9-124-260 Stops at railroads, crossings, bridges.

   Every conductor, motorman or other person having charge of any street car operating upon any street railroad in this city shall operate over a grade crossing with a steam railroad in the following manner:

   Where a steam railroad track is used for the operation of through passenger train or through freight train service, or both, the street car shall be brought to a full stop at a distance of at least 25 feet from the nearest rail, and the conductor shall then proceed on foot to the middle of the crossing or beyond. After carefully looking both ways along the railroad track to ascertain that it is safe to do so, he shall then signal the motorman to proceed over said crossing. Provided, however, that where an official flagman is stationed at such crossing, such flagman may act in place of the conductor.

   Where the steam railroad track is a spur track, siding, industrial loading track, or serves only for local switching purposes, the motorman shall stop the car at a distance of at least 25 feet from the nearest rail, shall observe carefully that it is safe to cross by looking in both directions along the tracks and shall then cross with due care and caution.

   Every such person having charge of any such street car shall also, when approaching any cross street occupied by street railway tracks which intersect with those on which such street car is being operated, bring such car to a full stop before arriving at and within ten feet of the nearest intersection line of such cross street.

   When approaching a swing, draw, bascule or other movable bridge, he shall bring said car to a full stop at a point not less than 50 feet from the roadway gate of said bridge, and shall then approach and proceed over the bridge with due care and caution.

(Prior code § 188-29)

9-124-270 Stopping before firehouse.

   No person operating street cars within the city, nor any person in charge of such car, whether operated for the conveyance of passengers, mail or other commodity or thing shall permit or allow any such car to stand in front of or permit any passenger to get on or off from any such car in front of any fire engine house within the city.

(Prior code § 188-30)

9-124-280 Penalty.

   Except where some other penalty is specifically provided, any person owning or operating street cars shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 for violation of any provision of this part of this chapter dealing with street railroads, and any conductor, driver or collector of fares violating any of said provisions shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 188-31)

ARTICLE III. ELEVATED RAILROADS (9-124-290 et seq.)

9-124-290 Scope of regulations.

   Nothing contained in this part of this chapter dealing with elevated railroads, or any order of the city council passed in pursuance thereof shall affect or prejudice in any way the rights of the city or its legal representatives, or the state's attorney of Cook County, in any pending or future litigation concerning the respective rights of the city or the owners or lessees of any electric elevated railroad in any of the streets of the city under any statute or ordinance heretofore enacted or passed. Nor shall any section of this part of this chapter dealing with elevated railroads be construed or understood as extending or enlarging in any way rights which the owners or lessees of any such elevated railroad may now possess in the public streets of the city.

(Prior code § 188-32)

9-124-300 "Rush hours" defined.

   For the purposes of this part of this chapter dealing with elevated railroads, rush hours are hereby defined to be the following periods of time: between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

(Prior code § 188-33)

9-124-310 Schedule of operation.

   Every person owning any tracks over which any elevated railroad trains are operated, or operating any elevated railroad trains, shall control the operation of said trains by means of a written schedule for each separate line. Said schedule or schedules shall be prepared to provide a sufficient number of trains in order to comply with the provisions of this Code. One true copy of each schedule, showing the number of trains operated thereby, and the train numbers, and the schedule time of arriving at and departing from one terminal, and the running time between designated time points, shall be filed with the city clerk.

   In case a revision or rearrangement of any schedule is made, one true copy of the new schedule shall be filed with the city clerk not less than three days before such new schedule shall be put into effect.

   Each train operated shall bear a suitable run number sign, indicating the position of said train on its schedule and identifying its schedule movements, and each train operated in addition to the schedule cars as an "extra" car shall carry a suitable train number sign bearing the letter "X".

   Each train (extra trains excepted) shall be dispatched and operated in accordance with the schedule on file with the city clerk.

   Each day that any violation of this section shall continue shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.

(Prior code § 188-34)

9-124-320 Seats for passengers.

   Every person owning any tracks over which any elevated railroad trains are operated, or operating any elevated railroad trains, shall on each separate line operate trains at such intervals (except during rush hours) that the aggregate number of seats within the trains passing any point in any one direction during any period of 15 consecutive minutes shall be not less than the aggregate number of passengers carried on said trains passing said point during said period of 15 consecutive minutes. Provided, however, that if less than three trains pass any point on any line during a 15-minute period, then the aggregate number of seats carried by three consecutive trains in any one direction passing any point shall be not less than the aggregate number of passengers carried by said three consecutive trains passing said point.

   Every person owning any tracks over which any elevated railroad trains are operated, or operating any elevated trains, shall operate trains at such intervals that not less than one train shall be operated during each and every fifteen minute period of the entire 24 hours of each day, excepting the six hours between 12:00 and 6:00 a.m.

   Every person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense. Each day upon which a violation occurs upon any one line shall constitute a single offense. Not more than one penalty shall be recovered for a violation committed on any line during any one day.

(Prior code § 188-35)

9-124-330 Stops when on ground.

   No person owning or operating any elevated railroad shall suffer or permit any car operated by it, when in transit over the surface of the ground upon rails laid thereon, to be run by any street intersection at which a station has been provided, without stopping. All such cars while so in transit shall be stopped at each station.

(Prior code § 188-36)