Sec. 6. In case a portion of any railroad situated within this state (a part of which is situated in another state) shall become vested in a corporation of another state, the said corporation may exercise and enjoy within this state, and also in such other state, for the purposes of such railroad and its business, all the rights, powers, faculties, franchises, and privileges in this chapter contained; and its mortgages and trust deeds shall operate and be binding as specified within the mortgages and trust deeds, and all sales under the same shall be valid and effectual. Where the railroad of a railroad corporation organized under the laws of this state has or shall become vested in a railroad corporation of another state, pursuant to an order or decree of any court or courts of the United States, in a proceeding for the reorganization of such railroad corporation of another state, pursuant to Regional Rail Reorganization Act (11 U.S.C. 101(44), 11 U.S.C. 1163, and 11 U.S.C. 1166 et seq.), such reorganized railroad corporation may exercise and enjoy within this state for the purpose of such reorganized railroad and its business, all rights, powers, privileges, franchises, and immunities that were possessed and enjoyed by said railroad corporation organized under the laws of this state; and such reorganized railroad corporation, when necessary or proper, may exercise the power of eminent domain in acquiring additional lands or property necessary or convenient for betterments, maintenance, extension, or operation of such railroad, and for the construction, use, and maintenance of spurs, switches, sidetracks, depots, stations, terminals, and other facilities to be used in connection with such railroad, in the manner and to the extent and subject to the limitations applying to Indiana railroad corporations.

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.202, s.6. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.68; P.L.7-2015, SEC.22; P.L.136-2018, SEC.94.