§ 620 Common Carrier Property Condemnation

• •Big companies that move people or stuff (like buses or trains) can take land if they need it for their work.
• •They can only take the land if it's really needed for building or keeping up their tracks, stations, or roads.
• •They have to follow rules and pay the owner for the land.

A train company wants to build a new track through someone's farm.

The train company can take the land they need for the track, but they must pay the farmer for it.