Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 327G.11 (2026)

Private farm crossings

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When a person owns farmland on both sides of a railway, or when a railway runs parallel with a public highway thereby separating a farm from such highway, the corporation owning or operating the railway, on request of the owner of the farmland, shall construct and maintain a safe and adequate farm crossing or roadway across the railway and right-of-way at such reasonable place as the owner of the farmland may designate. A private farm crossing established or installed pursuant to this section shall be used solely for farming or agricultural purposes. [R60, §1329; C73, §1268; C97, §2022; S13, §2022; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8011; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §478.12; C77, 79, 81, §327G.11] 90 Acts, ch 1184, §1 Referred to in §327G.81

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1992–2017 · leading case: Sears v. United States, 132 Fed. Cl. 6 (Fed. Cl. 2017).

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Sears v. United States, 132 Fed. Cl. 6 (Fed. Cl. 2017). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 327G.11 provides: When a person owns farmland on both sides of a railway, or when a railway runs parallel with a public highway thereby separating a farm from such highway, the corporation owning or operating the railway, on request of the owner of the farmland,…”

Peters v. Burlington N. R.R., 492 N.W.2d 399 (Iowa 1992). “11 (1991) now provides: When a person owns farmland on both sides of a railway, or when a railway runs parallel with a public highway thereby separating a farm from such highway, the corporation owning or operating the railway, on request of the owner of the farmland, shall…”

Soo Line R.R. v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 501 N.W.2d 525 (Iowa 1993). “The agency's order for improving the grade crossing was based on Soo Line’s responsibility under Iowa Code § 327G.11 (1991). No issue has been raised on this appeal concerning this matter.”

Sears v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2017). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 327G.11 provides: When a person owns farmland on both sides of a railway, or when a railway runs parallel with a public highway thereby separating a farm from such highway, the corporation owning or operating the railway, on request of the owner of the farmland,…”

Wilma N. Adkins v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2013). “The government cited Iowa Code § 327G.11, which provides that railroad corporations must build and maintain crossings across corridors upon request by farmer landowners, to stand for the proposition that the subject plaintiffs established legal easements across the corridor and…”

Steven Jenkins v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2013). “The government cited Iowa Code § 327G.11, which provides that railroad corporations must build and maintain crossings across corridors upon request by farmer landowners, to stand for the proposition that the subject plaintiffs established legal easements across the corridor and…”

Mark S. Rasmuson & Brenda S. Rasmuson, Husband & Wife v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2013). “The government cited Iowa Code § 327G.11, which provides that railroad corporations must build and maintain crossings across corridors upon request by farmer landowners, to stand for the proposition that the subject plaintiffs established legal easements across the corridor and…”

Wilma N. Adkins v. the United States 09-503l, 09-241l, & (Fed. Cl. 2013). “The government cited Iowa Code § 327G.11, which provides that railroad corporations must build and maintain crossings across corridors upon request by farmer landowners, to stand for the proposition that the subject plaintiffs established legal easements across the corridor and…”

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