Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 11.60 Trains

No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade

crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. (Ord. 858 NCS §1; prior code §15.15.)

No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be

operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time

longer than Rve minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails

while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or

similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident. (Ord. 1063 NCS § 1, 1972; Ord. 858 NCS §1;

prior code §15.15.1.)

device required.

It is unlawful for any railroad operating in the city to cause or permit any engine, car or train to cross East "D"

Street or Washington Street at its or their intersection with Hopper Street, or with any side tracks, spurs or

switches, or to cross Washington Street at its intersection with Copeland Street, between the hours of seven a.m.

and seven p.m., without protecting such points during the crossing thereof by a Sagman, or such mechanical

warning device as may be approved by the public utilities commission of the state. (Ord. 132 NCS §2; prior code

§21.14.)