State Law References — Authority to
regulate railroads, RSMo. § 77.540; Powers of council relative
to railroads, RSMo. § 77.200.
If any person shall, within the City, climb upon, hold to or
in any manner attach himself to any locomotive, engine or car while
the same is in motion, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor;
provided, that this Section shall not apply to any employee of the
railroad company, nor to any passenger, nor to any other person who
may be acting by permission or under the rules of the company then
operating the railroad.
No locomotive engineer, railroad employee or other person shall
cause any locomotive engine, railroad passenger car or freight car
to be driven, propelled or run, upon or along any railroad track within
the City at a greater speed than the rate of twenty (20) miles per
hour.
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State Law References — Authority to regulate
speed of railroad engines, RSMo. § 77.540.
Any person having charge of any railroad engine, who shall fail
or neglect to ring the bell or sound the whistle of such engine before
starting to move across or along any street, avenue, highway or public
road in the City, or who shall fail or neglect to ring the bell or
sound the whistle when approaching any such street, avenue, highway,
or public road crossing, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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State Law References — Bell, whistle at crossings,
RSMo. § 389.990.
No railroad company, or its agents or employees shall permit
a locomotive engine or train, or any part thereof, to occupy or obstruct
any street crossing in the City for a greater length of time than
fifteen (15) minutes.
All railroad companies using, constructing or occupying any
railroad track, on any street, alley or thoroughfare in the City,
shall keep such street, alley or thoroughfare in repair, and shall,
when such street, alley or thoroughfare intersects any other street,
alley or thoroughfare, construct, build and keep in constant repair
good and sufficient crossings at the intersection of such streets,
alleys or thoroughfares. Such crossings shall be constructed of such
material and in such a manner as the City Council may by ordinance
direct.
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State Law References — Crossings generally,
RSMo. § 389.610.
Every railroad corporation, company or person operating any
railroad, or running engines or cars through the City shall cause
signboards to be placed, well supported by posts or otherwise, and
constantly maintained across each traveled street where the same is
crossed by such railroad. Said signboards shall be elevated so as
not to obstruct travel, and to be easily seen by travelers, and on
each side of such signboard shall be painted, in capital letters,
the words "Railroad Crossing-Look Out for Cars", or such other warning
as to sufficiently attract attention. The letters so painted on such
signboards shall be at least nine (9) inches in length, and of sufficient
width to appropriately correspond with their length.
Every railroad company which has railroad tracks which run through
the City or any portion thereof shall be required to erect, place
or construct such barricades or other warning devices as shall be
required by the City Council at all such crossings within the streets,
alleys or other public ways within the City. Upon notice by registered
mail, return receipt requested, from the City to any such railroad
company directing such company to erect, place or construct such warning
devices, it shall be unlawful for such railroad company to fail to
do so within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice.
No conductor, engineer, fireman, brakeman, switchman, yardmaster
or other person in charge of any locomotive, tender, car or train
of cars, shall, after dark, run or move, or cause or permit to be
run or moved, for any purposes whatever, within the City, any such
locomotive, tender, car, or train of cars, without having a brilliant
and conspicuous light placed in front of the same, facing the direction
in which the same may be moving, whether running or moving forward
or backward.
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State Law References — Headlight requirements,
RSMo. § 389.900.
