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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 443 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1996, chapters 114<\/a> and 157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1476481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370416,"identifier":"56-451.1","token":"56\/13\/11\/56-451.1","url":"\/56-451.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-451.1\/","token":"56\/13\/11\/56-451.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Keeping unused tracks in place","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-451.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a railroad company<\/span> discontinues operations on all or any portion of its line of railroad (other than yard tracks, passing sidings, or tracks unneeded because of the diversion<\/span> of traffic over parallel or other substitute tracks), it shall notify the governing body of any city, town or county directly served by the portion of line so discontinued. Retention of such track in place shall be in accordance with federal rules and regulations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nKEEPING UNUSED TRACKS IN PLACE (\u00a7 56-451.1)\n\nIf a railroad company discontinues operations on all or any portion of its line\nof railroad (other than yard tracks, passing sidings, or tracks unneeded because\nof the diversion of traffic over parallel or other substitute tracks), it shall\nnotify the governing body of any city, town or county directly served by the\nportion of line so discontinued. Retention of such track in place shall be in\naccordance with federal rules and regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 443; 1996, cc. 114, 157.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}