(A) When shifting cars or pulling or backing any train in any yard which necessitates crossing public streets, the bell of the engine shall be kept constantly ringing whenever approaching any such street crossing, and if any locomotive, car or caboose is backing within such limits, a person shall be stationed on the end farthest from the engine, that is, on the end nearest the street crossing it is approaching, to give signals and warn any person using the crossing of his or her danger. After twilight, the man stationed on the approaching end of a backing train, car or locomotive shall carry a lighted lantern.
(B) No freight train shall be moved across any street in the city unless it be equipped with an adequate number of experienced brakemen, who shall be stationed so as to see the danger signals and hear the signals from the engine. It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of any engine or train to “kick” or otherwise propel any car across any public thoroughfare unless there be a person stationed on the end of the car first approaching the crossing, and he or she shall have the car fully under control so that he or she can promptly stop same in the event of danger.
(Prior Code, § 541.09) Penalty, see § 74.99