A railing as a symbol in a dream is about the built-in protections around staying safe when taking risks.
If the railing is broken in your dreams, then you are feeling more unsafe than is comfortable. Grabbing on to a railing may indicate more fear than is necessary. [1]
If you find yourself holding to a railing for protection or stability then this shows that you are ready to take a drastic step to secure your hearts desire.
It is also a warning to play it as safe as possible. [2]
To dream of holding on to a railing, foretells that some desperate chance will be taken by you to obtain some object upon which you have set your heart. It may be of love, or of a more material form. [3]
To dream of grasping a railing is a prediction that you will take desperate chances to win the person you love. [4]
broken: are confronted with insurmountable obstacles; consider alternate, Plan B.
cars stopped at, crossing gates: are awaiting a decision that can turn about your career.
others with hands on a: it’s always smart to look before you leap, or are pushed.
racing toward a broken track: be wise to il egal activities in your career.
a damaged bridge: are too weighted down to see the truth or prevent what it warns.
sitting on a: a slight delay while you reevaluate your plans.
that breaks: this is not the time for taking chances. [7]