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Hero On Right Track Saves Elderly Couple Stuck at Railroad Crossing

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03 Aug 2013 27 views
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Hero On Right Track Saves Elderly Couple Stuck at Railroad Crossing
An Iowa man, Chris Ihle, 38, noticed a big, old Pontiac car stalled on the railroad crossing, and then he heard the train whistle. He sprinted toward the car and arrived just in time to push, saving the elderly couple inside.

An Iowa man, Chris Ihle, 38, noticed a big, old Pontiac car stalled on the railroad crossing, and then he heard the train whistle.

The elderly couple were not moving inside the car as the Union Pacific locomotive bore down on them.

The father of three sprinted toward the car in time to push.

(READ the story in the Des Moines Register)

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