Sidetrack Insurance
What Does Sidetrack Insurance Mean?
Sidetrack insurance is an agreement between a railroad company and the owner of a private property whose land is crossed by a railroad track. This agreement absolves the railroad company of any liability should any damage happen to the private property.
Sidetrack insurance is also sometimes called a “railroad sidetrack agreement” or simply “sidetrack agreement.”
Insuranceopedia Explains Sidetrack Insurance
Sidetrack insurance is a binding and insured contract between a private property owner and a railroad company that places a track or any structure that is a part of its services within the private property.
When anything untoward happens, like an accident that occurs within the premises where the railroad company has a track, the railroad company’s liability insurance covers for the damage. The property owner, meanwhile, is less liable to make claims against the railroad company.
