Carroll v. United States

In the United States Court of Federal Claims ) ALAN B. CARROLL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 24-1373L v. ) (Filed: August 14, 2025) ) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Alan Carroll owns land adjacent to a railroad corridor in Greensboro, North Carolina (the “City”). He brought this action to secure compensation for the taking of his property arising out of the operation of § 8(d) of the National Trails System Amendments of 1983, 16 U.S.C. § 1247(d) (the “Trails Act”). He alleges that the taking occurred when the Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) issued…