diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 4c19865e9..ad60418f0 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 October 17, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
-- Fixed: The rail sound used the shooter's position for calculating the sound origin
-  but should use the camera position instead to get the correct position for
-  the closest point along the trail.
+- Fixed: 3DMidtex checks were treating the Null texture as a valid texture.
+- Fixed: The rail sound's position was not clamped to the actual range between
+  the trail's start and end point.
 - Fixed: Explosions no longer caused splashes.
 - Fixed: Copying translations to lower decals had the shade color check wrong.
 - Fixed: Waggling floors did not moved attached geometry.
diff --git a/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp b/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp
index 94df21d8c..39186ae9f 100644
--- a/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp
+++ b/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ bool P_GetMidTexturePosition(const line_t *line, int sideno, fixed_t *ptextop, f
 	
 	side_t *side = line->sidedef[sideno];
 	FTextureID texnum = side->GetTexture(side_t::mid);
+	if (!texnum.isValid()) return false;
 	FTexture * tex= TexMan(texnum);
 	if (!tex) return false;
 
diff --git a/src/p_effect.cpp b/src/p_effect.cpp
index 79de562c1..8a4d5bb1f 100644
--- a/src/p_effect.cpp
+++ b/src/p_effect.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ void P_DrawRailTrail (AActor *source, const FVector3 &start, const FVector3 &end
 				// Only consider sound in 2D (for now, anyway)
 				// [BB] You have to devide by lengthsquared here, not multiply with it.
 
-				r = ((start.Y - FIXED2FLOAT(viewy)) * (-dir.Y) - (start.X - FIXED2FLOAT(viewx)) * (dir.X)) / lengthsquared;
+				r = ((start.Y - FIXED2FLOAT(mo->y)) * (-dir.Y) - (start.X - FIXED2FLOAT(mo->x)) * (dir.X)) / lengthsquared;
 				r = clamp<double>(r, 0., 1.);
 
 				dirz = dir.Z;
@@ -484,20 +484,6 @@ void P_DrawRailTrail (AActor *source, const FVector3 &start, const FVector3 &end
 				point = start + r * dir;
 				dir.Z = dirz;
 
-#if 0
-				Printf("Start = (%1.4f,%1.4f), End = (%1.4f,%1.4f), Dir =(%1.4f,%1.4f), View = (%1.4f,%1.4f), Point = (%1.4f,%1.4f), r=%1.4f\n",
-					start.X, start.Y, end.X, end.Y, dir.X, dir.Y, FIXED2FLOAT(viewx), FIXED2FLOAT(viewy),
-					point.X, point.Y, r);
-
-				FVector3 _start = start;
-				FVector3 _end = end;
-				FVector3 view(FIXED2FLOAT(viewx), FIXED2FLOAT(viewy), 0);
-				point.Z = _start.Z = _end.Z = 0;
-
-				Printf("S: %1.4f, E: %1.4f, H: %1.4f P: %1.4f\n",
-					(_start-view).Length(), (_end-view).Length(), (((_start+_end)/2)-view).Length(), (point-view).Length());
-#endif
-
 				S_Sound (FLOAT2FIXED(point.X), FLOAT2FIXED(point.Y), viewz,
 					CHAN_WEAPON, sound, 1, ATTN_NORM);
 			}