(A) It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit any railway train, railway locomotive, railway cars or like vehicles on rails to operate or be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any public street, highway or street crossing for the purpose of travel along, across or upon the public street, highway or street crossing for a time longer than ten minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to any railway locomotive, railway train or railway cars in continuous motion other than those engaged in switching or while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or like vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident.
(B) It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit any railway train, railway locomotive, railway cars or like vehicles on rails to operate or to be operated or parked in the control zone of an automatic gate crossing device so as to cause the gate to be closed for a period of more than ten minutes.
('61 Code, § 13.50) (Ord. 653, passed - - )