(A) Erection of devices required; composition
of device.
(1) The City Commission hereby declares it to be necessary in the public safety and welfare and for the convenience and necessity of the public to require all railroad companies operating trains, railroad equipment and rail-riding vehicles of any type within the city to provide, operate and maintain automatic traffic signal devices at all traffic intersections in the city.
(2) Automatic traffic signals to be provided, operated and maintained by all railroads at street intersections in the city shall consist of a flashing red light sufficiently bright and large to be plainly visible at a distance of 200 feet, an alarm bell or gong which shall make a sound clearly audible at a distance of 200 feet and automatic gates.
(3) All trains, railroad equipment or rail-riding vehicles of any type shall sound a warning sufficient to warn street traffic of the approach of any train, railroad equipment or rail-riding vehicle of any type.
('72 Code, § 34-10) (Ord. 471, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 64-104, passed - - )
(B) Operation of devices.
(1) All railroad companies operating a line of railroad within the city shall cause all automatic traffic signal devices at all street intersections within the city to become activated whenever any train, railroad equipment or any type of rail-riding vehicle approaches or crosses any street intersection in the city. Such automatic traffic signal devices shall be in operation for sufficient time prior to the movement of any railroad train, railroad equipment or any rail-riding vehicle upon or across any street intersection so as to give ample warning of the approach of the railroad engine, equipment or rail-riding vehicle and shall continue in operation for such time as any railroad engine, equipment or rail-riding vehicle obstructs street crossing.
(2) In the event that any railroad train, railroad equipment or any rail-riding vehicle cannot or does not cause to become operative automatic traffic signal devices at any street intersections, then such railroad train, railroad equipment or rail-riding vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any and all street traffic crossing any street intersection.
('72 Code, § 34.11(1), (2)) (Ord. 381, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 64-104, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-88-14, passed 4-6-88)
Penalty, see § 74.99