. >> reporter: jim cassell was rushed to reston hospital put in a medically induced coma.ays later he awakened and had a kiss for his wife. >> it's truly a miracle. there's in other word for it. the icu nurses even have called him the miracle man. >> reporter: today she came to station 12 to personally thank everyone involved. >> and thank you very very much. >> reporter: fairfax county's fire chief gave the officer a lifesaving award. but he says his biggest reward was seeing jim cassell alive and well in the hospital. >> so i wept by the hospital and met him, and it was weird. i mean i seep him looking like a corpse and then i see him up and talking. it was very good. it's probably i would say my greatest accomplishment. >> reporter: in great falls, virginia julie carey, news4. >>> weeks after a news4 i-team investigation revealed dozens of people hit or killed while walking along local train tracks the feds are now considering new safety rules or regulations. the national transportation safety board saw our story. they saw the images of people risking their lives walkin