Restrictions on switching.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 38-22
in effectSec. 38-22. - Restrictions on switching.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any railroad company to use any part of Commerce Avenue for the switching of railroad freight trains between San Jacinto and York (Travis) Streets, within the corporate limits, and the violation of this section by any railroad company is hereby declared to be unlawful. Prosecution for the violation of this section may be against the yardmaster or any employee, or person in control of such train, or the manager, or the local agent of such railroad company.
(b) Except on Saturdays, Sundays or official city holidays, it shall be unlawful to operate any railroad train over and across the railroad track crossing of the 700 to 800 blocks of North San Jacinto Street at Allen Street between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the traffic engineer. The traffic engineer shall apply the standards established in section 45-5 of this Code in determining whether to grant or deny the application for such a permit. Prosecution for violation of this subsection shall be as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(Code 1968, § 39-21; Ord. No. 73-1713, § 1, 8-28-73; Ord. No. 90-635, § 89, 5-23-90)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH38RA_S38-22RESWFetched: 10/26/2026