Michigan § 117.5d - Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit.
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§ 117.5d. Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, on and after the effective date of a passenger railroad maximum speed limit specified in a final order of the director of the state transportation department, an ordinance of a city prescribing the maximum speed limit of locomotives used in passenger train operations or of passenger railroad trains shall not be enforceable as to a speed limit other than the limit set forth in the order. However, a city may prescribe the length of the time for which a passenger locomotive or passenger railroad train may obstruct vehicular traffic.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 117.5d ("Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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