Railroad emergencies — Missouri Permit Test

Railroad emergencies on the Missouri permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks and a train is approaching, unfasten your seat belt, get out of the vehicle, and get off the tracks.

Nothing in the car is worth the seconds. Getting out is the only step that matters.

If a train is approaching: • Unfasten your seat belt, get out of your vehicle, and off the tracks.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.66

Run in the direction the train is coming from, because running the way the train is heading puts you where the debris will go.

It is the opposite of what instinct says, and it is the reason the guide spells it out.

Run in the direction the train is coming from. (If you run in the direction the train is heading, you may be hit with debris when the train hits your vehicle.)

Missouri Driver Guide, p.66

If your vehicle stalls on the tracks and no train is in sight, roll down your windows and listen for the train, then try to start the engine.

You can hear a train long before you see one, and the window is how you find out.

If there is no train in sight: • Roll down your windows and listen for the train.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.66

If the engine will not start and no train is in sight, put the vehicle in neutral and push it off the tracks.

Neutral is what makes a car pushable, and it is the step people forget under pressure.

If there is no train in sight: • Roll down your windows and listen for the train. • Try to start the engine. If that fails... • Put your vehicle in neutral and push it off the tracks.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.66

On the test

Your vehicle stalls on the tracks and a train is coming. What do you do?

Get out of the vehicle and off the tracks. Nothing in the car is worth the seconds. Getting out is the only step that matters. Missouri Driver Guide, p.66: “If a train is approaching: • Unfasten your seat belt, get out of your vehicle, and off the tracks.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Missouri Driver Guide, published by the Missouri Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.