Sec. 20-2. Trains obstructing crossing.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, or any receiver or trustee operating a railroad, to obstruct, for a longer period than five (5) minutes, the free passage on any street or road, by standing cars or trains across the same, except a passenger train while receiving or discharging passengers, but a passage way shall be kept open to allow normal flow of traffic; provided that, when a train has been uncoupled, so as to make a passage way, the time necessarily required, not exceeding three (3) minutes, to pump up the air after the train has been recoupled shall not be included in considering the time such cars or trains were standing across such street or road.

(b) Any railroad company, receiver or trustee violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); provided that, the fine may be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each minute beyond the permitted time, but the total fine shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).