All conveyances by any railroad company or its assigns of any interest in the location of its railroad, to be used or enjoyed for railroad purposes, may, and if in the nature of a lease for more than one year shall, be filed for record by the grantee or lessee in the office of the Secretary of the State. Certificates of the assignment, release or foreclosure of any interest or lien in or upon the location of any railroad, acquired under any such conveyance, as is specified in this section, or by virtue of the general laws of the state, may be filed for record in like manner and with like effect.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 13b-208

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Railroad company: includes every person owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling any railroad, or any cars or other equipment employed thereon or in connection therewith, for public or general use within this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 13b-199