Rail workers and MTA crew save toddlers from train tracks in daring rescues.

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Five rail workers in Tarrytown, New York, stopped a train to rescue a 3-year-old boy with autism who was on the tracks near an electrified rail. Assistant Conductor Marcus Higgins jumped off the train to rescue the child, while Signal Maintainers Max Chong and Christopher Fraina found the boy's mother and sister. The crew brought the boy back to the Tarrytown station, where he was reunited with his mother. The five employees received commendations for their heroic actions.
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