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LAND & TRACK PERMITS

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Do you need to access the land around our tracks?

Beyond Powering your Business by Rail and Real Estate, we strive to make all aspects of the rail process simple and painless. Quite possibly one of the most cumbersome interactions one can have with railroads is when you need access to the area around the tracks themselves. Whether you need to install utility lines or build a road over tracks, we will help you get what you need done to seamlessly achieve your goals.  If you have any questions about how to access OmniTRAX-owned real estate, give us a call or send us an email at  OmniTRAX Real Estate.

RIGHT OF ENTRY

If you need to access railroad-owned property as a part of your adjacent project which may include, but is not limited to, digging, drilling, soil sampling, monitoring, surveys, etc., you will be required to obtain written permission in the form of a Right of Entry agreement.  We grant thirty (30) day Right of Entry agreements. If you will require a Right of Entry for longer than a thirty day period, please let us know in advance.

Right of Entry Application

Certificate of Insurance Requirements

If you will be occupying property within fifty feet of an active rail corridor, you will be required to obtain a CG 24 17 10, as shown in the sample below.

Commercial General Liability

LAND LEASE

For land uses such as parking, farming, cell towers, signboards, landscaping, residential dwellings or parking, etc.. please complete the Land Lease application below and provide us with details how you intend to use the property.

Land Lease Application

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENT TEMPLATES

Certificate of Insurance Requirements

If you will be occupying property within fifty feet of an active rail corridor, you will be required to obtain a CG 24 17 10, as shown in the sample below.

Commercial General Liability

TRACK AGREEMENTS

To lease railroad- owned track for railcar service or storage, or if you are an industry and require railcar service over industry-owned track, use the Track Agreement Application provided below

Track Agreement Application

PDF Technical Specs for Industry Tracks

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENT TEMPLATES

Certificate of Insurance Requirements

If you will be occupying property within fifty feet of an active rail corridor, you will be required to obtain a CG 24 17 10, as shown in the sample below.

Commercial General Liability

GRADE CROSSING

If you require a grade crossing, whether you are a government agency, municipality, industry, resident, or other non-municipal entity, please complete the appropriate grade crossing application below.

Grade Crossing Application

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENT TEMPLATES

Certificate of Insurance Requirements

If you will be occupying property within fifty feet of an active rail corridor, you will be required to obtain a CG 24 17 10, as shown in the sample below.

Commercial General Liability

UTILITIES

WIRE LINE

If you are a requesting a wire line crossing or parallelism, compete the Wire Line Application provided below.

Wire Line Application

For our current policies regarding utility installations, refer to manual below.

Utility Accommodation Policy

 

PIPE LINE

If you are a requesting a pipe line crossing or parallelism, compete the Pipe Line Application provided below.

Pipe Line Application

For our current policies regarding utility installations, refer to manual below.

Utility Accommodation Policy

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENT TEMPLATES

Certificate of Insurance Requirements

If you will be occupying property within fifty feet of an active rail corridor, you will be required to obtain a CG 24 17 10, as shown in the sample below.

Commercial General Liability

TERMINATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND ASSIGNMENT REQUESTS

TERMINATION REQUESTS

If you are an existing tenant/lessee who is formally requesting to terminate your contract, use the Termination form to submit your request.

Notice of Intent to Terminate 

 

MODIFICATION REQUEST

For modifications to existing agreements, including changes in casing, depth, location, changes to size or quantity of commodity, complete the Modification form below. Installation of anything NEW will require a NEW application from the corresponding area above to be submitted versus a modification.

AGREEMENT MODIFICATION APPLICATION 

 

ASSIGNMENT REQUESTS

To assign an existing agreement to a new party, complete this form on behalf of the assignee (new applicant)

Existing Agreement Assignment Application

 

NEW CUSTOMER CREDIT APPLICATION

If you are a new customer that will require any continuing lease agreements, you will be required to submit the New Customer Credit Application per the instructions provided on the first page.

PDFCustomer Credit Application

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENT TEMPLATES

Certificate of Insurance Requirements

If you will be occupying property within fifty feet of an active rail corridor, you will be required to obtain a CG 24 17 10, as shown in the sample below.

Commercial General Liability

PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

For construction and improvement projects that may impact the railroad, including Public Projects or preliminary projects requiring engineering review and approval, submit the Preliminary Engineering Application below.

Preliminary Engineering Application 

To understand how to initiate public projects with OmniTRAX, refer to the Public Projects manual below.

Public Projects Manual

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENT TEMPLATES

Certificate of Insurance Requirements

If you will be occupying property within fifty feet of an active rail corridor, you will be required to obtain a CG 24 17 10, as shown in the sample below.

Commercial General Liability

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Certificate Of Insurance Requirements Template

All access agreements require a CG 241710 endorsement, as shown in the template below

Commercial General Liability

Standard Certificate of Insurance Request Form

For most hazardous lease requests, your insurance will need to follow the requirements in the template provided below.

Certificate of Insurance Request Form Hazardous

If you need an agreement from us, but do not see the application for the agreement type, or have questions regarding insurance requirements, rates, etc., please contact us at: OmniTRAX.real.Estate@omnitrax.com

If you need an agreement from us, but do not see the application for the agreement type, or have questions regarding insurance requirements, rates, etc., please contact us at OmniTRAX Real Estate.

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