(a) No railroad company or private railroad conductor of a train of railroad cars, locomotive or railroad car, or other agent or servant of a railroad or private company operating a railroad track across a public road, street or highway, shall obstruct, unnecessarily a public road or highway of this Municipality by permitting a train or cars, locomotive or railroad car to remain upon or across it for longer than five minutes to the hindrance or inconvenience of travelers or a person passing along or upon such road or highway.
No such aforesaid company, agent or servant shall fail at the end of each five-minute period of such aforesaid obstruction of a public road, street, or highway, to cause the railroad car, locomotive, or other obstruction to be removed for sufficient time, no less than five minutes, to allow passage of persons and vehicles waiting to cross.
This section does not apply to a continuously moving train or caused by circumstances wholly beyond the control of the railroad company, private railroad, conductor of a train of railroad cars, locomotive or railroad cars, but shall apply to all other obstruction including without limitation those caused by stopped trains and trains engaged in switching or loading or unloading operations.
(b) No railroad company or private railroad, conductor of a train of railroad cars, locomotive or railroad car, or other agent or servant of a railroad or private company shall permit any locomotive to stand for longer than 30 minutes while within 100 feet of the property line of any residential property while its engine is running or idling.
(c) Whoever violates Section 553.01 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(Ord. 4762. Passed 4-15-75; Ord. 9926-2014. Passed 7-31-14.)