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A pond, a sinking vehicle, and a narrow window.
When a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals began rolling unattended through Ohio, a railroad engineer boarded it in motion and shut it down before it reached a densely populated area.
On Christmas Day in Northern California, an SUV dangled over a steep embankment. An Air Force staff sergeant and several strangers stabilized the vehicle and pulled the couple inside to safety.
After a violent crash in North Hollywood, two store employees ran toward a burning vehicle while others stepped back. Their decision to act changed the outcome in under a minute.