Sec. 26-7. Obstructing passage on streets; standing vehicle on
track.[395]
It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or any receiver,
or trustee operating a railroad to obstruct for a longer
period than five minutes the free passage on any street or
road, by standing cars or trains across the same, except a passenger
train while receiving or discharging passengers, but
a passway shall be kept open; nor shall it be lawful to stand
any wagon or other vehicle on the track of any railroad which
will hinder or endanger a moving train; provided, that when
a train has been uncoupled, so as to make a passway, the time
necessarily required, not exceeding three minutes, to pump up
the air after the train has been recoupled shall not be included
in considering the time such cars or trains were standing
across such street or road. Any such railroad company, receiver,
or trustee, or driver of any such wagon or vehicle
violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined
not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars. (Code
1959, § 26-7.)
