North Carolina General Statutes
Article 4 - Limitations, Real Property.
§ 1-44.2 - Presumptive ownership of abandoned railroad easements.

1-44.2. Presumptive ownership of abandoned railroad easements.
(a) Whenever a railroad abandons a railroad easement, all right, title and interest in the strip, piece or parcel of land constituting the abandoned easement shall be presumed to be vested in those persons, firms or corporations owning lots or parcels of land adjacent to the abandoned easement, with the presumptive ownership of each adjacent landowner extending to the centerline of the abandoned easement. In cases where the railroad easement adjoins a public road right-of-way, the adjacent property owner's right, title and interest in the abandoned railroad easement shall extend to the nearest edge of the public road right-of-way.
The side boundaries of each parcel so presumptively vested in the adjacent property owner shall be determined by extending the side property lines of the adjacent parcels to the centerline of the abandoned easement, or as the case may be, the nearest edge of the public road right-of-way. In the event the side property lines of two adjacent property owners intersect before they meet the centerline or nearest edge of the public road right-of-way, as the case may be, such side property lines shall join and run together from the point of intersection to the centerline of the easement or nearest edge of the public road right-of-way, as the case may be, perpendicular to said centerline or edge.
(b) The presumption established by this section is rebuttable by showing that a party has good and valid title to the land.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1071, s. 6. (1987, c. 433, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1071, s. 6; 2004-203, s. 14.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure

Article 4 - Limitations, Real Property.

§ 1-35 - Title against State.

§ 1-36 - Title presumed out of State.

§ 1-37 - Such possession valid against claimants under State.

§ 1-38 - Seven years' possession under color of title.

§ 1-39 - Seizin within twenty years necessary.

§ 1-40 - Twenty years adverse possession.

§ 1-41 - Action after entry.

§ 1-42 - Possession follows legal title; severance of surface and subsurface rights.

§ 1-42.1 - Certain ancient mineral claims extinguished in certain counties.

§ 1-42.2 - Certain additional ancient mineral claims extinguished; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.

§ 1-42.3 - Additional ancient mineral claims extinguished in certain counties; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation in such counties.

§ 1-42.4 - Additional ancient mineral claims extinguished in Ashe County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.

§ 1-42.5 - Additional ancient mineral claims extinguished in Avery County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded in such county.

§ 1-42.6 - Additional ancient oil, gas or mineral interests extinguished in Alleghany County; recording interests; listing interests for taxation.

§ 1-42.7 - Additional amount mineral claims extinguished in Chatham County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.

§ 1-42.8 - Ancient mineral claims extinguished in Rutherford County; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.

§ 1-42.9 - Ancient mineral claims extinguished; oil, gas and mineral interests to be recorded and listed for taxation.

§ 1-43 - Tenant's possession is landlord's.

§ 1-44 - No title by possession of right-of-way.

§ 1-44.1 - Presumption of abandonment of railroad right-of-way.

§ 1-44.2 - Presumptive ownership of abandoned railroad easements.

§ 1-45 - No title by possession of public ways.

§ 1-45.1 - No adverse possession of property subject to public trust rights.