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April 21, 2014 08:42 pm GMT
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Senator Nearly Hit by Train During a Train Safety Event
United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) was nearly struck by a speeding train during a press conference on Friday — at a conference about commuter safety, no less.
The conference, which was held on a Metro-North train platform in Milford, Conn., was meant to draw attention to an overhaul in Metro-North safety. But it ended up being a dangerous situation itself
With his back to the tracks, Blumenthal said, "Safety, as you know, is paramount..." just as an Amtrak train sped through the station. Blumenthal and the man standing next to him then awkwardly tried to steady a visual aid that teetered as the train whizzed by. Read more...
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