>The railroad may regret deferring this for so long.
On the other hand, article seems to indicate the railroad is not particularly interested in this land. Perhaps they just want to let other people deal with it and give it up.
Railroad land is specifically exempted from adverse possession under Oregon law.
The legal gray area seems to be that it’s not clear where the railroad land begins because it’s determined by the shoreline which fluctuates with the water level.
Although Union Pacific probably has enough authority to evict the squatters. It sounds like nobody wants the expense and political fallout of dealing with the problem.
Seems to me like railroads these days are burdened by lots of expensive infrastructure and are chronically underfunded. It's hard to care about everything if there's always too much on your plate.
