I know this may have been answered already as I know I'm not the only one who's had this issue, but a forum search didn't answer this directly:
 
Often when I'm dealing with multiple automation lanes and multiple take lanes on a single track they get all messed up - especially when the track has been frozen and un-frozen.  The automation lanes get screwed and can't be manipulated or deleted, they kind of just ghost there uselessly.
 
I have X3 but haven't installed it yet because I'm finishing up two albums, will install and use after.  Has this issue been resolved in X3?

And this was a bug in X1 also...just saying...fixed in X3?

Unfortunately, yes it seems it took a Major update to X3 to fix most Take Lanes issues in X2.

Oh, well, I'd consider that good (although, I mean, sheesh) news - that it's at least fixed now.  Thanks for the info.