Railroad land on BLM

[Highknob]

What's the rules about railroad land on BLM. Can you cross it or travel on it?

Thanks

 

[JimP]

It has been my experience with RR property that it is off limits to traveling. If you are talking about RR tracks then just walk across them but driving a vehicle down alongside the tracks on the road that they have built is not legal, at least from what I have seen.

 

[SouthForkguy]

A buddy got surrounded by a ranchers hunt group and then cornered after walking off the STATE LAND that was accessed by crossing rr tracks near Sheridan, WY. Was told it was grey area, pretty shifty ranchers.

 

[JimP]

Technically all RR property is private and usually posted "No Trespassing" at least that is what I have seen. Even just walking down the tracks, across one of their bridges, or anything else on their property is illegal. So accessing public land by crossing RR tracks could be considered illegal.

Now a lot of us do it myself included, but you need to be prepared to suffer the consequences of your actions.

 

[NEWHunter]

In Wisconsin, they passed a law that doesn't let you cross railroad tracks on foot. Lots of folks in the outdoors community here were pretty disappointed, as it cut off access (or at least some more convenient access) to some nice places to hunt and fish.

 

[Prerylyon]

Good to know; have to keep this in mind next time I'm up that way. Prob some jack wagon got hurt doing something stupid and this is the result. I'm all for reasonable property rights and safety protocols, but sometimes things just get taken too far. I crossed a busy stretch of track on foot/bike daily as a kid back east, where a public road crossed the tracks. I guess maybe technically that road in my example is a public right of way and it would be ok? I can see prohibiting walking or driving the tracks, but not letting people cross on foot where there's public on both sides seems a bit much. As has been pointed already in the thread, the law is the law, interpret it at your own peril.

In Wisconsin, they recently passed a law that doesn't let you cross railroad tracks on foot. Lots of folks in the outdoors community here were pretty disappointed, as it cut off access (or at least some more convenient access) to some nice places to hunt and fish.

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[NEWHunter]

Good to know; have to keep this in mind next time I'm up that way. Prob some jack wagon got hurt doing something stupid and this is the result. I'm all for reasonable property rights and safety protocols, but sometimes things just get taken too far. I crossed a busy stretch of track on foot/bike daily as a kid back east, where a public road crossed the tracks. I guess maybe technically that road in my example is a public right of way and it would be ok? I can see prohibiting walking or driving the tracks, but not letting people cross on foot where there's public on both sides seems a bit much. As has been pointed already in the thread, the law is the law, interpret it at your own peril.

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Not to highjack or sidetrack the thread, but here's that WI info. https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-smith/2018/03/10/smith-railroad-crossing-law-needlessly-restricts-hunters-and-anglers/397599002/

 

[Prerylyon]

Yeah...I know exactly where that place is...[emoji44]

Not to highjack or sidetrack the thread, but here's that WI info. https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-smith/2018/03/10/smith-railroad-crossing-law-needlessly-restricts-hunters-and-anglers/397599002/

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[rammont]

Oh heck, just do what ever you want when ever you want, the penalty isn't for doing it, it's for getting caught doing it, right JP.

 

[JimP]

Everything is legal until you get caught.

But it is the getting caught that can get expensive.