§ 11-56-5 — Trains
Memphis Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 33: codified through Ordinance No. 5959, enacted May 12, 2026) · Memphis Code of Ordinances § 11-56-5
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Sec. 11-56-5. - Trains.
It is unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a warning device of any type, including, but not limited to, a whistle, horn or electronic blast, on trains or vehicles which operate on stationary rails in excess of 87 dB(A) at 50 feet (Table I in section 11-56-2) within the city for a sustained period of more than 30 seconds, except as may be required by any federal safety regulation requiring sounding of warning signals at grade crossings.
(Code 1967, § 23-132; Code 1985, § 21-350(e); Ord. No. 2106, § 1, 8-20-1974)
