Inherited Railroad Track

**greytruck** · 02-23-2020, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by kss

you shouldn't need any proof of ownership for rail road tracks. Should be able to just load em up and go to any scrap yard.

wrong

**kss** · 02-23-2020, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by greytruck

wrong

Guess it all just depends on where you are, local laws and scrap yards policies..... I m am 99.9 % sure if I showed up to my yard with a bunch of railroad stuff they wouldn't bat an eye. I could be mistaken but I have never done it so I don't know. I would think if you can take pictures of them on your land, and proof that you own that land, that may be enough

**JJinLV** · 02-23-2020, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by kss

Guess it all just depends on where you are, local laws and scrap yards policies..... I m am 99.9 % sure if I showed up to my yard with a bunch of railroad stuff they wouldn't bat an eye. I could be mistaken but I have never done it so I don't know. I would think if you can take pictures of them on your land, and proof that you own that land, that may be enough

Still wrong. As in you'd go to jail wrong.

**kss** · 02-23-2020, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by JJinLV

Still wrong. As in you'd go to jail wrong.

Ah crap lol alright. I'll be sure to never pick up any railroad tracks then lol.

Are there any other items that are similarly illegal to scrap? For future reference

**SKWrapper** · 03-02-2020, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by JJinLV

Still wrong. As in you'd go to jail wrong.

Never knew that but I can see why it would be illegal - odds of it NOT being stolen are very very low. I have never seen an ad anywhere "Burlington Northern free metal" lol

Now it makes more sense the stores I hear from people ex. "back when metal was over 250/ton and people were pulling up railroad tracks"... lol Lots of people being incarcerated I would guess.