When providing protection at a highway-rail crossing due to an activation failure you must:

When providing protection at a highway-rail crossing due to an activation failure you must:

• A. STOP and PROTECT crossing from the ground.
• B. Proceed slowly without stopping.
• C. Continue normally and ignore the failure.
• D. Call the dispatcher after passing the crossing.

Answer: (A)

When the highway-rail crossing protection isn’t functioning, the warning devices can’t be trusted. The safest action is to stop before the crossing and protect it from the ground. Stopping prevents entering a crossing where signals and gates may not be indicating the train’s approach, and protecting from the ground means stationing a lookout or using flagging to physically hold vehicles and pedestrians away from the crossing until you can confirm it’s safe to proceed. This on-the-ground protection reduces the risk of a vehicle or person entering the crossing as the train nears. Rationale for not choosing the other options: proceeding without stopping relies on faulty protection and risks a collision; ignoring the failure or continuing as normal offers no safeguard for road users or the train; trying to call the dispatcher after you’ve already passed won’t protect anyone during the crossing and delays proper reporting or coordination. In short, stop, protect the crossing on the ground, and coordinate with your railway procedures before moving through.

When the highway-rail crossing protection isn’t functioning, the warning devices can’t be trusted. The safest action is to stop before the crossing and protect it from the ground. Stopping prevents entering a crossing where signals and gates may not be indicating the train’s approach, and protecting from the ground means stationing a lookout or using flagging to physically hold vehicles and pedestrians away from the crossing until you can confirm it’s safe to proceed. This on-the-ground protection reduces the risk of a vehicle or person entering the crossing as the train nears.

Rationale for not choosing the other options: proceeding without stopping relies on faulty protection and risks a collision; ignoring the failure or continuing as normal offers no safeguard for road users or the train; trying to call the dispatcher after you’ve already passed won’t protect anyone during the crossing and delays proper reporting or coordination. In short, stop, protect the crossing on the ground, and coordinate with your railway procedures before moving through.