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		SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			Washington, DC  20549

                           FORM 8-K

                   Current Report Pursuant
                 to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         POWER REIT
       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                          Maryland
          (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



        333-177802                         45-3116572
(Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


55 Edison Avenue, West Babylon, New York	  11704
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

                              (212) 750-0373
         (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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SECTION 8: OTHER EVENTS

Item 8.01

On May 18, 2012, Power REIT released a press release announcing that
both Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") and Glass Lewis &
Co. ("Glass Lewis") recommend that Power REIT shareholders vote "FOR ALL"
of the incumbent trustee nominees (Messrs. David H. Lesser, Virgil E.
Wenger, William S. Susman and Patrick R. Haynes, III).  ISS and Glass
Lewis are two of the leading proxy advisory firms in the U.S.  Their
analyses and reports are relied upon by hundreds of major institutional
investment firms, mutual and pension funds, and other fiduciaries.


SECTION 9: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
99.1	    Press Release of Power REIT dated May 18, 2012


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:	May 18, 2012

POWER REIT

By:	/s/ David H. Lesser
Name:	David H. Lesser
Title:	CEO and Chairma