ATLANTA — 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 ...

ATLANTA — A hearing on Tuesday raised questions about a railroad company’s use of eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest areas. After three days of hearings in November, an officer for the Georgia ...

A potentially precedent-setting legal battle aims to decide whether a railroad can use eminent domain in one of Georgia's poorest counties to build a rail spur to serve private businesses. The case ...

As a lifelong Georgia resident and former speaker of the George House of Representatives, I’ve seen firsthand the positive impact that collaboration between the public and private sectors can have on ...

Benjamin Tarbutton III, the president of the Sandersville Railroad, testifies on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, during a Public Service Commission hearing in Atlanta. The railroad is seeking permission to ...

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, 2024. (AP ...

Presiding Judge Craig L Schwall of Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta. Courtesy photo A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track, ...