Railroad crossing rules — Wyoming Permit Test

At a railroad crossing with flashing red lights, you must stop when the lights flash: a train is approaching and you are legally required to yield to it.

A train cannot stop or swerve for you, so the lights mean it is coming whether you can see it yet or not.

When the lights are flashing, STOP! A train is approaching. You are legally required to yield the right of way to the train.

At a crossing with more than one track, make sure all the tracks are clear before crossing.

A second train can be hidden behind the first one, coming from the other direction on the next track.

If there is more than one track, make sure all tracks are clear before crossing.

Where a stop line is painted before a railroad crossing, stay behind it while waiting for a train to pass.

Trains hang over the rails by several feet, so a car stopped past the line can be clipped.

Stay behind the stop line while waiting for a train to pass.

At a crossing with gates and flashing lights, stop when the lights begin to flash, before the area where the gate will lower across your lane.

A car stopped under the gate gets hit by it or ends up trapped too close to the tracks.

Stop when the lights begin to flash and before the area where the gate will lower across your road lane.

At a gated crossing, remain stopped until the gates go up and the lights have stopped flashing, then proceed when it is safe.

Gates can stay down for a second train, so driving on as soon as one train passes can put you in front of the next.

Remain stopped until the gates go up and the lights have stopped flashing.

The red lights at a railroad crossing are flashing. What must you do?

Stop and yield to the train. A train cannot stop or swerve for you, so the lights mean it is coming whether you can see it yet or not. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.66: “When the lights are flashing, STOP! A train is approaching. You are legally required to yield the right of way to the train.”