KRS 277.040: Person operating mine or quarry may construct railroad line, truck road,

overhead conveyor or pipeline to transport material.

Any person operating a mine or a stone quarry may, for the purpose of transporting

material between any railroad or navigable stream and the mine or quarry, construct and

operate a line of railroad, truck road, overhead conveyor, or pipeline from the mine or

quarry to the most convenient and accessible point on the railroad or stream, and may,

under the Eminent Domain Act of Ken tucky, condemn the land necessary for track, truck

road, or supports for conveyor, or pipeline, not exceeding sixty (60) feet in width for each

track, roadway, conveyor, or pipeline necessarily constructed, and the land for necessary

buildings at the railroad or stream, not exceeding two (2) acres. The owner or operator of

such railroad shall be governed by the laws relating to other railroads, so far as

applicable, and shall have the same rights and privileges granted to corporations owning

and operating railroads.