Accessing Property
Safety is the first and foremost priority of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE). The right of way and property of W&LE is private property. Persons found on W&LE property without written permission are considered trespassing and may be prosecuted.
Any entry or construction activity on railroad right of way must be authorized by the railroad in writing via a Permit to Enter (PTE). The application for the PTE is available in the link below.
The applicant must submit the completed application to the Real Estate Department along with a check or money order for the non-refundable $1,200 application fee. The application must include the exact location and scope of work. Incomplete applications will be immediately rejected.
Insurance Requirements:
Applicants must provide a Certificate of Insurance showing the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company as the certificate holder. It must provide Commercial General Liability Coverage Insurance with a combined single limit of not less than Five Million ($5,000,000) Dollars for personal injury and property damage per occurrence. This certificate must not exclude railroad work or operations.
In the event that any new construction or structural alterations will take place on W&LE’s property, applicants must provide evidence of Railroad Protective Liability Insurance designating Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company as the named insured with a limit of not less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence subject to a Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) aggregate limit for all bodily injury and property damage occurrences during each annual policy period. If the construction or alterations involve an exposure to train operations on tracks of RAILWAY, the protective liability insurance shall be on the AAR-AASHTO Form of RAILWAY Protective Insurance. The original protective liability policy shall be submitted to and approved by W&LE’s Director Real Estate at 100 East First Street, Brewster, Ohio 44613 (jdavisjr@wlerwy.com), prior to commencement of the construction or alterations. Said address shall be the named insured’s address for the purpose of all notices from the insurer.