Every such railroad company shall have the right to purchase, take by voluntary gift or grant, acquire by condemnation, own, hold and use, all real estate and other property necessary for its corporate objects and purposes, and, when any property so acquired shall be no longer required for its use and purposes, to sell and convey the same.
Structure West Virginia Code
§31-2-1. Railroad Companies to Be Common Carriers; General Powers
§31-2-2. Right to Own and Dispose of Property
§31-2-3. Right to Produce Electricity for Own Uses
§31-2-4. Right to Dispose of Surplus Electricity, Power, etc.
§31-2-5. Buying, Selling or Transporting Coal and Coke
§31-2-6. Charter to Show Principal Cities and Towns to Be Served by Railroad
§31-2-7. Filing Map of Railroad
§31-2-8. Warning of Approach of Train at Crossings; Crossing Railroad Tracks
§31-2-9. Signboards or Warning Notices at Crossings
§31-2-10. Watering Troughs for Livestock
§31-2-11. Consolidation of Railroad Properties
§31-2-12. Passing Into Other States
§31-2-14. Foreclosure or Judicial Sale of Railroad Company
§31-2-15. Same -- Rights and Duties of Purchaser