Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. Odom

Marshall, Justice.

This case involves the following ordinance of the City of Arabi, Georgia: "All trains must slow down to a speed not to exceed fifteen (15) miles per hour within the city limits of Arabi, or that a flagman be placed at each railroad crossing within these limits to be on duty to warn traffic of all oncoming trains.”

The trial court ruled that § 95A-1014 of the Georgia Code of Public Transportation (Code Ann. § 95A-1014; Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947,1118) provides the sole and exclusive method whereby a municipality may require traffic protection at a grade crossing.1 Therefore, the…