Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter VIII — TRAFFIC, MOTOR VEHICLES AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION MODES
Alameda Municipal Code § 8-28 Railways
Alameda Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Alameda
Cite as: Alameda Municipal Code § 8-28 · Text as of 2026-10-04
8-28.1 - Placing Torpedoes on Track Forbidden.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to place torpedoes or anything of a similar character on railroad tracks so that they may be exploded by the passage of trains.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the use of explosives for signal purposes by persons in charge of railroad trains.
(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 7-211)
8-28.2 - Trespassing Upon Cars, Etc.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person, not a passenger or employee of or thereunto authorized by person operating any railroad car, locomotive or train within the City to enter or attempt to enter into or upon such railroad car, locomotive or train.
(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 7-212)
8-28.3 - When Operation Prohibited.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any locomotive upon any railroad track in that part of the City hereinafter described between the hours of 11:00 p.m. of any day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, except in cases of emergency, and, in case of emergency, only with the prior approval of the City Manager or any City officer designated by him/her.
The territory within which the provisions of this subsection apply is that portion of the City bounded on the north by Pacific Avenue, on the west by Webster Street, on the south by the southerly lines of Central and Encinal Avenues, and on the east by Versailles Avenue.
(Ord. No. 756 N.S.)
8-28.4 - Shelter Stations to be Provided.¶
Every person or rail company, operating passenger trains or maintaining a passenger train service within the City, and having regular stations or stopping places for entraining or detraining passengers, shall erect and maintain or otherwise provide a shed or other suitable structure at the stations for the shelter and protection of persons waiting to entrain thereat whenever, in the opinion of the City Council, public interest and convenience require the same.
(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 7-221)
8-28.5 - Resolution Ordering Erection; Form; Service of Copy; Location and Structure of Shelter.¶
Whenever the City Council shall order such a shed or structure to be erected or provided at any such regular stations or stopping places not having the same, the order shall be made in the form of a resolution specifying the location of such station or stopping place and directing that such a shed or other suitable structure be erected or otherwise provided within thirty (30) days from the date of the order. A certified copy of the order shall thereupon be delivered to the person or railroad company to which the same is directed. The shed or structure to be provided in all cases shall have a frontage upon the street or highway over which the trains are being operated and shall be situated within one hundred (100′) feet of such station or stopping place. It shall conform substantially in design and structure to other sheds or structure theretofore erected in the City for such purpose.
(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 7-222)
8-28.6 - Forfeiture for Noncompliance with Order.¶
Every person or railroad company failing, neglecting or refusing to erect or otherwise provide such a shelter, shed or other suitable structure within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the order and resolution from the City Council, shall forfeit to the City of Alameda the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each and every day such failure or neglect shall continue and until such shed or structure has been erected or provided, such forfeiture to be recoverable in a civil action instituted by the City of Alameda. For the purpose of this section each and every day's failure or neglect to comply with the order and resolution after the same has become effective, shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense and be punishable as such.
(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 7-223)
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