Locomotive and train speed limit.
Seattle Mun. Code § 11.66.120
in effect11.66.120 - Locomotive and train speed limit.
No person shall operate any locomotive or train over or across any street at a speed in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour except where:
1. The railroad exists on an underpass or overpass; or
2. The Federal Rail Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. Section 434) or rules of the United States thereunder preempt City authority to set a speed limit on mainline tracks;
3. Unless preempted, the speed limit shall be forty (40) miles per hour at mainline grade crossings of streets or alleys south of South Spokane Street when signals are in operation.
(Ord. 120101 § 3, 2000: Ord. 114841 § 1, 1989: Ord. 108200, § 2(11.66.120), 1979.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT11VETR_SUBTITLE_ITRCO_PT6SPDROPRE_CH11.66RAOP_11.66.120LOTRSPLIFetched: 11/1/2026