[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of El Reno 9-1-1972 as Ch. 28 of the 1972 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-2-1990 by Ord. No. 2617; 2-2-1993 by Ord. No. 2702]
Trains operated through the City limits of El
Reno, Oklahoma, shall not be allowed to operate at speeds exceeding
the allowable speed designated by the United States Department of
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration.
When railroad trains, cars or other equipment
are shoved, kicked or dropped in switch movement over a public crossing
at grade, such movement shall be protected by a member of the train
crew who shall place himself at a conspicuous position on the ground
at such crossing so as to signal a warning of the approaching train
movement. This section shall not apply when the facing end of the
leading car or equipment is equipped with a backup air hose or pipe
and air whistle under the control and manually operated by a trainman
located at the facing end of such leading car or equipment.
When it is necessary to open a railroad crossing
during a movement over such crossing, the opening shall be made with
a clearance of 15 feet on both sides of the highway or street, measured
from the improved or traveled portion of such street. In the absence
of such clearance, vehicular traffic across such crossing shall be
directed by a flagman stationed at a point on the ground at such crossing.
[Amended 9-4-1973 by Ord. No. 2241; 8-15-1979 by Ord. No. 2347]
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit
the blocking of any grade crossing with railroad trains, cars or equipment
for a period in excess of 10 minutes within the area of the City described
hereinafter; provided that if, for any reason because of unusual or
extraordinary circumstances, it is necessary to block such crossing
in excess of such time, such fact shall be made known to the Police
Department of the City with a request that the traffic be directed
around such blocked crossing.
B.Â
For the purposes of this section, the area of the City embraced by this section is defined and established to encompass all of that area of the City described as follows: beginning at the intersection of S.W. 27th Street and Country Club Road, thence east two miles to the intersection of S.W. 27th Street and Shepard Street; thence north three miles to the section line between Township 12 North and Township 13 North, known as Jones Road; thence west to the half-section line of Section 32, Township 13 North Range 7 West; thence north six miles to section line between Township 13 North and Township 14 North; thence west 2Â 1/2 miles to the section line between Section 1 and Section 2, Township 13 North, Range 8 West; thence south four miles to the section line between Section 24 and Section 25, Township 13 North, Range 8 West; thence east one mile to the section line between Range 7 West and Range 8 West; thence south two miles to the section line between Township 12 North and Township 13 North; thence east 1Â 1/4 miles to County Club Road; thence south three miles to the point of beginning.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause
or permit any railroad trains, cars or equipment to stand upon any
point on a railroad track in such manner as to actuate and cause the
ringing of any bell or other warning signal upon any automatic warning
device located at a grade crossing.
Any railroad company operating trains over the
grade crossings at Watts and Elm Streets shall be required to install,
maintain and operate, during the hours of darkness, sufficient flood
lights as will reasonably illuminate such crossings. In the event
such lights become inoperative for a period of 24 hours, such railroad
company shall be required to furnish a flagman to direct traffic at
a point on such crossing or crossings until such lights are repaired
and placed in operation.
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in § 1-10 of this Code.