Conductor stops teen from jumping in front of train

NEW YORK — A Staten Island Railway conductor stopped and comforted a distraught teenager threatening to jump in front of a train, reported The Daily News.

The conductor saw the girl crying on the opposite platform while speaking on her cell phone about wanting to kill herself, prompting him to race to the other platform and call the rail control center so a dispatcher could alert railway motormen and summon the police. For the full story, click here.