Norfolk Southern withdraws ‘hold harmless’ letter

摘要

Washington—Norfolk Southern Corp. said Friday it has withdrawn a proposal requiring its customers to grant it legal protection against damages from fires, explosions or spills of hazardous materials, including crude oil, carried in tank cars which do not meet an industry safety standard. The railroad originally announced its proposal requiring customers to “indemnify and hold harmless” the company for any accidents involving hazardous materials in DOT-111 tank cars that do not meet the voluntary CPC-1232 standard established by the Association of American Railroads in 2011.