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decision of the Senior Engineering Manager or his authorized representative as to procedures
<br /> which may affect the safety of railroad operations shall be final, and the Licensee, and/or any
<br /> contractor engaged on its behalf shall be governed by such decision.
<br /> All work shall be conducted in such a manner as will assure the safety of the Railroad
<br /> Company. The Railroad Company's authorized representative shall have the right, but not the
<br /> duty, to require certain procedures to be used or to supervise the work on the Railroad
<br /> Company's property.
<br /> Should any damage occur to Railroad Company property as a result of the
<br /> unauthorized or negligent operations of any Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or any
<br /> Contractor engaged on its behalf, and the Railroad Company deems it necessary to repair
<br /> such damage or perform any work for the protection of its property or operations, the Grantee,
<br /> Licensee, Permittee and/or Contractor, as the case may be, shall promptly reimburse the
<br /> Railroad Company for the actual cost of such repairs or work. For the purpose of these
<br /> Special Provisions, cost shall be deemed to include the direct cost of any labor, materials,
<br /> equipment, or contract expense plus the Railroad Company's then current customary
<br /> additives in each instance.
<br /> If the work requires the construction of a temporary grade crossing across the track(s)
<br /> of the Railroad Company, the Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor shall make
<br /> the necessary arrangements with the Railroad Company for the construction, protection,
<br /> maintenance, and later removal of such temporary grade crossing, The cost of such
<br /> temporary grade crossing construction, protection, maintenance, and later removal shall be
<br /> promptly reimbursed to the Railroad Company upon receipt of bill(s) therefor.
<br /> The Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor shall at no time cross the
<br /> Railroad Company's property or tracks with vehicles or equipment of any kind or character,
<br /> except at such temporary grade crossing as may be constructed as outlined herein, or at any
<br /> existing and open public grade crossing.
<br /> Any flagging protection, watchmen service or standby personnel required by Railroad
<br /> Company for the safety of railroad operations because of work being conducted by a Grantee,
<br /> Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor, or in connection therewith, will be provided by the
<br /> Railroad Company and the cost thereof shall be pre-paid, to the Railroad Company by the
<br /> respective Grantee, Licensee, Permittee or Contractor upon receipt of bill(s) therefore. The
<br /> requirements of the Railroad Company are as follows:
<br /> The services of a flagman will be required during any operation involving direct
<br /> interference with the Railroad Company's tracks or traffic, fouling of railroad operating
<br /> clearances, or reasonable proximity of accidental hazard to railroad traffic, when work
<br /> takes place within twenty-five (25) feet horizontally of the nearest centerline, any work
<br /> over any railroad track, or in any other condition that the Railroad Company deems the
<br /> services of a flagman necessary, which may include work on Railroad Company's property
<br /> more than twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest centerline of a railroad track. Additional
<br /> flagmen will also be furnished whenever, in the opinion of Railroad Company such
<br /> protection is needed.
<br /> Before any digging, trenching, or boring activities on Railroad Company property,
<br /> or beneath any railroad track, an on-site meeting shall be conducted with the Railroad
<br /> Company's Signal Supervisor or Signal Maintainer to ascertain, to the extent possible, the
<br /> location of any buried railroad signal cables near the proposed work. No digging, trenching
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