Every railroad company, upon stopping any train at a place where such railroad shall cross a highway, shall so uncouple its cars as not to obstruct travel upon such highway for a longer period than five (5) minutes. Every railroad company shall, upon stopping a train at a place where the railroad is crossed by a street, so uncouple the cars as not to obstruct travel thereon for a longer period than shall be prescribed by ordinance of the city, town or village. A failure to observe this section shall cause a railroad company to be liable to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each offense. The conductor in charge of any train so violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), on conviction thereof.
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 9 - Railroads and Other Common Carriers
Article 3 - Railroads and Railroad Corporations
§ 77-9-223. Exception to requirement of headlights
§ 77-9-225. Locomotives to give warning when approaching crossings; penalty
§ 77-9-227. Freight cars shall not be placed in rear of passenger cars; penalty
§ 77-9-229. Backing into or along a passenger depot; penalty
§ 77-9-233. Exception to requirement of pilots and headlights
§ 77-9-235. Obstructing highways and streets; penalty
§ 77-9-237. Speed limit in cities
§ 77-9-245. Inclosures around depots
§ 77-9-247. Railroads shall erect "railroad crossbuck."
§ 77-9-248. Installation of crossbuck as present signs are replaced
§ 77-9-251. Highway crossings and bridges