CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- While a Castle Rock teenager is slowly recovering from being struck by a train, city leaders will gather on Monday to discuss the rail crossing where she nearly lost her life.

Many residents have said that the crossing at Fifth and Front streets is dangerous and now Maureen Martin's parents are pleading for change, 7NEWS reported.

Maureen Martin, better known as Missy, was struck by a train last Tuesday on her way to school. Although the 16-year-old cheerleader is still in a coma at Swedish Medical Center, her parents said she's improving.

"(The nurse) yelled out, 'Missy, give me a thumbs up.' And (the nurse) said she did in fact give a thumbs up. 'Wiggle your toes. ' She wiggled her toes," Missy's father, Dave Martin, said.

That encouragement gave Becky and Dave Martin the strength to call a news conference on Sunday, asking other parents to take their place at Monday night's Castle Rock city council meeting and demand immediate changes at the busy intersection where Missy's car stalled on the train tracks.

"The rail crossing, to me, is a big disaster. I think that you've got 2,400 kids that go to Douglas County High School," Martin said. "There literally is no room for error there at all with the railroad."

Missy has been upgraded from critical to serious condition and her parents are praying to be able to speak to her again soon. But for now, the Martins cling to the last note from their daughter.

"When she left for school on Tuesday morning, real indicative of Missy, she wrote what to do that night, (cheerleading) competition ... And she said I love you three times to mom and I, just in that single little note," Dave Martin said.