Iowa Code
Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)
Section 6A.16 - Right to condemn abandoned right-of-way.

6A.16 Right to condemn abandoned right-of-way.
Railroad right-of-way which has been abandoned by order of the proper authority may be condemned by a railway corporation or the department of transportation before or after the track materials have been removed. The procedure to condemn abandoned right-of-way shall be the same as for an original condemnation.
[C73, §1260; C97, §2015; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7818; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.16]
83 Acts, ch 121, §13
C93, §6A.16
2009 Acts, ch 97, §4
Referred to in §327G.78