North Carolina Railroad v. City of Charlotte

JOHNSON, Judge.

This action centers around a right of way dispute between two railroad companies, The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS1), as to a tract of land in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. The facts pertinent to this appeal are as follows:

NCRR owns a railroad line which runs across North Carolina, from Morehead City westward to a southern terminus point in downtown Charlotte. At this southern terminus point, NCRR’s railroad line is connected and has connected to the railroad line and corridor owned by NS since the turn of the century.…