Daniel E. Cronin saved Alexander J. Swiderski and Nozzio Blonda from being struck by a freight car, Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 1980. Swiderski, 58, was standing alongside a railroad track while Blonda, 60, was kneeling between the rails when, unnoticed by them, a free-rolling freight car approached at about 18 m.p.h.. Cronin, 47, signalman, who was nearby, stepped to behind Swiderski and pushed him out of the path of the oncoming car. Cronin then moved to between the rails, lifted Blonda to his feet, and pushed him off the track. The freight car passed within inches of Cronin as he dived from its path, sustaining minor injuries. 57612-6534
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