CHAPTER 26.
§ 26-1. Restrictions as to speed.
§ 26-2. Placing obstructions on tracks.
§ 26-3. Sounding locomotive whistles in city.
§ 26-4. Ringing locomotive bell.
§ 26-5. Driving in front of locomotives; getting on or off train in motion.
§ 26-6. Loitering or trespassing upon tracks or platform.
§ 26-7. Obstructing passage on streets; standing vehicle on track.
Sec. 26-1. Restrictions as to speed.
No locomotive engine, car or train of cars or other vehicle
on any railroad track within the city limits shall be moved or
propelled along or over any such railroad track at a greater
rate of speed than fifteen miles per hour in a business district
or twenty-five miles per hour in a residence district. The
definitions of "business district" and "residence district" appearing
in section 18-1 shall apply. (Code 1959, § 26-1.)
Sec. 26-2. Placing obstructions on tracks.
No person shall wilfully place a stone or other obstruction
upon the tracks of any railway company with intent to obstruct,
impede or otherwise interfere with the operation of
such railroad. (Code 1959, § 26-2.)
Sec. 26-3. Sounding locomotive whistles in city.
No locomotive engine whistle shall be sounded in the city
limits except to warn persons or animals off the roadbed.
(Code 1959, § 26-3.)
Sec. 26-4. Ringing locomotive bell.
No locomotive engine bell may be rung within the city,
except when the engine is in motion, unless to warn a person
off the track, and in motion only when approaching and
within two hundred feet or less of a street which the track
crosses at grade, unless an emergency involving risk of life
or serious injury should require warning by bell the person
menaced. (Code 1959, § 26-4.)
Sec. 26-5. Driving in front of locomotives; getting on or off
train in motion.[394]
It shall be unlawful to ride or drive in front of any moving
train or locomotive within less than fifty feet; nor shall any
person except an employee of the railway company get on or
off a train in motion. (Code 1959, § 26-5.)
Sec. 26-6. Loitering or trespassing upon tracks or platform.
It shall be unlawful for any person to play or loiter about
or upon the railroad tracks or upon the platforms of any passenger
depot or about any railroad shops in the city. Any
person violating this section may be ordered to desist by any
special or regular policeman, and upon his failure to do so,
he may be arrested, and if convicted, shall be punished as provided
in section 1-5; provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed as to interfere with persons who are traveling
or persons meeting or accompanying travelers. (Code
1959, § 26-6.)
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.)
