PSA - Railroad Improvements Olive St. Reconstruction, Phase II Proj No. 114-064 – Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

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Norfolk Southern Railway Company Norfolk Southern - Special Provisions for Protection of Railway Interests July 23, 2018, Updated March 11, 2021 Appendix E-16 8. HAUL ACROSS RAILROAD TRACK: A. Where the plans show or imply that materials of any nature must be hauled across Railroad’s track, unless the plans clearly show that the Sponsor has included arrangements for such haul in its agreement with the Railroad, the Contractor will be required to make all necessary arrangements with the Railroad regarding means of transporting such materials across the Railroad’s track. The Contractor or Sponsor will be required to bear all costs incidental to such crossings whether services are performed by his own forces or by Railroad personnel. B. No crossing may be established for use of the Contractor for transporting materials or equipment across the tracks of the Railroad unless specific authority for its installation, maintenance, necessary watching and flagging thereof and removal, until a temporary private crossing agreement has been executed between the Contractor and Railroad. The approval process for an agreement normally takes 90 days. 9. WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CONTRACTOR: A. All temporary or permanent changes in wire lines or other facilities which are considered necessary to the project are shown on the plans; included in the force account agreement between the Sponsor and the Railroad or will be covered by appropriate revisions to same which will be initiated and approved by the Sponsor and/or the Railroad. B. Should the Contractor desire any changes in addition to the above, then he shall make separate arrangements with the Railroad for same to be accomplished at the Contractor’s expense. 10. COOPERATION AND DELAYS: A. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to arrange a schedule with the Railroad for accomplishing stage construction involving work by the Railroad or tenants of the Railroad. In arranging his schedule he shall ascertain, from the Railroad, the lead time required for assembling crews and materials and shall make due allowance therefore. B. No charge or claim of the Contractor against either the Sponsor or the Railroad will be allowed for hindrance or delay on account of railroad traffic; any work done by the Railroad or other delay incident to or necessary for safe maintenance of railroad traffic or for any delays due to compliance with these special provisions. 11. TRAINMAN’S WALKWAYS: A. Along the outer side of each exterior track of multiple operated track, and on each side of single operated track, an unobstructed continuous space suitable for trainman’s use in walking along trains, extending to a line not less than 10 feet from centerline of track, shall be maintained. Any temporary impediments to walkways and track drainage encroachments or obstructions allowed during work hours while Railroad’s protective service is provided shall be removed before the close of each work day. If there is any excavation near the walkway, a handrail, with 10’-0” minimum clearance from centerline of track, shall be placed and must conform to AREMA and/or FRA standards. 12. GUIDELINES FOR PERSONNEL ON RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY: A. The Contractor and/or the Sponsor’s personnel authorized to perform work on Railroad’s property as specified in Section 2 above are not required to complete Norfolk Southern Roadway EXHIBIT C