UNC School of Government blog content from 2015 helps explain the ins and outs of why it's always risky to own land adjacent to a railroad (even old, abandoned tracks or swath where tracks used to be). When we downsized to a brand new condo development adjacent to the RR easement in downtown Durham (redeveloped site) in early 2020 little did we know it would be NC RR Company, not the trains, that might pose the greater long-term financial threat on our investment. Rent negotiations ongoing. Lesson learned.