Highway rail intersection rules — Wyoming Permit Test

Highway rail intersection rules on the Wyoming permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Always expect a train at every highway-rail intersection.

Trains do not run on a set schedule you can count on, and a quiet crossing can have a train any time.

Always expect a train at every highway-rail intersection;

Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.85

Never drive onto a highway-rail intersection until you are sure you can clear the tracks on the other side without stopping.

If traffic stops while you are on the tracks, you are trapped where a train cannot stop for you.

NEVER drive onto a highway-rail intersection until you are sure you can clear the tracks on the other side without stopping;

Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.85

If your vehicle stalls on a highway-rail intersection, get everyone out and far away from the tracks immediately, and never try to start it or push it with passengers inside.

A train cannot stop in time, and the crash throws wreckage far from the tracks.

If your vehicle stalls on the highway-rail intersection, get everyone out of the vehicle and far away from the tracks immediately.

Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.85

Never pass another vehicle at a highway-rail intersection.

A car you pass may stop for the crossing and leave you on the tracks or blocking the view.

NEVER pass another vehicle at a highway-rail intersection.

Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.85

On the test

At which railroad crossings should you expect a train?

Every crossing, every time. Trains do not run on a set schedule you can count on, and a quiet crossing can have a train any time. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.85: “Always expect a train at every highway-rail intersection;”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, published by the Wyoming Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.