Supreme Court deals setback to rails-to-trails movement (8-1)

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11. Thats a very good point. After the trains leave, you're supposed to be ok with strangers-

-wandering across your property? Not these days.
I remember my dad telling me that when he was a kid he and my granddad would walk the banks of a creek and even spend the night. They never even thought of it belonging to someone. But they also never left a mark. Today, that creek has a fence at the right of way and is posted. My uncle, who still lives in the area, said the same family owns the land but people were too often leaving trash or burning tires at night. You know what a mess THAT makes. So they had to fence it off to keep out the slobs