§ 70.73 RAILROAD CROSSING WATCHPERSON.
   (A)   Each watchperson, trainperson, or other agent of any railroad or railway company, if and when stationed at a railway crossing within the corporate limits of the city, shall be vested with authority to regulate and control traffic of vehicles at the railway crossing where he or she is so stationed.
   (B)   It shall be his or her duty to direct the movement of traffic at the railway crossing in such a manner as will facilitate the movement of traffic, prevent congestion and accidents, and to stop all movement of vehicles at the railway crossing, when any engine, car, or conveyance of the railway company approaches the railway crossing upon the tracks, by arm signals or by holding a stop signal in his or her hand extended straight out from his or her shoulder while facing the street.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any order or signal of any watchperson.
(1973 Code, § 5-630) Penalty, see § 70.99