Every railroad company shall have the general powers conferred by Title 14, Corporations, Generally, of the Revised Statutes and the supplements thereto and shall be governed by the provisions and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities therein contained, so far as the same are appropriate to and not inconsistent with this Title or with the provisions of the act under which any such company may have been created and organized, and, in addition thereto, shall have power:

I. To enter at all times upon all lands or waters for the purpose of exploring, surveying and laying out the routes of its railroad and of locating the same, to make such surveys as may be necessary to the selection of the most advantageous route, and to locate all necessary buildings, works, conveniences and appurtenances, doing no unnecessary injury to property and subject to responsibility for all damages done thereto;

II. To acquire from time to time and hold and use all such real estate and other property as may in the judgment of its directors be necessary for terminal purposes and for the construction and maintenance of its railroad, stations, branches, sidings, car yards, engine houses, repair shops and other accommodations necessary to accomplish the objects of its incorporation, and to sell land thus acquired when not necessary for such purposes and objects;

III. To construct and operate its road, to construct or purchase all engines, cars, machinery and appliances for the transportation of persons and property, to charge and collect fares and charges for transportation of passengers and freight and to exercise all other powers by this chapter granted.

Amended by L.1941, c. 411, p. 1058, s. 1; L.1962, c. 198, s. 106.