Valuation of Corridors 

Included below is a bibliography of articles which could be of interest to the Right of Way visitor. If you know of Internet resources which pertain to corridor valuation articles, please feel free to e-mail the information to us.

Mark C. Ackelson, "Valuation, Acquisition and Development of Conservation Corridors on Abandoned Railroad Properties", Right Of Way, June 1984, Pages 4-7

Albert N. Allen, SR/WA, "Appraisal of Easements:, Right of Way, November/December, 2001

Edward B. Atherton, MAI, "The 120,000-Mile Valuation Problem", The Appraisal Journal, July 1978, Pages 341-372

Carl Barnett and Michael G. Clayton, "The Western Regional Corridor Study: An Overview", Right Of Way, August 1991, Pages 12-16

Carl Barnett and Michael G. Clayton, "The Western Regional Corridor Study: A History", Right Of Way October, 1991, Pages 4-5, 18

Carl Barnett, Michael G. Clayton, and Susan Shafer, "The Western Regional Corridor Study: Part Three", Right Of Way, June 1992, Pages 8-11

Carl Barnett, "A Perspective of Utility Corridors", Right Of Way December 94/January 95, Pages 12-13

Michael M. Berger, "Not so Fast: Rail-to-Trail Conversion Could be More Costly Than They Appear", Right Of Way, October 1990, Pages 4-7

George R. Beetle, "Railroad Right-of-Way Use and Economic Value", The Appraisal Journal, October 1977, Pages 511-518

Arch Blackard, SR/WA, "Appraisal and Uses of Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way", Right Of Way, June 1981, Pages 43-47

John P. Dolman, MAI, CRE and Charles F. Seymour, MAI, CRE, "Valuation of Transportation/Communication Corridors", The Appraisal Journal, October, 1978, Pages 509-522

James D. Eaton, "Real Estate Valuation in Litigation", 2d ed., (Chicago, Illinois, Appraisal Institute, 1995)

James D. Jennings, "Railroad Right of Way Appraisal", Right Of Way, October 1994, Pages 4-10

George R. Karvel, "Public Utility Easements in Railroad Rights-of-Ways", The Appraisal Journal, January 1989, Pages 99-108

William R. Lang, MAI and Brett A. Smith, "Valuing a Gas Pipeline Easement Part 1, A History and Synthesis of Methodology", Right Of Way, September/October 1998, Pages 24, 33, 47

William R. Lang, MAI and Brett A. Smith, "Setting Value on a Gas Pipeline Easement Part 2, Case Studies of Potential Dangers", Right Of Way, January/February 1999, Pages 19-27

Frederick D. Miltenberger, MAI, "Rail Right-of-Way Valuation", The Appraisal Journal, January, 1992, Pages 79-85

William R. Perlik and David R. Johnson, "Valuing Rights-of-Way: Lessons from The Rail Case", Right Of Way, February 1983, Pages 8-13

Arthur G. Rahn, "The Enhancement Factor in Transportation Sales and Appraisals", The Appraisal Journal, January 1999, Pages 89-92 (Reprinted Right of Way, May/June 1999, Pages 14-17)

Gary S. Valentine, "Appraising a Transportation Corridor", Right Of Way, November/December 1998, Pages 6-10

Charles F. Seymour, CRE, MAI, "The Continuing Evolution of Corridor Appraising", Right Of Way, May/June, 2002

Charles F. Seymour and David W. Anderson, "Lessons Learned from Two Decades of Corridor Appraising", The Appraisal Journal, April 1997, Pages 179-182

H. Van Towle, SR/WA, "What Relationship Should Railroads and Utilities Have?", Right Of Way, August 1981, Pages 34-37

H. Van Towle, SR/WA and Mary Turi, "How Much is A Railroad Crossing Easement Worth?-A Consensus", Right Of Way, April 1981, Pages 31-32

Gary S. Valentine, "Appraising a Transportation Corridor", Right Of Way, November/December 1998, Pages 6-10

Clifford A. Zoll, MAI, "Rail Corridor Sales", The Appraisal Journal, July 1985, Pages 379-387

Clifford A. Zoll, MAI, "Rail Corridor Markets and Sale Factors", The Appraisal Journal, October 1991, Pages 504-512

Richard J. Zulaica, "Valuing a Corridor Within a Corridor", Right of Way, March/April 2000, Pages 6-9

Author Unknown, "Final Report Fair Market Value Analysis for a Fiber Optic Cable Permit in National Marine Sanctuaries", National Ocean Service, National Marine Sanctuaries, December, 2000

Appraisal Institute, "The Appraisal of Real Estate", 11th ed. Chicago, Illinois, 1996

"Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, Inter-Agency Land Acquisition Conference", (Washington: US Government Printing Office, 1992)

Exxon v. Hill, Supreme Court of Louisiana, No. 00-C-2535 (2001)

Exxon v. Zwahr, Supreme Court of Texas, No. 01-0168 (2002)

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