§ 734.112. Protection required at specific crossings.  


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  • At the following designated railroad crossings of City streets, every person owning or operating a railroad train or cars over the crossing shall provide the following protection for vehicles and pedestrians:

    (a)

    At the following named streets an employee, as provided in Section 734.111, shall precede the train or cars:

    (1)

    Carmen Street.

    (2)

    Davis Street, south of Bay Street.

    (3)

    East Bay Street, east of Marsh Street.

    (4)

    East Union Street.

    (5)

    Evergreen Avenue.

    (6)

    First Street.

    (7)

    Florida Avenue.

    (8)

    Johnson Street.

    (9)

    Lee Street.

    (10)

    Liberty Street.

    (11)

    Market Street (except between 11th and 16th Streets).

    (12)

    Talleyrand Avenue.

    (13)

    Third Street.

    (14)

    Washington Street.

    (15)

    West Beaver Street, east of Myrtle Avenue.

    In lieu of other protection, electric flashlight signals are authorized for the Seaboard Coastline Railroad crossing at Liberty and Market Streets.

    (b)

    At the following named streets a watchman or gates operated by a watchman, or automatically operated gates, shall be provided:

    (1)

    Boulevard.

    (2)

    East Eighth Street.

    (3)

    Edgewood Avenue.

    (4)

    Edison Avenue.

    (5)

    Forty-fourth Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (6)

    Haines Street, south of Eighth Street.

    (7)

    Hubbard Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (8)

    King Street.

    (9)

    Kings Road.

    (10)

    Laura Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (11)

    Liberty Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (12)

    McDuff Avenue, at Seaboard Railroad.

    (13)

    Main Street.

    (14)

    Market Street, between Eleventh Street and Sixteenth Street.

    (15)

    Moncrief Road, at Seaboard Railroad.

    (16)

    Moncrief Road between Thirty-sixth Street and the limits of the First Urban Services District.

    (17)

    Myrtle Avenue.

    (18)

    North Davis Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (19)

    Pearl Street.

    (20)

    Silver Street, at Seaboard Railroad.

    (21)

    Sixty-third Street.

    (22)

    Stockton Street.

    (23)

    Twenty-first Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (24)

    West Beaver Street, west of Myrtle Avenue.

    (25)

    West Eighth Street.

    (26)

    West State Street.

    (27)

    Winona Drive.

    At the crossing of the railroad lines on Pearl Street, the railroads may provide an employee to precede the train or cars in accordance with the provisions of Section 734.111, in lieu of gates or a watchman.

    (c)

    In lieu of all other protection required by subsection (b) of this Section, electric flashlight signals are authorized for the crossing of:

    (1)

    Boulevard.

    (2)

    East Eighth Street.

    (3)

    Hubbard Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (4)

    Kings Road.

    (5)

    Liberty Street, at Seaboard Railroad.

    (6)

    Main Street.

    (7)

    Market Street, between Eleventh Street and Sixteenth Street.

    (8)

    Moncrief Road, at Seaboard Railroad.

    (9)

    Moncrief Road, between Thirty-sixth Street and the limits of the First Urban Services District.

    (10)

    Myrtle Avenue.

    (11)

    Naldo Street, near Nira Avenue.

    (12)

    Nira Avenue, near Naldo Street.

    (13)

    North Davis Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (14)

    Pearl Street.

    (15)

    Silver Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (16)

    Twenty-first Street at Seaboard Railroad.

    (17)

    West Eighth Street.

    (18)

    Winona Drive.

    (d)

    At the following named streets every person owning or operating a railroad train or cars over the crossing shall provide the following protection for vehicles and pedestrians:

    (1)

    McDuff Avenue—two one-way traffic warning lights south of the tracks and one two-way traffic warning light at the intersection of McDuff Avenue and Post Street required.

    (2)

    Post Street—two one-way traffic warning lights South of the tracks and one two-way traffic warning light at the intersection of McDuff Avenue and Post Street required.

    (3)

    Stockton Street—electric flashlight signals with short-arm gates authorized for the Seaboard Coastline crossing in lieu of other protection.

    (4)

    Dunn Avenue at Seaboard Railroad, between U.S. 1 and Old Kings Road—electric flashlight signals required.

    (Code 1965, § 30-24; Ord. GG-18, § 1; Ord. 70-133-79, § 1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 72-172-104, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

    Note— Former § 608.112.