diff --git a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
index 7d762efc2..e2d3d14ee 100644
--- a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
         canUpgrade,
         cost,
         overlappingRailroads: buildNew
-          ? rail.overlappingRailroads(canBuild as TileRef)
+          ? rail.overlappingRailroads(u, canBuild as TileRef)
           : [],
         ghostRailPaths: buildNew
           ? rail.computeGhostRailPaths(u, canBuild as TileRef)
diff --git a/src/core/game/RailNetwork.ts b/src/core/game/RailNetwork.ts
index 420e59c29..c86921218 100644
--- a/src/core/game/RailNetwork.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/RailNetwork.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface RailNetwork {
   removeStation(unit: Unit): void;
   findStationsPath(from: TrainStation, to: TrainStation): TrainStation[];
   stationManager(): StationManager;
-  overlappingRailroads(tile: TileRef): TileRef[];
+  overlappingRailroads(unitType: UnitType, tile: TileRef): TileRef[];
   computeGhostRailPaths(unitType: UnitType, tile: TileRef): TileRef[][];
   recomputeClusters(): void;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/game/RailNetworkImpl.ts b/src/core/game/RailNetworkImpl.ts
index 9144734a7..e955790d2 100644
--- a/src/core/game/RailNetworkImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/RailNetworkImpl.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,10 @@ export class RailNetworkImpl implements RailNetwork {
     return editedClusters.size !== 0;
   }
 
-  overlappingRailroads(tile: TileRef): TileRef[] {
+  overlappingRailroads(unitType: UnitType, tile: TileRef): TileRef[] {
+    if (![UnitType.City, UnitType.Port, UnitType.Factory].includes(unitType)) {
+      return [];
+    }
     const tiles = new Set<TileRef>();
     for (const railroad of this.railGrid.query(tile, this.stationRadius)) {
       for (const t of railroad.tiles) {
diff --git a/tests/core/game/RailNetwork.test.ts b/tests/core/game/RailNetwork.test.ts
index e63fadef2..f0ed13fc3 100644
--- a/tests/core/game/RailNetwork.test.ts
+++ b/tests/core/game/RailNetwork.test.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe("RailNetworkImpl", () => {
       };
       (network as any).railGrid = railGridMock;
 
-      const result = network.overlappingRailroads(tile);
+      const result = network.overlappingRailroads(UnitType.City, tile);
 
       expect(railGridMock.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(tile, 3);
       expect(result).toEqual([42, 45, 50, 60]); // Deduplicated and sorted
@@ -189,10 +189,30 @@ describe("RailNetworkImpl", () => {
       const railGridMock = { query: vi.fn(() => new Set()) };
       (network as any).railGrid = railGridMock;
 
-      const result = network.overlappingRailroads(tile);
+      const result = network.overlappingRailroads(UnitType.City, tile);
 
       expect(result).toEqual([]);
     });
+
+    test.each([
+      UnitType.MissileSilo,
+      UnitType.DefensePost,
+      UnitType.SAMLauncher,
+    ])(
+      "returns empty array for %s which cannot snap to railroads",
+      (unitType) => {
+        const tile = 42 as any;
+        const railGridMock = {
+          query: vi.fn(() => new Set([{ tiles: [50, 42, 60] }])),
+        };
+        (network as any).railGrid = railGridMock;
+
+        const result = network.overlappingRailroads(unitType, tile);
+
+        expect(result).toEqual([]);
+        expect(railGridMock.query).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      },
+    );
   });
 
   describe("computeGhostRailPaths", () => {