Railroad Agreements are joint use agreements (license agreements) entered into between TxDOT and a railroad company for the use of needed ROW. The agreements are customarily used when an active, operating railroad is involved as opposed to abandoned railroad property. These agreements are in the form of a license in that they are permissive and do not create a property interest. The agreements are used in scenarios where TxDOT needs use of ROW presently used by a railroad company and when a railroad company needs ROW presently used by TxDOT. The agreements allow for the joint use of property for a specific purpose at no cost to either party for the use. The two basic instances when a Railroad Agreement will be used are when a highway and railroad intersect and when a highway and railroad run parallel.