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ORDINANCE NO., 75
1.970'
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24-1 of the CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958 AS AMENDED RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF RAIL-
ROAD TRAINS IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS:
Section 1 . That Section 24-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort
Collins, Colorado, 1958 as amended by and the same hereby is
amended to read as follows:
The speed limit for any railroad train locomotive engine
within the City of Fort Collins shall be 30. miles per
hour except that on the railroad track from Prospect
Street to College Avenue and on the railroad tracks from
Lincoln Street to College Avenue, such speed limit shall
be 15 miles per hour. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons or any railroad company or corporation or
any person or persons in their employ to move, propel ,
or cause to be moved, propelled or driven any railroad
train locomotive engine at a speed in excess of the speed
limits set forth above. Such speed limit shall apply
only to the engine at the front of any train, and after
such engine has passed into a higher speed limit zone,
or out of the city limits, it shall be lawful for the
balance of the train to exceed such speed limit.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this
12th day of November, A.D. , 1970, and to be presented for final passage on the
• 3rd day of Deaiember, A.D. , 1970.
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ATTEST:
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of December. A.D. , 1970.
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