commission hearing on whether a railroad company can use eminent domain to condemn property in their community, in Atlanta, Aug. 6 ...

The case pits a politically connected Georgia railroad against mostly Black property owners, some whose families have ties to their land dating to slavery.

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 harder to ...

Judge Rules Georgia Railroad Can Seize Land as Landowners Vow to Fight ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track ...