Since the controversy began, it has pitted a politically connected railroad against longtime property owners, some whose families have ties to their land dating to slavery.

A railroad company wants the Smiths to leave the Sparta, Georgia, home that's been in their family for generations so its ...

Fulton Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall wrote Tuesday that state regulators were correct to allow Sandersville Railroad to condemn portions of several parcels to build 4.5 miles of new tracks ...

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on Sept. 4, 2024, approved the use of eminent domain for Sandersville Railroad’s 4.5-mile rail spur project, according to media reports. Property owners ...

Sandersville Railroad Co. asserted that the Hanson Spur is expected to generate more than $1.5 million in annual economic benefits for Hancock County and the city of Sparta.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall Sr. ruled Tuesday that the Sandersville Railroad could condemn a 200-foot (60-meter) wide strip of property running 4.5 miles (7.3 kilometers ...

The Sandersville Railroad, owned by an influential Georgia family, wants to connect the quarry to the CSX railroad at Sparta, allowing products to be shipped widely. Sparta is a mostly Black rural ...