It shall be unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of any railroad train to direct the operation of or to operate the railroad train in a manner as to prevent the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion.
('75 Code, § 44.20) Penalty, see § 77.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for any railroad company to run any locomotive, locomotive engine, car, or railroad train over any of the railroad tracks, where the railroad tracks intersect with a street crossing within the corporate limits of the city, at a rate faster than 20 m.p.h., unless there is a watchman for the railroad company watching the intersection, a gate which drops down across the street, or a red flasher signal device placed at the crossing to warn the public of an approaching train, locomotive, locomotive engine, or railroad car.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any conductor, engineer, or other person having control of any locomotive engine, car, or railroad train, to run the locomotive, locomotive engine, car, or railroad train over any railroad tracks, where the railroad tracks intersect with a public street within the corporate limits of the city, at a rate faster than 20 m.p.h., unless there is a watchman at the intersection, a gate which drops down across the street, or a red flasher signal device placed at the intersection to warn the public of an approaching locomotive engine, locomotive car, or railroad train.
('75 Code, § 44.21) Penalty, see § 77.99
All railway companies whose tracks cross or intersect any street in the city shall maintain at the crossings at all times either automatic signals, which shall glow or reflect red whenever a train is approaching or is thereon, or shall maintain a watchman to signal the approach of trains at each crossing during each hour of the day and night. However, the installation of crossing gates to be operated as each train approaches shall be considered sufficient under this section.
('75 Code, § 44.22) Penalty, see § 77.99
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