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EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

INTEGRATED RAIL AND RESOURCES ACQUISITION CORP. 

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated and made effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), is by and among (i) Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
“SPAC”), (ii) DHIP Natural Resources Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and (iii) the investors listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Investor”). This Agreement
may be executed by an investment manager on behalf of managed funds and/or accounts, and for the elimination of doubt, any such fund or account shall, severally and not jointly, be the Investor hereunder (and to the extent of any obligations of any
Investor or any covenant, representation or warranty made by any Investor, the same shall be deemed to be made severally and not jointly), provided that the IPO Indication (as defined below) for all such managed funds or accounts shall not, in the
aggregate, be in excess of the aggregate percentages specified in relation to such Investors on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Specified Percentage”). 

WHEREAS, in connection with the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 20,000,000 units (or up to 23,000,000 units if the
underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) of the SPAC, each unit shall consist of one share of Class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant. The Investor has expressed an interest in acquiring up to the number of units in the IPO set forth opposite its name on Schedule I. The amount of units the Investor acquires shall
not exceed the Investor’s applicable Specified Percentage of the total number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the units (not including the amount of units subject to the exercise of the underwriters’
over-allotment option) (the “IPO Indication”), at a price of $10.00 per unit. 
 WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into
this Agreement pursuant to which the Investor will purchase from the Sponsor Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the SPAC (the “Founder Shares”) for the same value paid by the Sponsor, or approximately $0.004
per share. 
 NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

Section 1. Sale and Purchase. 
  

	 	(a)	 In connection with the IPO Indication, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 1(b), the Sponsor hereby agrees to sell to the Investor the number of Founder Shares set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Schedule I (such shares, the “Transferred Shares”) for the
aggregate purchase price set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Schedule I ($0.004 per share) (the “Transfer Price”) on the date of the closing of the IPO, and Investor hereby agrees to purchase the Transferred Shares (the
“Transfer”). The parties acknowledge that the Transfer by Sponsor directly to the Investor is being undertaken for the convenience of the parties in lieu of (i) the transfer by the Sponsor of the Transferred Shares to the SPAC for
cancellation, and (ii) the reissuance and sale of such 

  
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Transferred Shares by the SPAC to the Investor in connection with its purchase of units of the SPAC. Concurrently with the Transfer, in consideration for the transfer of the Transferred Shares,
the Investor shall pay the Transfer Price to the Sponsor in immediately available funds. 

  

	 	(b)	 Subject to (i) the fulfillment by the Investor (but only to the extent actually allocated to the Investor
by the underwriters) of the IPO Indication (which shall be deemed fulfilled by the acquisition of 100% of the units of the SPAC allocated to the Investor by the underwriters in the IPO up to the IPO Indication, the number of allocated units shall
not be greater than 9.40% of the units offered in the IPO (exclusive of any units that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option)) when taken together with any allocations to any other funds managed by
affiliates of the Investor, and to the extent of any excess, the amount of units in the IPO Indication shall be reduced accordingly (the “Reduction”), and (ii) the Investor’s payment of the Transfer Price as contemplated
by Section 1(a) of this Agreement, the Transfer shall occur and be effective upon the closing of the IPO, automatically and without any action of any other parties hereto, and the Investor shall be registered as the record
owner of the Transferred Shares on the books and records of the SPAC’s transfer agent (subject to Investor providing such information as the transfer agent customarily and reasonably requests to record such ownership). For the avoidance of
doubt, the IPO Indication shall be reduced, (i) if the number of units sold in the IPO is reduced, to a number of units equal to the Specified Percentage, (ii) if the underwriter of the IPO allocates fewer units to the Investor than the
IPO Indication, to the amount of units so allocated, or (iii) as a result of the Reduction, to the number of units equal to 9.9% of the units offered in the IPO (such reduced amount, in each case, the “Alternate IPO
Indication”) then, if the Investor purchases the Alternate IPO Indication, the Investor shall still be entitled to purchase the Transferred Shares. 

  

	 	(c)	 Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 1(b), on the date
of closing of the IPO, the SPAC and the Sponsor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor, or as directed by Investor, to its designated financial institution, brokerage firm or other entity, one or more certificates evidencing the
Transferred Shares, provided that, if the Transferred Shares are to be issued and delivered in book entry or electronic form, then the SPAC and the Sponsor shall (i) take such actions and deliver such documents as are reasonably necessary and
appropriate to provide appropriate instruction to the SPAC’s transfer agent or other entity to effect the valid and effective issuance of the Transferred Shares on the closing date of the IPO to the account(s) designated by the Investor in
writing for the receipt of the Transferred Shares, and (ii) deliver to the Investor promptly following the closing date of the IPO, documentary evidence from the transfer agent (such as electronic evidence in the form of a “screen
shot”) of the recordation in the Investor’s name of the Transferred Shares. 

  
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	 	(d)	 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, both before and after the receipt of the Transferred Shares by
the Investor, the number of Transferred Shares shall not be subject to share price or other vesting triggers, cut-back, reduction, mandatory repurchase, redemption, surrenders, claw-backs, disposals, exchanges
or forfeiture for any reason, including, but not limited to the (i) transfer of the Founder Shares to any person, (ii) downsizing of the IPO, (iii) failure of the underwriters to exercise their over-allotment option,
(iv) forfeitures, concessions or “earn-out” triggers in connection with the negotiation of a Business Combination (as defined below) or any other reason, or (v) any other event or
modification, without the Investor’s prior written consent; provided, for the avoidance doubt, the foregoing shall not preclude (w) the waiver of the anti-dilution provisions with respect to the Founder Shares in accordance with the
SPAC’s certificate of incorporation as provided therein, (x) the conversion of the Transferred Shares into Class A Common Stock in accordance with SPAC’s certificate of incorporation, and (y) the conversion, exchange or
adjustment of the Transferred Shares as a matter of law in connection with a merger or otherwise or in connection with an amendment of the SPAC’s or any successor entity’s certificate of incorporation or comparable organizational
documents. Further, the Investor shall not be entitled to additional Founder Shares in the event the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option. 

  

	 	(e)	 The obligations of the Investor hereunder are subject to there being no material change in the structure, terms
and conditions from those set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) on May 21, 2021, as amended, other than disclosure regarding this Agreement and similar agreements with other investors. 

  

	 	(f)	 The parties hereto acknowledge that in the event the Investor or its affiliates do not submit the IPO
Indication, the Sponsor and the SPAC’s only remedy with respect thereto shall be the forfeiture by the Investor of its Transferred Shares. 

Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the SPAC. The SPAC hereby represents and warrants to the Investor, as of the
date hereof and as of the closing date of the IPO, as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	 The SPAC is duly incorporated and validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and has full power and authority to carry out its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. 

  
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	 	(b)	 This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the SPAC and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the SPAC, enforceable against the SPAC in accordance with its terms, subject to the laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, and the rules of law governing specific performance,
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies (the “Enforceability Exceptions”). 

  

	 	(c)	 The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not materially conflict with, or result in any material violation of or default under, the SPAC’s organizational or governing documents, any agreement or other instrument applicable to the
Transferred Shares, or to which the SPAC is a party or by which the SPAC is bound, or any decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the SPAC or the Transferred Shares. 

 

	 	(d)	 No governmental, administrative or other third-party consents or approvals are required by or with respect to
the SPAC in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except those required by applicable law in relation to the IPO. 

 

	 	(e)	 The Transferred Shares were duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, encumbrances, agreements, options, voting trusts, proxies and other arrangements or transfer or other restrictions of
any kind (“Encumbrances”), other than those arising under applicable securities laws and as provided in Section 5 below or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, and were not issued in
violation of, or subject to, any preemptive or similar rights. 

  

	 	(f)	 The SPAC’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will provide that the Transferred Shares will
convert into shares of Class A Common Stock automatically in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination (and will not provide for conversion at the option of the Investor prior to such automatic conversion).

  

	 	(g)	 There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the SPAC, threatened against or affecting the SPAC. 

Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor. The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants to the Investor, as of
the date hereof and as of the closing date of the IPO, as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	 The Sponsor is duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. 

  
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	 	(b)	 This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Sponsor and constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Sponsor enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. 

  

	 	(c)	 The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not materially conflict with, or result in any material violation of or default under, any of the Sponsor’s organizational or governing documents or any agreement or other instrument applicable to
the Transferred Shares or to which the Sponsor is a party or by which the Sponsor is bound, or any decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Sponsor or the Transferred Shares. 

 

	 	(d)	 No governmental, administrative or other third-party consents or approvals are required by or with respect to
the Sponsor in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

  

	 	(e)	 The terms and rights set forth in this Agreement are as favorable to the Investor as the terms and rights
granted to all other investors entering into a similar agreement to purchase Founder Shares of the SPAC in connection with expressing interest in the IPO (each such other investor, an “Anchor Investor”), provided that the Investor
acknowledges that Founder Shares have previously been offered to the Sponsor, executive officers, advisors, directors and director nominees of the SPAC in connection with their service. 

 

	 	(f)	 The Transferred Shares (i) are owned of record and beneficially by the Sponsor, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, and (ii) upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Investor shall own and receive good title to the Transferred Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, in each case except as otherwise agreed
herein, those arising under applicable securities laws or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement. 

  

	 	(g)	 No broker, finder or intermediary has been paid or is entitled to a fee or commission from or by the Sponsor in
connection with the sale of the Transferred Shares nor is the Sponsor entitled to or will accept any such fee or commission. 

Section 4. Representations and Warranties of the Investor. The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the SPAC and the
Sponsor, as of the date hereof and as of the closing date of the IPO, as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	 The Investor is duly organized and in good standing (to the extent applicable) under its jurisdiction of
organization and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. 

  
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	 	(b)	 This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Investor and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of Investor enforceable against Investor in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. 

  

	 	(c)	 The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not materially conflict with, or result in any material violation of or default under, any of the Investor’s organizational or governing documents, any agreement or other instrument to which
Investor is a party or by which Investor is bound, or any decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Investor. 

  

	 	(d)	 The Investor is an “accredited investor,” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. 

 Section 5. Additional Agreements and Acknowledgements of Investor. 

 

	 	(a)	 Subject to Section 5(e), below, without written consent of the SPAC and the Sponsor,
the Investor agrees not to transfer, assign or sell any Transferred Shares or shares of the Class A Common Stock, issuable upon conversion of the Transferred Shares held by it until the earlier of (i) one year after the date of which the
SPAC consummates a Business Combination and (ii) subsequent to a Business Combination, the earlier to occur of (A) the first date on which the last reported sale price of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per
share of stock (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the
consummation of a Business Combination, and (B) the date on which the SPAC completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of the SPAC’s stockholders having the right to
exchange their Class A Common Stock for cash, securities or other property (the “Lock-Up Period”). The Transferred Shares shall not be bound by any additional resale lock-up agreements with the SPAC or Sponsor, except as set forth herein. In addition, neither Sponsor nor any other holder of Transferred Shares are being afforded more favorable lockup terms than those detailed in
this Section 5(a), and if the Sponsor or any other holder of Transferred Shares is given an early release or favorable modification of such lockup terms, the parties hereto agree that the Investor will receive the same
treatment. For the avoidance of doubt, other than as provided in this Section 5, nothing herein restricts or prohibits the Investor from redeeming, transferring, assigning, selling or otherwise disposing, directly or
indirectly, of any shares of Class A Common Stock, warrants (including shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the 

  
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exercise thereof) or units of the SPAC acquired in the IPO, in the open market or otherwise, or any security of the SPAC (other than the Transferred Shares and the shares of Class A Common
Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof) purchased by the investor in the open market or otherwise, in each case without penalty, cutback or forfeiture of any of its Transferred Shares, and (ii) the Investor shall not be subject to any other
agreements or understandings by virtue of the transactions contemplated herein (including, but not limited to, any shareholder agreements or similar agreements). 

  

	 	(b)	 Investor acknowledges that the SPAC was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, stock
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). The Investor agrees with the SPAC, that if the SPAC seeks stockholder
approval of a proposed Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed Business Combination, the Investor shall vote all Transferred Shares in favor of such proposed Business Combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Agreement shall limit or prevent the Investor from seeking redemption, exercising its redemption rights and receiving distributions from the Trust Account for any shares of Class A Common Stock it acquires in the IPO or in the open market or
otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the shares of Class A Common Stock and the IPO described in the Registration Statement. 

 

	 	(c)	 The Investor acknowledges that it is aware the SPAC will establish a trust account (the “Trust
Account”) for the benefit of its public stockholders upon the closing of the IPO. The Investor agrees that it has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account with respect to the Transferred
Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing waiver shall not (i) operate as a waiver of any rights held by the Investor in respect of securities of the SPAC other than with respect to the Transferred Shares, including, for the avoidance
of doubt, any redemption rights or other claims the Investor may have against the Trust Account in respect of any shares of Class A Common Stock the Investor may have purchased in the IPO, in the open market or may later purchase in any
transaction other than as described in this Agreement, or (ii) apply to claims with respect to any assets of the SPAC (including cash or otherwise) immediately following the consummation of its initial Business Combination or any claims with
respect to shares of Class A common stock purchased by Investor in the IPO or in the open market. This Section 5(c) shall not limit any right, title, interest or claim of the Investor in or to the monies held in the
Trust Account with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by the Investor in the IPO, in the open market or otherwise (other than the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Transferred Shares) in
accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the Class A Common Stock described in the Registration Statement. 

  
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	 	(d)	 In connection with the IPO, the SPAC shall enter into a registration rights agreement (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Sponsor, Investor and certain other parties thereto in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. The Registration Rights Agreement shall provide the Investor
with registration rights with respect to the Transferred Shares that are no less favorable to the Investor than the registration rights of the Sponsor set forth therein. The Sponsor shall initiate registration of the Transferred Shares immediately
following the SPAC’s Business Combination. 

  

	 	(e)	 The Investor may, prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period,
transfer the Transferred Shares to: (a) the SPAC’s officers or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of the SPAC’s officers or directors or any affiliate of the Sponsor or to any member(s) of the Sponsor or any of their
affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a
charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private
sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which such securities were originally purchased; (f) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the
completion of an initial Business Combination; (g) an affiliate of Investor; or (h) in the event of the SPAC’s liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of the
SPAC’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the Business Combination; provided, however, that in the
case of clauses (a) through (e) or clause (g), these permitted transferees execute and deliver to the SPAC prior to such transfer a lock-up agreement on substantially similar terms as this Agreement
with such lock-up obligation of the transferee to be coterminous with the lock-up obligations of Investor. 

 

	 	(f)	 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the SPAC shall have the right to publicly disclose
the Investor’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Agreement in its Registration Statement, including any information requested by the SEC in connection with review of such Registration Statement, and any
registration statement filed or amended on or after the date of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the SPAC shall have the right to publicly disclose the name of Investor if such disclosure is requested by the SEC in connection with review
of the Registration Statement; provided that (i) the Investor shall have the right to review such disclosure for a period of one business day and propose comments to such disclosure, and (ii) the SPAC shall take into consideration any reasonable
comments to such disclosure prior to publicly disclosing the name of the Investor. 

  
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	 	(g)	 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of
any rights held by the Investor in respect of securities of the SPAC other than with respect to the Transferred Shares (and shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Transferred Shares), including, for the avoidance of doubt,
any redemption rights or other claims the Investor may have against the Trust Account in respect of any other units or shares of Class A Common Stock the Investor purchases in the IPO or may later purchase in any transaction. For the units and
shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the units that the Investor purchases in the SPAC’s IPO, the Investor will have the same rights with respect to those units and underlying shares of Class A Common Stock as the rights afforded
to the SPAC’s other public stockholders purchasing units and underlying shares of Class A Common Stock in the IPO. 

Section 6. Miscellaneous. 
  

	 	(a)	 Any notice or communication under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the
United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) recognized courier or overnight delivery service providing evidence of delivery, or
(iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, if to the Sponsor, to: [contact name] DHIP NATURAL RESOURCES INVESTMENTS, LLC, [email address]; if to the SPAC, to: [contact name] INTEGRATED RAIL AND RESOURCES ACQUISITION
CORP., [email address], or at their respective address or contact information as set forth in the Registration Statement or the exhibits attached thereto; and, if to the Investor, at the Investor’s address or contact information as set forth on
the signature page attached hereto. 

  

	 	(b)	 None of the information conveyed to the Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement will constitute material non-public information of the SPAC upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and neither the SPAC nor the Sponsor will thereafter deliver any information which
could restrict the Investor in trading of the securities of the SPAC or the post-merger company without the prior written consent of the Investor. 

  

	 	(c)	 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL
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THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. With respect to any suit, action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, the undersigned irrevocably submit to the
jurisdiction of the United States District Court, or if such court does not have jurisdiction, the New York state courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, State of New York, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. 

 

	 	(d)	 This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived without the written consent of the parties hereto.

  

	 	(e)	 The rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior
written consent of the other parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more of its affiliates, to other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment
manager who acts on behalf of the Investor or by an affiliate of such investment manager. 

  

	 	(f)	 From time to time, at the reasonable request of any of the other parties hereto, each party hereto shall
execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and take such further lawful action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. 

  

	 	(g)	 Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining rights of the person intended to be benefited by such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement. 

 

	 	(h)	 This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original
signature page, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any signature page delivered by a facsimile machine or electronic mail shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page.

  

	 	(i)	 This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the
Lock-Up Period, (ii) the liquidation of the SPAC, and (iii) two (2) months from the Effective Date if the IPO has not been completed by such date. 

 

	 	(j)	 The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement is
not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law, in equity, or otherwise. 

  
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	 	(k)	 This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter
thereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understanding of any and every nature among them. 

  

	 	(l)	 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective
heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. 

  

	 	(m)	 All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Agreement shall survive the execution and
delivery thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein. 

 * * * * * 

[Signature page follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of [ ], 2021 (the “Effective
Date”). 
  

			
	SPAC:
	
	INTEGRATED RAIL AND RESOURCES ACQUISITION CORP.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	SPONSOR:
	
	DHIP NATURAL RESOURCES INVESTMENTS, LLC
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  
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	INVESTOR:
		
	[●]	 	
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	[●]	 	
	Title:	 	[●]	 	
		
		 	Address:
		 	Phone:
		 	Email:

  
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 Schedule 1 

Accounts Allocations 
  

									
	 No.
	 	 Investor
	 	 IPO Indication

(pro-rata)
	 	 Transferred Shares
	 	 Consideration

($ aggregate)

	 1.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 2.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 3.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 4.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 5.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 6.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 7.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 8.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 9.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 10.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 11.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]
	 12.
	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]	 	[***]

  
 14Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT 

 

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT, dated
as of October 20, 2021 (this “Amendment”), by and among Diamond S Shipping Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (“DSS
Inc.” or the “Borrower”), and Nordea Bank ABP, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity,
the “Administrative Agent”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, and the other parties thereto are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2019 (as amended by that certain
Amendment Letter, dated May 14, 2019, as amended and restated by that certain Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated May 27, 2021
and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof,
the “Credit Agreement” and, the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent have jointly identified an administrative error and omission in Section 7.12(a) of the Credit Agreement and, pursuant
to Section 11.12(c), have entered into this Amendment to correct such administrative error and omission.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 2. Technical Amendment.
Effective as of the date of this Amendment, in accordance with Section 11.12(c) of the Credit Agreement, the first sentence of Section
7.12(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following sentence:

 

“At the time of
the delivery of Compliance Certificates in connection with the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)
and 7.01(b) for the second and fourth quarter of each fiscal year of Holdings, the Borrower shall deliver Appraisals for each Collateral
Vessel dated within thirty (30) days prior to the end of the quarterly accounting period, in each case, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and from two (2) Approved Appraisers.”

 

SECTION 3. Miscellaneous.

 

(a)    Except as expressly set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment, nothing in this Amendment shall constitute a modification or alteration
of the terms, conditions or covenants of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, or a waiver of any other terms or provisions
thereof, and the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall remain unchanged and shall continue in full force and effect, in
each case as amended hereby. From and after the date of this Amendment, (i) each reference in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”
or words of like import and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Credit Document shall be deemed a reference to the Amended
Credit Agreement, and (ii) the “Obligations” and “Secured Obligations” under, and each as defined in, the Credit
Agreement shall continue as Obligations and Secured Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(b)    This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 11.12 of the Credit Agreement.

 

     

     

    

 

(c)    This Amendment shall constitute a “Credit Document” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other
Credit Documents.

 

SECTION 4. Execution in Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of
like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which
shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping
system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global
and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar applicable state laws based
on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

SECTION 5. Successors.
This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties
hereto.

 

SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW;
SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL
BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Section 11.09 of the Credit Agreement is incorporated
herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
above written.

 

	 	
    DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC.,

    as Borrower

	 	 
	 	 
	 	
    

    By:
	
    

    /s/ James D. Small III

	 	Name:	James D. Small III
	 	Title:	Vice President & Secretary
	 	
     
	 
	 	 	 
		
    NORDEA BANK ABP, NEW YORK
    BRANCH, 

    as Administrative Agent 

	 	 
	 	 
	 	
    

    By:
	
    

    /s/ Martin Lunder

	 	Name:	Martin Lunder
	 	Title:	Managing Director
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
    

    By:
	
    

    /s/ Oddbjorn Warpe

	 	Name:	Oddbjorn Warpe
	 	Title:	Executive Director
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

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