Truck Stuck On Grade Crossing!! Train Coming!!! EEEEEK!!!!!

I was driving a regular rig pulling a standard 53' box trailer one rainy night when this happened to me. Thetracks were just a tad too high for my landing gear to clear. Was there a sign? Yes, but I missed it because it was raining hard and was very small. Even so, I already knew I shouldn't be trying a shortcut through what was obviously a narrow road through a purely residential neighborhood; 2 lanes cut down to one due to all the private cars parked on each side. But, me being a super-trucker, I figured I could get away with it. I didn't, and it was my first time (and last) being in this particular situation. When I realized how much I had F'ed up and couldn't get myself out of it, I immediately did the following in this order:

1. GET OUT OF THE TRUCK! 2. Call 911 (the emergency dispatch will immediately call a halt on all train traffic on that track) 3. Called the tow company (needed to rely on police recommendation for this) 4. Called my company's safety dept while waiting for tow (yes, I could tell they were kinda smiling at my loss of self-declared super-trucker status)

No ticket, because the police saw I was embarrassed enough. The company offered to pay the $1300 tow bill, but I insisted "my stupid fault, my treat!" I meant it, too. The tow guy overheard that and immediately reduced the bill to $900. Safety didn't even ding my company record for that. Best $900 ever unnecessarily spent. Since the track was daylight use only, Union-Pacific didn't charge for the shut down order. No damage to the truck or trailer (even the wind skirts were still good). Heck, my dispatcher (to whom I was close personally) never even mentioned it. To this day, I do not know if he was just never informed or knew I would cry if made fun of.

Lesson learned. The summation of what to do that fits everyone are those first to points above. Get out to a safe distance (just in case), call 911, then a tow. Make all other calls needed after those. Safety of all involved first, then deal with the feelings and consequences.

What is the best way to avoid this situation? What is the best action to take should you end up in this situation? In the video, it looks like the forward drive axle is not even engaged observing the smoke coming off only the rear tires of the truck tractor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nx4JimRFKY