It shall be unlawful for any person operating or causing to
be operated any railroad train within the city, or any locomotive
engineer, fireman, foreman, switchman, yardmaster, conductor or any
other agent or employee for the railroad company, operating or participating
in any manner in the operation, control or management of any locomotive
or switch engine, or other train or engine of whatever character,
to switch freight or passenger cars on any railroad in the city at
any point east of the west line of Park Street and the east line of
Cypress Street along or upon the right-ofway of the Texas and New
Orleans Railway Company at its intersection with any public street,
and south of the north line of College Street across the intersection
of College Street with Railroad Avenue, except where such switching
across College Street is necessary for the interchange of railway
cars from one railway company to another, if such interchange is accomplished
by movement of such cars to the place of interchange and returned
without more than one reverse movement each way, and provided such
College Street intersection is cleared of railway cars and engines
to permit vehicular traffic to pass such crossing before such reverse
movement is made.
(1958 Code, sec. 31-13; 1978 Code,
sec. 22-20)
It shall be unlawful for any person operating or causing to
be operated any railroad train within the city and for any foreman
of a switching crew, engineer or conductor of a railroad train, or
other person in charge of a railroad train, or car, or railroad engine,
to switch freight or passenger cars on any railroad in the city along,
upon or across any public street or across any street crossing or
intersection of two (2) streets within the city, at the following
places during the hours stated:
(1)
At any point between the west line of Neches Street and the east
line of Main Street along or upon Gilbert Street and Blanchette Street,
between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., and between the hours
of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(2)
On any railroad track crossing Wall Street between Railroad Avenue
and Victoria Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.,
and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(3)
Along any railroad track at the intersection of Crockett Street and
Avenue C, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., and between
the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(4)
Along any railroad track crossing Fourth Street between Angelina
Street and Crockett Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15
a.m., and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(5)
Along any railroad track crossing North Street between Gulf Street
and First Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., and
between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(6)
Along any railroad track crossing Liberty Street between Gulf Street
and First Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.
(7)
Along any railroad track crossing Laurel Street between Gulf Street
and First Street, between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(8)
Along any railroad track crossing Crockett Street between Victoria
Street and Railroad Avenue, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15
a.m., and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(9)
Along any railroad track crossing Orange Street between Cedar Street
and Bonham Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., and
between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(10)
Along any railroad track crossing Franklin Street at its intersection
with Railroad Avenue, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.,
and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(11)
Along any railroad track crossing Irving Street at its intersection
with Fulton Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.,
and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(12)
Along any railroad track crossing Gulf Street between Long Avenue
and Harrison Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.,
and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(13)
Along any railroad track crossing Crockett Street between Avenue
C and Short Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.,
and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(14)
Along any railroad track crossing Crockett Street between Avenue
B and Avenue C, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., and
between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(15)
Along any railroad track crossing Franklin Street between Archie
Street and Trinity Street, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15
a.m., and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(16)
Along any railroad track at any point between the west line of Gulf
Street and the east line of Pine Street along or upon Long Avenue,
between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., and between the hours
of 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(17)
Along any railroad track crossing Villiva Lane at its intersection
with the Kansas City Southern Railroad, between the hours of 6:30
a.m. and 8:30 a.m., and between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(1958 Code, sec. 31-14; 1978 Code,
sec. 22-21)
It shall be unlawful for any person operating or causing to be operated any railroad train within the city, and for any foreman of a switching crew, engineer or conductor of a railroad train, or other person in charge of a railroad train or car or railroad engine, to switch freight or passenger cars on any railroad in the city across any street crossing or intersection of two (2) streets within the city for a continuous period in excess of three (3) minutes without clearing such crossing for a period of three (3) minutes so as to permit vehicular traffic to clear or pass such crossing, unless such vehicular traffic clears or passes such crossing in less time than three (3) minutes, in which case switching operations may be resumed at the time such crossing is cleared of vehicular traffic; or to switch cars for any period of time during the hours and at the intersections specified in section 20.02.042.
(1958 Code, sec. 31-15; 1978 Code,
sec. 22-22)
There is excepted from the provisions of sections 20.02.005, 20.02.006, 20.02.041 and 20.02.042 the movement of switch engines and cars necessary for the purpose of carrying freight cars to and from the different business industries located in the city, and there is also excepted from the provisions of sections 20.02.005, 20.02.006, 20.02.041 and 20.02.042 movements of trains necessary for the interchange of railroad cars from one railroad company to another, if such interchange is accomplished by a movement of such cars to the place of interchange and returned without more than one reverse movement each way.
(1958 Code, sec. 31-16; 1978 Code,
sec. 22-23)
