Abandoned Rolling Stock

[nachoman]

If the right of way is still owned by the railroad, I don't think they have to do anything unless some regulation requires they be removed because they are a public hazard. If they can't roll, they will be cut up and scrapped on site. The D&RGW left a few narrow gauge cars behind on sidings as they abandoned their routes. I know the Durango and Silverton scenic railroad has mostly rotten cars left on sidings in Silverton and elsewhere that they inherited from D&RGW days.